Corporate report

National Character Area profiles

Published 30 September 2014

Applies to England

Use the links below to view each National Character Area (NCA) profile.

NCAs in north east England

National Character Areas in the north east of England

Use the map to find the relevant NCA then use the links below to view the profile.

NCAs in north west England

National Character Areas in the north west of England

Use the map to find the relevant NCA then use the links below to view the profile.

NCAs in Yorkshire and the Humber

National Character Areas in Yorkshire and Humberside

Use the map to find the relevant NCA then use the links below to view the profile.

NCAs in East Midlands

National Character Areas in the East Midlands

Use the map to find the relevant NCA then use the links below to view the profile.

NCAs in West Midlands

National Character Areas in the West Midlands

Use the map to find the relevant NCA then use the links below to view the profile.

NCAs in the east of England

National Character Areas in the east of England

Use the map to find the relevant NCA then use the links below to view the profile.

NCAs in south east England and London

National Character Areas in the south east of England and London

Use the map to find the relevant NCA then use the links below to view the profile.

NCAs in south west England

National Character Areas in the south west of England

Use the map to find the relevant NCA then use the links below to view the profile.

NCAs by geographical boundaries

These maps allow NCA boundaries to be compared with other geographical boundaries:

Data and information included in the profiles

See the supplementary information for details of the data sources and how it has been used in the NCA profile documents.

A glossary is available to explain the specialist terms used in the profiles.

Other sources of information

Local landscape character assessments provide further information about landscape character at county or district level. This is available in the Landscape Character Network database on Natural England’s archive website.