Built Up Areas (December 2024) Boundaries EW BGG (V2)

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Dataset information

Country of origin
Updated
2026.02.11 07:54
Created
2026.02.11
Available languages
English
Keywords
Built Up Areas, Boundaries, BDY_CEN_REL, Census Related Boundaries, England and Wales, 2024, BUA, Built Up Area, Built-up Areas, Built-up Area, WMS, Built-up area, BDY_BUA
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Dataset description

<p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.5rem; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>This file contains the digital vector boundaries for built up areas in England and Wales as at 2024. The built up area boundaries are generalised and created using an automated approach based on a 25m grid squares (BGG).</p><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.5rem; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Only the latest versions of the products are available on the OS DataHub whereas we have the 2011 built-up areas, 2022 built up areas and these ones.</p><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.5rem; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>This file has been created from&nbsp;<a style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0, 97, 155); font-family:inherit; line-height:1.5; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://osdatahub.os.uk/downloads/open/BuiltUpAreas' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>OS Open Built Up Areas</a>. Further information about this product can be found in our&nbsp;<a style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0, 97, 155); font-family:inherit; line-height:1.5; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://onsgeo.github.io/Built_Up_Areas/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>FAQ document</a>&nbsp;or from Ordnance Survey’s&nbsp;<a style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0, 97, 155); font-family:inherit; line-height:1.5; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ordnancesurvey.co.uk%2Fproducts%2Fos-open-built-up-areas&amp;data=05%7C02%7Canna.harris%40ons.gov.uk%7C1864921e2b2048e218c708de5f17a4d4%7C078807bfce824688bce00d811684dc46%7C0%7C0%7C639052752304068146%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BDfHWhLIuLvT2P9ZTNSZoBlYVLLcXJpgZ5Finq4NgyY%3D&amp;reserved=0' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>OS Open Built Up Areas | Data Products | OS</a>.</p><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.5rem; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Built Up Areas (December 2024) Boundaries EW BGG (V2) has a naming edit to the BUA code E63009256, the English name is corrected to Oswestry and Welsh name to Croesoswallt.</p><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.5rem; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Please note that this product contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.<br />&nbsp;</p><div><div>REST URL of Feature Access Service – <a target='_blank' href='https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/main_ONS_BUA_2024_EW_V2/FeatureServer' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/main_ONS_BUA_2024_EW_V2/FeatureServer</a></div></div><p><br />&nbsp;</p><div><div>REST URL of WFS Server – <a target='_blank' href='https://dservices1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/services/Built_Up_Areas_(December_2024)_Boundaries_EW_BGG_(V2)/WFSServer?request=getcapabilities&amp;service=wfs' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://dservices1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/services/Built_Up_Areas_(December_2024)_Boundaries_EW_BGG_(V2)/WFSServer?request=getcapabilities&amp;service=wfs</a></div></div><p><br />&nbsp;</p><div><div>REST URL of MapServer – <a target='_blank' href='https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Built_Up_Areas_(December_2024)_Boundaries_EW_BGG_(V2)/MapServer' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Built_Up_Areas_(December_2024)_Boundaries_EW_BGG_(V2)/MapServer</a></div></div>
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