Rural Urban Classification (2011) of LSOAs in EW

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Dataset information

Country of origin
Updated
2022.08.11 07:29
Created
2022.08.11
Available languages
English
Keywords
Rural Urban Classification, PRD_RUC, PRD_RUC_LSOA, RUC_2011_LSOA, RUC, LSOA, Other Products, Lower Layer Super Output Areas
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Dataset description

<span style='font-family: &quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); line-height: 22px;'>The 2011 rural-urban classification (RUC) of lower layer super output areas in England and Wales is based on the 2011 RUC of output areas published in August 2013, and allows users to create a rural/urban view of LSOA level products. </span><span style='font-family: &quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.38462;'>This product was sponsored by a cross-Government working group comprising Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department of the Communities and Local Government, Office for National Statistics and the Welsh Government. The classification at LSOA level is built from the RUC at OA level (the most detailed version of the classification). Assignments of LSOA to urban or rural categories are made by reference to the category to which the majority of their constituent OA are assigned (File Size 1.8MB).</span><div><br /></div><div><div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>REST URL of Feature Access Service – <a href='https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Rural Urban Classification (2011) of Lower Layer Super Output Areas in England and Wales_new/FeatureServer' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Rural Urban Classification (2011) of Lower Layer Super Output Areas in England and Wales_new/FeatureServer</a></div></div>
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