Local Authorities Districts - United Kingdom
This geographic reference dataset, part of the Geographical repository maintained by Opendatasoft, provides boundary and administrative data for local authority districts in the United Kingdom, including unitary authorities, London boroughs, metropolitan districts, non-metropolitan districts, council areas, and local government districts. The underlying data derives from official sources such as the Office for National Statistics. It is intended for geographic analysis, mapping, and cross-referencing administrative divisions across the UK, and is accessible via a free, authentication-free API for integration into other applications and datasets.This dataset is part of the Geographical repository maintained by Opendatasoft. This dataset contains data for local authorities districts in the United Kingdom: Unitary Authorities London Boroughs Metropolitan Districts Non-metropolitan Districts Council Areas Local Government Districts Processo...
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Data schema (13 fields)
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| Fill | Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | geo_point_2dGeo Point | geo_point_2d | — |
| — | geo_shapeShape | geo_shape | — |
| — | year | date | — |
| — | ctry_codeOfficial Code Country | text | — |
| — | ctry_nameOfficial Name Country | text | — |
| — | rgn_codeOfficial Code Region | text | — |
| — | rgn_nameOfficial Name Region | text | — |
| — | ctyua_codeOfficial Code County/Unitary district | text | — |
| — | ctyua_nameOfficial Name County/Unitary district | text | — |
| — | lad_codeOfficial Code Local authority district | text | — |
| 100% | lad_nameOfficial Name Local authority district | text | — |
| 100% | lad_area_codeIso 3166-3 Area Code | text | — |
| 100% | lad_typeType | text | — |
Schema captured from opendatasoft 7 days ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1year: 2024 · lad_code: ["N09000008"]
{
"year": "2024",
"lad_code": [
"N09000008"
],
"lad_name": "Mid and East Antrim",
"lad_type": "local government district",
"rgn_code": [
"N92000002"
],
"rgn_name": "Northern Ireland",
"ctry_code": [
"N92000002"
],
"ctry_name": "Northern Ireland",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"ctyua_code": [
"N09000008"
],
"ctyua_name": "Mid and East Antrim",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 54.874397283507754,
"lon": -6.1024296742164506
},
"lad_area_code": "GBR"
}Record 2year: 2024 · lad_code: ["E07000228"]
{
"year": "2024",
"lad_code": [
"E07000228"
],
"lad_name": "Mid Sussex",
"lad_type": "non-metropolitan district",
"rgn_code": [
"E12000008"
],
"rgn_name": "South East",
"ctry_code": [
"E92000001"
],
"ctry_name": "England",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"ctyua_code": [
"E10000032"
],
"ctyua_name": "West Sussex",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 51.020930392743786,
"lon": -0.12695001362621294
},
"lad_area_code": "GBR"
}Record 3year: 2024 · lad_code: ["E07000088"]
{
"year": "2024",
"lad_code": [
"E07000088"
],
"lad_name": "Gosport",
"lad_type": "non-metropolitan district",
"rgn_code": [
"E12000008"
],
"rgn_name": "South East",
"ctry_code": [
"E92000001"
],
"ctry_name": "England",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"ctyua_code": [
"E10000014"
],
"ctyua_name": "Hampshire",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 50.80502163174187,
"lon": -1.1610248203663966
},
"lad_area_code": "GBR"
}Record 4year: 2024 · lad_code: ["E07000037"]
{
"year": "2024",
"lad_code": [
"E07000037"
],
"lad_name": "High Peak",
"lad_type": "non-metropolitan district",
"rgn_code": [
"E12000004"
],
"rgn_name": "East Midlands",
"ctry_code": [
"E92000001"
],
"ctry_name": "England",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"ctyua_code": [
"E10000007"
],
"ctyua_name": "Derbyshire",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 53.373043228416776,
"lon": -1.8739085020187711
},
"lad_area_code": "GBR"
}Record 5year: 2024 · lad_code: ["E07000094"]
{
"year": "2024",
"lad_code": [
"E07000094"
],
"lad_name": "Winchester",
"lad_type": "non-metropolitan district",
"rgn_code": [
"E12000008"
],
"rgn_name": "South East",
"ctry_code": [
"E92000001"
],
"ctry_name": "England",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"ctyua_code": [
"E10000014"
],
"ctyua_name": "Hampshire",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 51.0282711927029,
"lon": -1.2212041277375654
},
"lad_area_code": "GBR"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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