UK geographies

Summary of the main territorial units used in the production of National Statistics.

Last updated:
15 January 2016

  • Administrative geography

    The hierarchy of areas relating to national and local government in the UK.

  • UK electoral geography

    An overview of the different electoral systems and areas used to elect members to various levels of administration.

  • Census geography

    An overview of the various geographies used in the production of statistics collected via the UK census.

  • Health geography

    An overview of the organisation of the National Health Service administration in the 4 countries of the UK.

  • Eurostat

    An overview of the 3 NUTS and 2 LAU layers in the UK.

  • Postal geography

    Information about the use of postcodes as a geographic reference and the limitations of using postcodes.

  • Other geographies

    Other geographic breakdowns that we use to produce statistics.