Maps

Maps are an excellent means of visualising and understanding the geography of relocation. The following links provide access to a wealth of geographical based tools and data.

UK Map Collection

The Office of National Statistics UK Map collection contains a wide range of maps available for download in pdf format.

These include:

• UK counties and unitary administrations (636Kb pdf)
• All local authorities in UK (540Kb pdf). Including both counties and districts in areas with a two-tier local government structure.
• English Government Office Regions (162Kb pdf)
• English Government Office Regions and their constituent counties / unitary authorities (326Kb pdf). Map also covers unitary authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Northern Irish Health and Social Services Boards (HSSBs) are also shown.
• Greater London and the London boroughs (457Kb pdf)

Guide to UK Geography

The Office of National Statistics website contains an  informative and colourful tour of the main territorial units used in national statistics work. By following the appropriate links you will be able to obtain basic facts on each type of area, as well as more specialist information. Many pages provide access to area names and codes listings, and there is also a separate maps menu.

Neighbourhood Statistics Service

The ONS-led Neighbourhood Statistics initiative, provides publicly available small area socio-economic statistics in order to support the National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal. The site contains statistics for a range of geographies right down to Census output area level.

Ordnance Survey - Central Government

More than 80% of information held by government has a geographic context. Therefore integrated databases with a location context can provide faster data analysis and ultimately cost saving and increased efficiency.

Over 200 government departments, agencies and regional offices are now accessing Ordnance Survey's most detailed and up-to-date digital mapping and using it for better decision making and policy development.

Ordnance Survey - GB Outline Maps

Ordnance Survey provides a selection of free, downloadable, basic small-scale maps of Great Britain. GB outlines with and without administrative boundaries are available in EPS, TIF, PDF, GIF and WMF format; download the style and format of your choice to use in your word processing, presentation or graphics application.