Scottish Executive Urban Rural Classification 2005-2006
Scottish Executive Urban Rural Classification 2005 - 2006
Scottish Executive Urban Rural Classification Guidance
Contents of download:
- 2005-2006 Scottish Executive Urban Rural Classification boundaries
- UR Postcode index - the look-up file which shows the geographic relationship between postcodes and the urban rural classification.
- UR Census output area index - the look-up shows the relationship between 2001 census output areas and the urban rural classification.
- UR Data zone Index - the look-up shows the relationship between Data Zones and the urban rural classification.
- Names and Codes - standard names and codes for geographies.
(A) SE urban rural classification boundaries (SEURClassification05_06.shp)
Boundaries are supplied in ESRI shapefile format. Details of the process for producing the classification are included in Annex A.
(B) UR Postcode Index (SEClassification05_06.txt)
The SE urban rural classification index shows the geographic relationship between postcodes and the SE urban rural classification. The postcode Index is created by appending the attributes of (i) the SE urban rural classification 2005-2006 with the (ii) the 2006r1 GROS postcode Index.
Fields in the index
POSTCODE |
Current and deleted small and large user postcode units |
INT_DATE |
Date postcode came into use |
DEL_DATE |
Date postcode removed from use |
6FOLD |
6-Fold Urban Rural Classification |
8FOLD |
8-Fold Urban Rural Classification |
TYPE |
Whether the postcode is a larger user and if it is split |
Current and deleted postcodes
The SE urban rural classification index includes both current and deleted postcodes to allow deleted postcodes to be classified and used in any subsequent analysis.
Large user postcodes
Large user postcodes are those postcodes that receive more than 50 mail items per day. The SE urban rural classification index includes large users postcodes and these are identified through the large user identifier field (Type). The following codes are used in the Type field:
0 = Small user postcode
A = Split small user postcode
L = Large user postcode matched with small user postcode - no split area
Z = Large user postcode matched with a split small user postcode
Split postcodes
A split postcode occurs when a postcode straddles 2 or more Local Authority boundaries, or when a postcode straddles the Scottish/English border or where an island and the mainland or another island share a postcode. The most populous part is identified by suffix A and the smaller parts by suffixes B, C etc. Split postcodes have been stripped out of the SE urban rural classification index and only the largest part (in terms of households) is included in the index.
(C) UR Output Area Index (OA2001_SE2005.txt)
Output Area Index shows the relationship between the 2001 census output areas and the SE urban rural classification. The Output Area Index is created by appending the attributes of (i) the SE urban rural classification 2005-2006 to the (ii) the 2001 Output Area population weighted centroids supplied by GROS.
Fields in the index
Output Area |
Output area code |
|---|---|
6Fold |
6-fold Urban Rural Classification |
8Fold |
8-fold Urban Rural Classification |
(D) UR Data zone Index (DZ2001_SE2005.txt)
The data zone index shows the relationship between data zones and the SE urban rural classification. As some data zones straddle the urban rural classification only the 6-fold classification has been added to data zones. Each data zone has been assigned to the category of the classification for which the majority of its census output areas lie.
Fields in the index
Data zone |
Data zone code |
|---|---|
6Fold |
6-fold Urban Rural Classification |
2Fold |
2 Fold Urban Rural Classification |
The 2-fold classification simply differentiates between urban and rural areas. For the 6-fold classification those with a value 1 - 4 are classed as Urban and those with a value 5 - 6 are classed as Rural.
(E) Names and Codes
Standard names and codes to be used for Local Authorities, Health Boards, Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies and Settlements.
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