Urban Rural Classification

The Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification provides a consistent way of defining urban and rural areas across Scotland. The classification is based upon two main criteria: (i) population as defined by the National Records of Scotland, and (ii) accessibility based on drive time analysis to differentiate between accessible and remote areas in Scotland.

There are four levels for classification

2-fold
3-fold
6-fold
8-fold

Data og ressourcer

Data Zone (2011) Urban Rural Classification 2016CSV
2016 Urban Rural Classification on Data Zone 2011 level. Classification...
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Yderligere info

Felt	Værdi
Kilde	http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2018/03/6040/downloads
Forfatter	Scottish Government
Vedligeholdes af	Geography, Population and Deprivation Support Team
Last Updated	Juni 30, 2021, 09:48 (BST)
Oprettet	April 6, 2018, 12:21 (BST)
Contact Address	Public Health Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9EB
Subject	Reference data
Frequency	Every 2 to 3 years
Time frame of data and timeliness	The latest publication is up to 2016
Coverage	Data zones in Scotland
Completeness	100%
Accuracy	100%
Continuity of data	No issues with this dataset
Concepts and definitions	The Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification provides a consistent way of defining urban and rural areas across Scotland. The classification is based upon two main criteria: (i) population as defined by the National Records of Scotland, and (ii) accessibility based on drive time analysis to differentiate between accessible and remote areas in Scotland.
Disclosure	No disclosure has been applied
Revision statement	No revisions have been applied
Official statistics designation	National Statistics
Relevance and key uses of the statistics	For users who want to know the datazone urban rural classification for various folds.
Format	csv
Sprog	English
Links	More information on Urban Rural Classification