Boundaries
This section brings together detailed information on the geographies used on this website. To better understand the data and research which is produced, users should understand the geographies these products relate to. The most common geographies used follow the national hierarchy as follows:
- England & Wales
- West Midlands
- Staffordshire
- Districts
- Electoral Wards
However there are a series of other national and locally created geographies that are used for some thematic areas:
- Middle Super Output Areas (MSOA), Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) and Output Area (OA)
- County Electoral Divisions
- Parishes
For further information on these geographies please follow the links:
Interactive Boundary Map