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Rural Areas and Urban Areas

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 26 March 2025UIN 38039

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish an update of the document entitled The 2011 Rural-Urban Classification for Output Areas in England, published on 13 September 2013, in the context of (a) local government reorganisation and (b) housing developments.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Office for National Statistics published the 2021 Rural Urban Classification for Output Areas and other geographies on 6 March 2025. This takes account of the 2021 Census, local Government reorganisation and development since 2011. Details can be found here with links to resources published by the Office for National Statistics.

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