GIS Boundaries

This section of the Night Time Observatory draws together key maps and geographical boundaries that may be useful in analysing London’s night time offer.

Statistical GIS Boundary Files for London

Greater London Authority

Updated over 1 year ago

The Zip folder contains a range of key GIS boundary files for ESRI and Map Info covering Greater London. The folder includes: - Output Area (OA) 2011, - Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) 2004 and 2011, - Middle Super Output Area (MSOA) 2004 and 2011, - London Wards (two files: City of London merged into single area and split into…

7 files(64.56 MB)

statistical-msoa2021-boundaries-london-borough

statistical-lsoa2021-boundaries-london-borough.zip

statistical-gis-boundaries-london.zip + 4 more…

Greater London Authority (GLA)

GIS boundary files for ESRI and Map Info covering Boroughs, Wards, MSOAs, LSOAs and Outout Areas in Greater London.

Town Centre Boundaries

Planning Constraints Map

Updated 6 months ago

Town centres provide a range of commercial, cultural and civic activities, including shopping, leisure, employment, entertainment, culture, and social and community facilities. Their vitality and viability should be promoted to ensure they retain their importance. There are five broad types of town centres according to their scales and roles: International centres, Metropolitan centres, Major centres, District centres and Neighbourhood and…

1 file(1.63 MB)

Town Center

Greater London Authority (GLA)

There are five broad types of town centres according to their scales and roles: International centres, Metropolitan centres, Major centres, District centres and Neighbourhood and more local centres. The GIS files show the indicative boundaries.

Business Improvement District Boundaries

London Plan Business Improvement Districts

Greater London Authority

Updated about 1 year ago

A Business Improvement District (BID) is a defined area within which local businesses are required to pay an additional levy. The collected tax will be invested locally to fund projects within the district's boundaries. The BID is often funded primarily through the levy but can also draw on other public and private funding streams. There are currently 70 London BIDs…

22 files(2.67 MB)

business_improvement_districts_shp.zip

business_improvement_districts_kml.zip

business_improvement_districts_kml.zip + 19 more…

Greater London Authority (GLA)

GIS boundary files for London’s 66 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs).

Creative Enterprise Zone Boundaries

Cultural Infrastructure Map

Greater London Authority

Updated over 2 years ago

London’s first Cultural Infrastructure Map brings together new research and information that has previously not existed in one place. It plots the location of cultural infrastructure and enables the user to view it alongside useful contextual data. This page contains cultural infrastructure data sets published in 2019. The data shown on the live map is more recent and can be…

38 files(11.19 MB)

Creative Enterprise Zones in GIS format

Cultural venues in GIS format (2018) + 35 more…

Greater London Authority (GLA)

GIS boundary files for London’s Creative Enterprise Zone are available to download from the Culture Infrastructure Map dataset page.