
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…
Town Centre Boundaries
Planning Constraints Map
Updated 8 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 London Plan Business Improvement Districts
Greater London Authority
Updated over 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…
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…



