Public Health Scotland
Scotland’s lead national agency for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of all of Scotland’s people.Urban Rural Classification Edit
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.\r\n\r\nThere are four levels for classification \r\n\r\n 2-fold \r\n\r\n 3-fold\r\n\r\n 6-fold \r\n\r\n 8-fold
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| License | UK Open Government Licence v3.0 |
|---|---|
| Category | Business and Economy, Planning and Development |
| Maintainer | Public Health Scotland |
| Date Created | 2018-04-06 |
| Date Updated | 2023-05-11 |
| Original dataset link | https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/urban-rural-classification |