Identification

Title

Census 2011 - Local Characteristic Sector

Alternative title(s)

2011 LC Sector

Abstract

A 2011 LC sector was one of 2 special postcode sectors created for 2011 Census Output. A postcode sector comprises all the unit postcodes that have the same identifier except for the last two characters. Special postcode sectors are created for census output to ensure sectors conform to a minimum threshold and do not cross Council Area boundaries. LC sectors have a minimum threshold of 20 households and 50 persons, the same minimum threshold as Census Output Areas. There are 1,012 LC sectors. Corrections and Revisions Revision to Local Characteristic (LC) sector boundaries at boundary between East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire Council areas. (7 October 2013) LC Sectors S29000556, S29000558, and S29000870 have been amended following a correction to Ordnance Survey BoundaryLine.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://maps.gov.scot/server/services/NRS/Census2011/MapServer/WMSServer?

protocol: OGC:WMS

name: LCSector2011

description: OGC View Service

function: information

https://maps.gov.scot/server/services/NRS/Census2011/MapServer/WFSServer?

protocol: OGC:WFS

name: CEN2011:LCSector2011

description: OGC Feature Download Service

function: download

https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20241128123015/https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography/our-products/census-datasets/2011-census

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: National Records of Scotland website (archive)

description: 2011 Census Geography Products

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

LocalCharacteristicSector2011

codeSpace

www.nrscotland.gov.uk

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

boundaries

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Statistical units

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

census survey

statistical data

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

Boundaries

Censuses

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-11-18

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.80

East bounding longitude

-0.71

North bounding latitude

60.87

South bounding latitude

54.63

Extent

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2011

End position

2011

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2013-08-15

date type

revision

effective date

2013-10-07

date type

publication

effective date

2013-10-07

Frequency of update

asNeeded

Quality and validity

Lineage

A 2011 LC sector was one of 2 special postcode sectors created for 2011 Census Output. A postcode sector comprises all the unit postcodes that have the same identifier except for the last two characters. Special postcode sectors are created for census output to ensure sectors conform to a minimum threshold and do not cross Council Area boundaries. LC sectors have a minimum threshold of 20 households and 50 persons, the same minimum threshold as Census Output Areas. There are 1,012 LC sectors. First postcode sectors that cross council area boundaries are split and each part is treated as a postcode sector in its own right. Then using the master postcode of the OA, OAs are assigned to postcode sectors. Some sectors will have disappeared if they have not been assigned a master postcode but the resulting 1,012 aggregations were denoted LC sectors and meet the minimum threshold for LC. LC sector cover Scotland and extend to the Mean High Water Mark (MHW) Revisions and Corrections Revision to Local Characteristic (LC) sector boundaries at boundary between East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire Council areas. (7 October 2013) LC Sectors S29000556, S29000558, and S29000870 have been amended following a correction to Ordnance Survey BoundaryLine.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

Data format

name of format

WMS

version of format

1.3.0

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

The following statements must be used when reproducing or using this material: Copyright National Records of Scotland, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year).

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Geography

organisation name

National Records of Scotland

full postal address

General Register House, 2 Princes Street

Edinburgh

EH1 3YY

United Kingdom

email address

geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Geography

organisation name

National Records of Scotland

full postal address

General Register House, 2 Princes Street

Edinburgh

EH1 3YY

United Kingdom

email address

geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-02-11T13:40:48.359Z

Metadata language