MSOA (2021) to Ward (2025) to LAD (2025) Best Fit Lookup in EW (V3)

<p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.5rem; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:18px;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>This file is a best fit lookup between 2021 middle layer super output areas, electoral wards/divisions and local authority districts in England and Wales as at 1st May 2025. &nbsp;(File Size - 1.56 MB)&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:18px;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Field Names - MSOA21CD, MSOA21NM, MSOA21NMW, WD25D, WD25NM, WD25NMW, LAD25CD, LAD25NM, LAD25NMW</span></span></p><div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><span style='color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:18px;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; line-height:1.5;'>Field Types - Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text</span></span></div><div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><span style='color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:18px;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; line-height:1.5;'>Field Lengths - 9, 39, 28, 9, 53, 45, 9, 35, 24</span></span></div><div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>&nbsp;</div><div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><span style='color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:18px;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; line-height:1.5;'><strong>Name change for E07000083 - Tewkesbury to North Gloucestershire revoked</strong></span></span></div><div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>&nbsp;</div><div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:19.425px; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><strong>This file published on 24</strong></span></span><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:9.5pt;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:19.425px; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><strong><sup style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-size:0.70721em; line-height:0; margin-top:-0.5em;'>th</sup></strong></span></span><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:19.425px; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><strong> July 2025 is updated on 12</strong></span></span><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:9.5pt;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:19.425px; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><strong><sup style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-size:0.70721em; line-height:0; margin-top:-0.5em;'>th</sup></strong></span></span><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:19.425px; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><strong> December 2025 to correct ward allocation of:</strong></span></span></div><div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:19.425px; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><strong>MSOA21 E02004415 being reassigned to Ward (WD25) (E05011636) instead of E05011627.</strong></span><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:19.425px; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:19.425px; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><strong>MSOA21 E02004486 being reassigned to Ward (WD25) (E05004098) instead of E05004109.</strong></span><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:19.425px; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:16px;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; 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Tags: 2025, England and Wales, LAD, LUP_BFT, LUP_MSOA_2021_WD_LAD, MAY_2025, MSOA, WD, Ward, Wards, local authority, local authority district, middle layer super output area
Organization: Office for National Statistics