NUTS 2 statistical regions of the United Kingdom
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into NUTS statistical regions of the United Kingdom. (Discuss) Proposed since August 2016. |
| NUTS 2 regions of the United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Category | Statistical regions |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Found in | NUTS 1 regions |
| Number | 40 (as of 2015) |
| Subdivisions |
|
In the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) codes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), there are 40 level 2 statistical regions.
List of NUTS 2 statistical regions
| NUTS 1 Code | NUTS 2 Code | Region Description |
|---|---|---|
| C (North East England) | UKC1 | Tees Valley and Durham |
| UKC2 | Northumberland and Tyne and Wear | |
| D (North West England) | UKD1 | Cumbria |
| UKD3 | Greater Manchester | |
| UKD4 | Lancashire | |
| UKD6 | Cheshire | |
| UKD7 | Merseyside | |
| E (Yorkshire and the Humber) | UKE1 | East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire |
| UKE2 | North Yorkshire | |
| UKE3 | South Yorkshire | |
| UKE4 | West Yorkshire | |
| F (East Midlands) | UKF1 | Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| UKF2 | Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | |
| UKF3 | Lincolnshire | |
| G (West Midlands) | UKG1 | Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| UKG2 | Shropshire and Staffordshire | |
| UKG3 | West Midlands (county) | |
| H (East of England) | UKH1 | East Anglia |
| UKH2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| UKH3 | Essex | |
| I (Greater London) | UKI3 | Inner London – West |
| UKI4 | Inner London – East | |
| UKI5 | Outer London – East and North East | |
| UKI6 | Outer London – South | |
| UKI7 | Outer London – West and North West | |
| J (South East England) | UKJ1 | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| UKJ2 | Surrey, East and West Sussex | |
| UKJ3 | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
| UKJ4 | Kent | |
| K (South West England) | UKK1 | Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area |
| UKK2 | Dorset and Somerset | |
| UKK3 | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | |
| UKK4 | Devon | |
| L (Wales) | UKL1 | West Wales and The Valleys |
| UKL2 | East Wales | |
| M (Scotland) | UKM2 | Eastern Scotland |
| UKM3 | South Western Scotland | |
| UKM5 | North Eastern Scotland | |
| UKM6 | Highlands and Islands | |
| N (Nothern Ireland) | UKN0 | Northern Ireland |
In NUTS version 2013, which was introduced on 1 January 2015,[1] regions UKI3 and UKI4 replaced a single region UKI1, and regions UKI5, UKI6 and UKI7 replaced a single region UKI2. This increased the number of NUTS2 regions from 37 to 40.
See also
References
- ^ Eurostat: NUTS - Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics: Overview, accessed 12 July 2015
- Official Eurostat website: NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics), by country, version 2013, accessed 12 July 2015
External links
- Office for National Statistics: Relationship of NUTS areas to UK administrative Geographies (in 2012)