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GSS coding system

GSS codes are nine-character geocodes maintained by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics (ONS) to represent a wide range of geographical areas of the UK, for use in tabulating census and other statistical data. GSS refers to the Government Statistical Service of which ONS is part.

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Geography of the UK Census

2011 CensusCountiesDistrictsUnitary authorityWales
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Neighbourhood Statistics Geography

Indices of Deprivation 2004Neighbourhood Statistics2021 Census
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Former hierarchical coding system

GreenwichMiddlesbroughWards
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GeocodesOffice for National StatisticsCensusGovernment Statistical ServiceONS codes
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Geography of the UK Census

Neighbourhood Statistics Geography

Former hierarchical coding system

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GSS coding system

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples1
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

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census areas ons gss code codes output statistics data district digits authority geographical use geography uk system hierarchical first example

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the Indices of Deprivationinstance ofsuitable for the publication of data0.80text

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