Standard Names and Codes (SNAC) for statistical geographies in the UK

SNAC is an annual database providing tables of ONS standard names and codes for a range of UK geographies. It enables the user to relate areas to their respective geographic hierarchies. The database also offers alternative administrative area names and codes used by Communities and Local Government (CLG) and the Department of Health (DH).

Latest edition - SNAC 2006

This provides standard names and codes, including CLG and DH equivalents where applicable, as at 31 December 2006 in the following groups:

• administrative areas
• census areas (including Output Areas (OAs) and Super Output Areas (SOAs))
• electoral areas
• health areas, and
• other geographic areas (including Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS) areas, Registration Districts, National Parks and Travel To Work Areas)

A full listing of geographies covered is provided in the user guide.

SNAC 2006 (MS Access 2002 - 6.3Mb zipped file)
Note: SNAC 2006 can be supplied in MS Access 97 and MS Access 2000 format - please contact us for details.

SNAC 2006 User Guide (1.3Mb, pdf)

SNAC 2006 Flat File (MS Excel - 1.9Mb zipped file) Note: SNAC 2006 Flat File is a MS Excel version of SNAC 2006 (MS Access), but with reduced content and functionality. It contains:

• Countries to ward hierarchy for the UK
• Parish to ward listing
• Standard Table (ST) ward to Census Area Statistics (CAS) ward to statistical ward listing
• Westminster Parliamentary Constituency to European Electoral Region listing
• Westminster Parliamentary Constituency to Ward listing
• Scottish Parliamentary Constituency to Scottish Parliamentary Region listing
• Welsh Assembly Constituency to Welsh Assembly Electoral Region listing
• Primary Care Organisation to Strategic Health Authority to IT Cluster listing
• Primary Care Organisation/Local Health Board to ward listing
• NUTS classifications to ward listing
• Registration District constitution
• Local Education Authority to Local Authority District listing
• Local Learning and Skills Council constitution
• National Assembly Regional Committee Areas constitution
• National Assembly Economic Regions constitution

Previous editions of SNAC

All previous editions of SNAC are available free of charge on CD-ROM in either MS Access format or, without the functionality, as an MS Excel flat file. Please contact us for more details.

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SNAC database (product summary)

Note: those using SNAC may also be interested in our data presentation order guidance for administrative, health and electoral areas.

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This page last revised: Friday, 3 August 2007