Middle Layer Super Output Area
Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA) are a geographic hierarchy designed to improve the reporting of small area statistics in England and Wales.
Description
A Middle Layer Super Output Area is a GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA) are a geographic hierarchy designed to improve the reporting of small area statistics in England and Wales.
Middle Layer Super Output Areasare built from groups of contiguous Lower Layer Super Output Areas. The minimum population is 5000 and the mean is 7200.
The Organisation Data Service publish files created on their behalf by the Office for National Statistics, which link POSTCODES to the Middle Layer Super Output Area.
See the Organisation Data Service pages on the NHS England website at: Complete Gridlink NHS Postcode for the NHS Postcode Directory User Guide.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Middle Layer SOA |
| Plural | Middle Layer Super Output Areas |
| Short name | MSOA |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Business Definition | Middle Layer Super Output Area | references in description Middle Layer Super Output Area |
