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Table 5 The ONS ward classification

From: Distance, rurality and the need for care: access to health services in South West England

ONS group

Rural / urban classification

Suburbia

Urban

Rural areas

Rural

Rural fringe

Rural

Industrial areas

Urban

Middling Britain

Urban

Prosperous areas

Urban

Inner city estates

Urban

Established owner occupiers

Urban

Transient populations

Urban

Metropolitan professionals

Urban

Deprived city areas

Urban

Lower status owner occupiers

Urban

Mature populations

Urban

Deprived industrial areas

Urban