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Annex C: Scottish Government urban rural classification
The Scottish Government classifications of urban and rural areas are based on the following definitions.
Large urban area: settlements with population of 125,000 or more
Other urban areas: settlements with population of 10,000 - 125,000
Small towns: settlements with population of 3,000 - 10,000
Rural area: any settlement of less than 3,000 people
Small towns and rural areas can be split into accessible and remote, based on distance from an urban area:
Remote area: more than 30 minutes drive from a settlement of 10,000 people or more
Accessible area: less than 30 minutes drive from a settlement of 10,000 people or more.
All analysis is shown using the SG 6-fold urban rural classification.
The urban / rural splits shown in this publication show rural areas compared with urban areas including small towns. GP practices are classified depending on their location. There are 225 rural practices in Scotland, compared with 790 urban by this classification. Patients have been classified by their postcodes.
Please see the published classification for full details. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/07/29152642/0
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