Postcode List of the United Kingdom
An Up to Date full list of Postcodes in the UK
Price:
From £49 + VAT for use on a single PC.
Last Updated:
October 2011
Delivery:
A link to download the file is emailed to your email address once your order has been accepted.
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List Requirements
This product is a UK data table containing over 1.7 million rows of information. To open, view and manipulate these data files you will need a suitable database program such as Microsoft Access or Microsoft Excel version 2007 or later which are not included.
Description of the Postcode List
The definitive Postcode reference database containing all full Postcodes, Sectors, Districts and Areas in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). The data is sourced from the latest Ordnance Survey Code-Point© Open data and Royal Mail Postzon data and processed to include the Postcode Sector, District and Area references to assist with searching and selecting..
Postcodes for Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) are taken directly from the Ordnance Survey Code-Point Open data. Northern Ireland Postcodes (Postcodes beginning with BT) are sourced from the latest Royal Mail Postcode information.
Details of the List
# Records: 1,742,917
# Fields: 4
File size: 55 Mb (uncompressed)
Format: Supplied as 2 x csv text files downloaded in a single compressed zip file.
Data Fields Contained Within The Postcode List
The following fields of information are included in this data product:
POSTCODE
POSTCODE_SECTOR
POSTCODE_DISTRICT
POSTCODE_AREA
Postcode Definition
The Full Postcode is the Postcode as most people would generally know and love it as written on envelopes for mailing purposes. (e.g. UB7 0EB). There are approximately 1.7 million Full Postcodes covering the UK. Formerly a Postcode could contain between 1 and over 300 addresses. This is now restricted to a maximum of 100 although the average number of addresses per Postcode is 15. Formerly a Postcode could cover addresses on up to 12 Thoroughfares. This is now restricted to 1 although some historic Postcodes may contain more.
Postcode Sector Definition
A Postcode Sector is everything bar the last two letters of the Postcode (e.g. UB7 0 from UB7 0EB). There are over 9,000 Postcode Sectors covering the UK - Sectors are used for more local and detailed mapping and analysis.
Postcode District Definition
A Postcode District is the first half of the Postcode (e.g. UB7 from UB7 0EB). There are approximately 2,800 Postcode Districts covering the UK - Districts are often used for sales territory and franchise area applications.
Postcode Area Definition
A Postcode Area is the first 1 or 2 letters of the Postcode (e.g. UB from UB7 0EB). There are 124 Postcode Areas covering the UK from AB to ZE. Postcode Areas are ideal for general national mapping and analysis.
The data is supplied as two separate CSV text files in order to allow opening and viewing of the data in Excel 2007 or later.
Features & Downloads
This Data Covers:
United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)
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