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UK Postcode to Grid Reference (x, y) List
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From £150 + VAT for use on a single PC.
Last Updated:
October 2011
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You will be emailed a link to download your PAF data within 24 hours of completing your order.
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Database Details
# Records: 1,742,917
# Fields: 9
File size: 125 Mb (uncompressed)
Format: Supplied as 2 x CSV text files downloaded in a single compressed zip file. Other formats available upon request.
Requirements: Microsoft Access or Excel version 2007 or later
Data Description
The definitive Postcode database which includes all Postcodes for the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) with their respective 6 figure OSGB grid references and Longitude and Latitude. The Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) data is sourced from the latest Ordnance Survey Code-Point© Open data and Northern Ireland grid references are sourced from the latest Royal Mail Postzon information.
Data Fields
The following fields of information are included in this data product:
POSTCODE
POSTCODE_SECTOR
POSTCODE_DISTRICT
POSTCODE_AREA
PQI
X_COORD
Y_COORD
LONGITUDE
LATITUDE
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.
About the Grid References
Great Britain grid references are taken from Ordnance Survey Code-PointTM OpenData. These 6 figure grid references are based upon the British National Grid System and measure Postcode locations in metres from the national (0, 0) point of origin. For the most accurate PQI’s, these grid references indicate the location to 1 metre accuracy of the first building within the Postcode.
As Ordnance Survey only provide data for Great Britain (England, Scotland & Wales), grid references for Northern Ireland (Postcodes starting with BT) are taken from Royal Mail Postzon data. These grid references are on average accurate to approximately 100 metres and are therefore less accurate than the grid references provided for Postcodes across Great Britain.
All grid references have also been converted and supplied as Latitude and Longitude decimal co-ordinates within the same file. The data is supplied as two separate CSV text files in order to allow opening and viewing of the data in Excel 2007.
Features & Downloads
This Data Covers:
United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)
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