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Digital Postcode Boundary Data
Price:
from £300 + VAT
Last Updated:
November 2010
Delivery:
A link to download the file is emailed to your nominated email address once your order has been received.
Database Details
# Records: 9,769 Sectors; 2,888 Districts; 122 Areas
Coverage: United Kingdom
File size by Format: DXF: 186Mb; Kmz: 11Mb; MIF/ MID: 35Mb; ESRI Shapefile: 27Mb
Projection: Latitude/ Longitude
Description
The latest set of digital Postcode polygon boundaries covering the United Kingdom (excluding Ithe Channel Islands) created from the latest Ordnance Survey Code-Point data and Royal Mail information.
These boundaries provide the geographical extent for UK Postcode Sectors, Districts and Areas and are available in a wide range of formats for use in many GIS including MapInfo, Arcview and Google Earth.
This latest version of the Postcode boundary data includes improved coastal and estuary polygons, Northern Ireland Postcode boundaries and the coastline for EIRE for reference.
Postcode boundaries are the ideal framework with which to analyse customer locations and retail networks and also organise and plan sales territory structures and franchise areas.
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.
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