The ONS Postcode Directory relates both current and terminated postcodes in the United Kingdom to a range of current statutory administrative, electoral, health and other area geographies.
ONSPD
The ONS Postcode Directory relates both current and terminated postcodes in the UK to a range of current statutory administrative, electoral, health and other area geographies and links postcodes to pre-2002 health areas, 1991 Census Enumeration Districts (for England and Wales), and both 2001 and 2011 Census Output Areas (OA) and Super Output Areas (SOA).
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The ONS Postcode Directory (ONSPD) relates both current and terminated postcodes in the UK to a range of current statutory administrative, electoral, health and other area geographies.
It also links postcodes to pre-2002 health areas, 1991 Census Enumeration Districts (for England and Wales), and both 2001 and 2011 Census Output Areas (OA) and Super Output Areas (SOA). The directory is issued quarterly.
From our experience, the data has so much potential that each client usage is dependent on what they want to achieve.
Some will only be interested in one particular value, say the Clinical Commissioning Group, or the Parliamentary Constituency, and will depend on their area of business, others will use grid references which cross a wider industry usage.
The postcode is key data that provides a geo-spatial reference for many uses beyond the delivery of mail.
To make full use of its potential, and to deliver improved consistency, a consortium of organisations were formed in 1999 to allow the specialist resources of each member to be pooled.
The Gridlink Consortium consists of Royal Mail Group plc, OS (GB), National Records of Scotland (NRS), Northern Ireland Land and Property Services (LPS) and ONS.
The Gridlink methodology is used to create the ONSPD, based on 1-metre grid references and digital administrative and electoral area boundaries.
This creates a core set of data:
The ONSPD dataset is available online, integrated into your software, or via a bureau service. We can provide bespoke systems tailored to your specific requirements and CRM integrations.
By using the data via our Online Portal you will access address lookup software including REST API and software that is AutoComplete compatible. PAF data is updated daily and the ONSPD will be updated quarterly.
ONSPD does not contain Member of Parliament names, but Hopewiser maintain and add these, updating after any election. Hopewiser has always been data agnostic. We can work with the dataset to understand and build a comprehensive solution providing the enrichment or analysis you need.
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