Code-Point
Code-Point is a postcode locator with postcode units in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Get started with geographical analysis, simple route planning and asset management using Code-Point.
This product is updated quarterly
What Code-Point provides you with
Authoritative data
Coverage of over 1.7 million postcodes in Great Britain and Northern Ireland updated quarterly – accurate depiction of all live postcodes in GB and NI.
Get more from your postcode data
Understand the split of residential and commercial delivery points within a postcode area for a greater depth of analysis.
Interoperable data
Combine your statistical and health datasets with postcode data by linking to ONS administrative codes and Health Authority codes provided with Code-Point.
Code-Point
Technical information
Specifications
- Use cases
Code-Point data provides:
- information about the number and type of postal delivery points in the postcode;
- a positional quality indicator (PQI), indicating the quality of the data underlying the Code-Point location coordinate (CPLC);
- the country indicator (either England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland);
- the postcode type;
- the National Health Service region and area codes; and
- the local government county, district and ward codes.
- Access
- Download
- Data theme
- Postcodes
- Data structure
- Vector - Points
- Coverage
- Great Britain
- Scale
- 1:1250 to 1:10,000
- Format
- GeoPackage
- CSV
- Ordering area
- All of Great Britain
- Publication months
- February
- May
- August
- November
- OS Data Hub plan
- Public Sector Plan
- Premium Plan
Documents and Support
Technical documentation
- Code-Point technical documentationVisit docs.os.uk to access all technical documentation for this product, including getting started guide, technical specification, and other supporting documents.
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What you get
- Key features
- Authoritative data
- Get more from your postcode data
- Interoperable data
- Category
- Addressing and location
- Access
- Download
- Data structure
- Vector - Points
- Update frequency
- Quarterly
How to access
Businesses
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Government and public sector
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