A lookup between postcodes and postcode sectors, postcode districts and postcode areas as at March 2021 in England and Wales (File size 5MB).

This is the ONS Postcode Directory (ONSPD) for the United Kingdom as at February 2024 in Comma Separated Variable (CSV) and ASCII text (TXT) formats. This file contains the multi CSVs so that postcode areas can be opened in MS Excel. To download the zip file click the Download button. The ONSPD relates both current and terminated postcodes in the United Kingdom 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, 2001 Census Output Areas (OA) and Super Output Areas (SOA) for England and Wales, 2001 Census OAs and SOAs for Northern Ireland and 2001 Census OAs and Data Zones (DZ) for Scotland. It now contains 2021 Census OAs and SOAs for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It helps support the production of area-based statistics from postcoded data. The ONSPD is produced by ONS Geography, who provide geographic support to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations. The ONSPD is issued quarterly. (File size - 231 MB) Please note that this product contains Royal Mail, Gridlink, LPS (Northern Ireland), Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

The postcode district map 1:20 000 (PBK20) describes the topographical objects of the landscape of the earth’s surface and shows the area of the municipality of Bremen and the surrounding area with a generalised representation of all roads and paths, the development with distinction between residential, industrial and public buildings, the waters and the ground guard as well as an associated road register. The postcode district map is produced by cartographic design, generalisation, signature and text assignment on the basis of the German Basic Map 1:5000. Output: Normal output Special colours

Postcode area and district polygons derived from Ordnance Survey Open Data using R and GRASS. Method used was creating voronoi polygons from point postcode data and dissolving boundaries based on postcode area and district attributes.Contains OS data © Crown Copyright and database rightFile descriptions:postcode_polygons.gpkg: geopackage file containing two polygon layers: postcode_area and postcode_district.postcode_aggregator.R: R script to extract area and district from full postcode.postcode_aggregator.sh: GRASS/Bash script to convert point postcode data into polygons.postcode_overview.png: image of polygons available.

Dataset contains polygons corresponding to the top level (Postcode Area) of the GB Postcode Hierarchy. Thiessen polygons were generated from all records in OS OpenData Code-Point Open. Resulting coverage was dissolved up to postcode area level and then clipped to GB extent of the realm using OS OpenData Boundary-Line. Names of postcode areas were added from Wikipedia. GIS vector data. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2010-07-22 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

All regional statistics at Eurostat refer to NUTS. However, some data collections use postcodes to reference the geographic location. Therefore, Eurostat has established a link between postcodes and NUTS level 3 codes in order to exploit information which originally is coded only by postcodes.

Various projects in Eurostat and other services of the Commission as well as the European Investment Bank have expressed their need for a link between postcodes and NUTS codes. The most important application at Eurostat is in transport statistics where the information is used to identify the flows of goods transport on roads. Another application is to geo-code address registers with the regional NUTS codes because postcodes are generally available as part of the address.

The TERCET NUTS-postal codes matching tables contain a lookup-list of European postal codes and their corresponding NUTS codes for the NUTS versions 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2021. There are matching tables for most of the EU, Candidate, EFTA and the United Kingdom. Eurostat has applied a number of quality assurance measures to ensure the best possible quality of the data including formatting checks, checks for completeness of postal codes and checks for spatial accuracy of the geocoding.

Additional tables containing distance matrixes for different modes of transport are provided.

Nevertheless, due to the very diverse and complex situation in Europe for postal codes data we cannot guarantee that all postal codes are included and have been correctly matched. Should you detect any errors, we would be grateful if you could notify them to us at ESTAT-USER-SUPPORT@ec.europa.eu. The matching tables have been created with data and tools that allow for their free and public distribution for statistical and other non-commercial purposes.

More information on quality assurance and data sources can be found in the methodological notes.

KNOWN ISSUES FOR NUTS (as of 15/07/2020) * Malta has only higher level Postal districts * Data for CY has gaps for NUTS 2021, GISCO is working on improving the coverage. * Data for Albania and Montenegro are missing, GISCO is looking into improving the coverage.

UK Postcode Directory

Geocode UK Postcodes & Identify Geographical Hierarchies

By GetTheData [source]

About this dataset

This Open Postcode Geo dataset contains a wealth of information about UK postcodes. For each postcode, there are several geospace attributes you can use to refine your analysis such as latitude, longitude, easting and northing. Moreover, the positional quality indicator provides a range of accuracy levels for each geospace attribute.

In addition to positioning data, this dataset has been derived from the Office for National Statistics' Postcode Directory which gives users extra insights into postcodes such as postcode areas, districts and sectors — enabling them to accurately group records into geographic hierarchies: perfect for mapping applications and statistical analysis!

And with data coming from multiple sources — The Crown Copyright & Database Right (2016), Royal Mail Copyright & Database Right (2016) & ONS ™ - users can be assured that Open Postcode Geo provides accurate and up-to-date results that cover terminated archives as well as smaller user-generated postcodes! All released under the UK Government's Open Government Licence v3; with attribution required pursuant to ONS Licences info... Now you too have access to powerful spatial information about the United Kingdom; helping you gain unparalleled insight in record time

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Research Ideas

• Use this dataset to combine with other datasets to accurately geocode addresses in a variety of formats, such as full postcodes or postcodes with only one digit missing.
• Utilise the different hierarchy levels including postcode area, district and sector for data visualization and analysis on census data collected by specific area in the UK.
• Feed this dataset into a route optimization algorithm so delivery routes can be quickly optimized between different locations using accurate lat-long coordinates from each address

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. Data Source

License

See the dataset description for more information.

Columns

File: open_postcode_geo.csv | Column name | Description | |:---------------|:------------------------------| | AB1 0AA | Postcode (String) | | terminated | Terminated postcode (String) | | small | Small postcode (String) | | 385386 | Easting coordinate (Integer) | | 801193 | Northing coordinate (Integer) | | Scotland | Country name (String) | | 57.101474 | Latitude coordinate (Float) | | -2.242851 | Longitude coordinate (Float) | | AB10AA | Postcode area (String) | | AB1 0AA.1 | Postcode district (String) | | AB1 0AA | Postcode sector (String) | | AB1.1 | Postcode area (String) |

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. If you use this dataset in your research, please credit GetTheData.

UK Postcode-Level Flood Risk Data

Risk Level, Suitability, and Geographic Coordinates

By GetTheData [source]

About this dataset

The underlying source material has been compiled from open datasets including 'Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea', 'Open Postcode Geo' - all held under licence in agreement with Crown copyright & Database right (2017) & Royal Mail copyright & Database right (2017). The methodology used would combine each one of these datasets points into polygons with first identifying each risk area then mapping out corresponding postcode points within them which then could be tracked for its related longitude, latitude easting and northing positions. Through this comprehensive process you could get a better understanding regarding what individual postcodes are within high & low level flooding areas as well as find out from the latest publication date - when was it last issued? Ultimately this profound dataset comes in handy for prevention or even planning purposes informing citizens how serious some situations could become during extreme weather events such as floods or major storms allowing them to estimate potential risks before disaster ensues!

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How to use the dataset

In order to effectively use this dataset there are several key pieces of terminology that you should be familiar with:

• FID – a unique identifier number associated with each record in the database.
• Postcode – an alphanumeric code used to identify a specific geographic region within the country; consists of two parts: an outward code (e.g., RG4) and an inward code (e.g., 8DN).
• PROB_4BAND – The flood risk level based on four categories represented in this field assigned by location - High, Medium, Low or Very Low; or None if outside of a high-risk area
• SUITABILITY – The suitability rating determined by location; either suitable or not suitable for development based on constraints for building in a floodplain
• Publication Date(PUB DATE) - The date that this information was made publicly available

• Risk For Insurance SOP (Risk_For_Insurance_SOP) - A ranking system from 1-5 used as guidance only when offering advice before taking out insurance cover over certain property located in certain very extreme area

  You will also need to be aware of some mathematical values associated with each postcode:

  • Easting – An eastward grid coordinate reference point corresponding to determining latitude/ longitude coordinates at specified points along an arc created by measuring distances between two other known points

  • Northing– A northward grid coordinate reference forming part of a geographical survey’s grid system

    Finally, here is how you can get started working with this amazing dataset:

    1. Download it onto your computer from Kaggle's website (www.kaggle/datasets/UK Postecode Level Flood Risk Data).

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Research Ideas

• Creating a custom application that provides users with real-time flood risk and safety advice based on postcode.
• Developing a map-based interface that integrates flood risk levels directly into Google Maps to assist people in planning trips and relocating in safer areas.
• Developing an app that tracks the geographically accurate position of every property within each postcode, allowing for better risk assessment for businesses and insurers

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. Data Source

License

See the dataset description for more information.

Columns

File: open_flood_risk_by_postcode.csv | Column name | Description | |:--------------|:--------------------------------| | TR23 0PR | Postcode area (String) | | \N | FID (Integer) | | None | PROB_4BAND (String) | | \N.1 | SUITABILITY (String) | | \N.2 | PULD_DATE (Date) | | \N.3 | RISK_FOR_INSURANCE_SOP (String) | | 87897 | Easting (Integer) | | 15021 | Northing (Integer) | | 49.953605 | Latitude (Float) | | -6.352647 | Longitude (Float) |

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. If you use this dataset in your research, please credit GetTheData.

Postal Areas (POA)

Postal Areas (POAs) are designed to approximate postcode boundaries, as closely as possible. There is not a one-for-one correspondence between Australia Post postcodes and POAs, but these are a good starting point for comparison of Census data with other data collected using postcodes.

Census Postal Areas exclude non-mappable Australia Post postcodes such as:

• post office box postcodes
• some delivery route postcodes, which are also covered by other postcodes (a situation which often occurs in rural areas)
• some postcodes which, because of the application of the 'best fit' principle, do not get a Mesh Block allocated to them.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics (Jul2021-Jun2026), Data services and APIs, ABS Website, accessed 25 July 2023.

https://www.abs.gov.au/website-privacy-copyright-and-disclaimer#copyright-and-creative-commons

A best-fit lookup between output areas and enumeration postcode sectors as at 31 May 2021 in England and Wales. The 2021 OA to enumeration postcode sector (E&W) lookup has been created from a Postcode Sector shapefile and the population-weighted centroids. (File Size 13 MB).Field Names – OA21CD, PCDS21CDField Types – Text, TextField Lengths – 9, 6

This dataset represents the gazetted locality boundaries that are in the Sunshine Coast Regional Council area. Postcodes for each locality are also included in this dataset.

For further information, please refer to http://maps.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/geoinfo/?id=BndyEXTvecLocalityBoundariesDERM

This layer cannot be viewed out beyond 1:144,448.

Keywords: Locality, Localities, Suburb

Open Postcode Geo is a postcode dataset and API optimised for geocoding applications. You can use Open Postcode Geo to geocode a dataset, geocode user input, and therefore build a proximity search.

Data is derived from the ONS (Office for National Statistics) postcode database and is free to use, subject to including attributions to ONS, OS (Ordinance Survey) and Royal Mail.

Information is also provided on a range of topics, including education, health, crime, business, etc.

Postcodes can be entered at area, district, sector, and unit level - see Postcode map for the geographical relationship between these.

A best-fit lookup between output areas and enumeration postcode sectors as at 31 December 2011 in England and Wales. The 2011 OA to enumeration postcode sector (E&W) lookup has been created from a base file, namely the residential postcode (census enumeration only) to 2011 OA lookup. The base file was created by best-fitting postcodes to 2011 OA by plotting the postcode centroid (the point of the mean address in the postcode) into the 2011 OA. To create a 2011 OA to postcode sector lookup from the base file, the following processes were run: - postcodes were truncated to five characters (postcode sector level) from seven characters (unit postcode level). - these five character postcode sectors were grouped to form a postcode sector to OA lookup (many postcode sectors to many OA). - each unique OA was then assigned to a single postcode sector. If an OA covered more than one postcode sector, the postcode sector with most Census population falling in the OA was assigned. This gives a one OA to many postcode sectors lookup. Postcode sectors can cross administrative areas and will only be aligned within the defined postcode hierarchy. (File Size 3MB).Field Names – OA11CD, PCDS11CD

Field Types – Text, Text

Field Lengths – 9, 5REST URL of Feature Access Service – https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/OA11_PCDS11_EW_LU_1e64375a018c47b1b8f0932c5c27d4f2/FeatureServer

1,572,685 polygon records with EASTING,NORTHING and PAREA (postcode area) fields. Individual polygons could be aggregated using PAREA field and entire coverage clipped to a coastline dataset to give a GB Postcode Area dataset. Dataset created by reducing all records in Code-Point Open to a unique point set based on Easting & Northing, allocating the most frequently occurring postcode area at each unique location by sub-stringing unit postcode labels and then creating a thiessen polygon coverage from the pointset in arcinfo workstation. GIS vector data. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2010-09-13 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

Open Flood Risk by Postcode

English postcodes and the Environment Agency's risk level for the area that postcode falls within.

Fields

• postcode
• FID
• PROB_4BAND
• SUITABILITY
• PUB_DATE
• RISK_FOR_INSURANCE_SOP
• easting
• northing
• latitude
• longitude

Risk levels

Possible values for PROB_4BAND

• High
• Medium
• Low
• Very Low
• None

Methodology

The position of the postcode is determined using a point location from Open Postcode Geo. This point location places the postcode in the corresponding area within Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea and the risk level (PROB_4BAND) is linked to the postcode. This allows flood risk level to be looked up by postcode.

Note that properties within the postcode may have a slightly different point location and thus be located in a different area with a different risk level. Generally speaking the point location of the postcode is determined by the point location of the centremost property in that postcode.

Documentation

Full documentation can be found on the Open Flood Risk by Postcode homepage.

• Example application: Flood Maps by Postcode
• Example postcode: SW18 4BX Flood Map

Acknowledgements

Derived from the Environment Agency's Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea open dataset.

Postcode data: Open Postcode Geo

Licensed under the OGL (attribution required).

Attribution statements

• Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2017)
• Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right (2017)
• Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right (2017)
• Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

The Access Network Map of England is a national composite dataset of Access layers, showing analysis of extent of Access provision for each Lower Super Output Area (LSOA), as a percentage or area coverage of access in England. The ‘Access Network Map’ was developed by Natural England to inform its work to improve opportunities for people to enjoy the natural environment. This map shows, across England, the relative abundance of accessible land in relation to where people live. Due to issues explained below, the map does not, and cannot, provide a definitive statement of where intervention is necessary. Rather, it should be used to identify areas of interest which require further exploration. Natural England believes that places where people can enjoy the natural environment should be improved and created where they are most wanted. Access Network Maps help support this work by providing means to assess the amount of accessible land available in relation to where people live. They combine all the available good quality data on access provision into a single dataset and relate this to population. This provides a common foundation for regional and national teams to use when targeting resources to improve public access to greenspace, or projects that rely on this resource. The Access Network Maps are compiled from the datasets available to Natural England which contain robust, nationally consistent data on land and routes that are normally available to the public and are free of charge. Datasets contained in the aggregated data:•
Agri-environment scheme permissive access (routes and open access)•
CROW access land (including registered common land and Section 16)•
Country Parks•
Cycleways (Sustrans Routes) including Local/Regional/National and Link Routes•
Doorstep Greens•
Local Nature Reserves•
Millennium Greens•
National Nature Reserves (accessible sites only)•
National Trails•
Public Rights of Way•
Forestry Commission ‘Woods for People’ data•
Village Greens – point data only Due to the quantity and complexity of data used, it is not possible to display clearly on a single map the precise boundary of accessible land for all areas. We therefore selected a unit which would be clearly visible at a variety of scales and calculated the total area (in hectares) of accessible land in each. The units we selected are ‘Lower Super Output Areas’ (LSOAs), which represent where approximately 1,500 people live based on postcode. To calculate the total area of accessible land for each we gave the linear routes a notional width of 3 metres so they could be measured in hectares. We then combined together all the datasets and calculated the total hectares of accessible land in each LSOA. For further information about this data see the following links:Access Network Mapping GuidanceAccess Network Mapping Metadata Full metadata can be viewed on data.gov.uk.

UK Postcode-level Flood Risk Data (Rivers and Sea)

Identifying Risk Areas for Flood Protection and Planning

By IBM Watson AI XPRIZE - Environment [source]

About this dataset

Welcome to the UK Postcode-level Flood Risk Dataset. This open source dataset contains detailed information on flood risk levels by postcode in the UK, allowing you to map out potential problems and plan accordingly. With this dataset, you can assess each postcode's growing risk of floods due to human land use change and climate change-related weather patterns, as well as historical occurrences specific to each area.

We pull data from organizations including Risk of Flooding from Rivers & Sea, Open Postcode Geo, Royal Mail copyright & database right (2017), National Statistics data Crown copyright & database right (2017), and Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The associated columns in this dataset are detailed below:

• Postcode - unique identifier for the postal code district where flood risk area is located
• FID - Unique ID for each location point
• PROB 4BAND - Flood risk level for a given postcode determined according to a four tier grade system (High, Medium, Low or Very Low)
• SUITABILITY - Suitability of location based on environment factors assessed according to OFRA criteria
• PUB_DATE - Date when data was published or last updated
• RISK FOR INSURANCE SOP - Standard Operating Procedure assigned according the Probability 4 band Risk rating
• Easting/Northing/Latitude/Longitude – Coordinates associated with a given postcode location

This data can be used by local authorities and agencies conducting flood mapping projects; insurers assessing assets at specified locations using an agreed set of methodology; advisors assessing locations for development purposes; forecasters aiding contingency planning; homeowners/commercial businesses seeking insurance cover for claims arising from flooding events etc. Ultimately we hope citizens around the world use this dataset as an important tool to predict areas exposedto potential flooding risks so that preventive measures may be taken beforehand!

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This Kaggle dataset provides postcode-level flood risk data for the UK, including the flood risk level, coordinates, and other related information. This dataset is derived from Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (provided by the British government) and Open Postcode Geo. It is licensed under the OGL 3.0 open government license.

In this data set you will find columns for each postcode as well as unique identifiers for a particular region (FID), an overall four band flood risk level (PROB_4BAND), whether a specific location or building is suitable or not (SUITABILITY), when it was published so you can be sure you are getting reliable up to date information (PUB_DATE), Easting/Northing which roughly measure distance eastwards/northwards of locations in meters(EASTING / NORTHING), LATITUDE & LONGITUDE that point to a precise location on google map & finally RISK_FOR_INSURANCE SOP which clearly distinguishes between sites which should generate warnings with regard to various kinds of insurance policies. This allows companies applying digital transformation solutions like hazard mapping solutions to show what risks certain locations present in relation to possible flood damage using digital technologies such as GIS systems or location intelligence tools etc., allowing organizations apply data science models or techniques like predictive analytics that may be used in decision making processes such as those taken by municipalities when signing off disaster management plans etc..

You can use this dataset for research purposes, share your findings on websites through charts & graphs to develop an educational understanding about possible hazards associated with areas that people inhabit around UK particularly at times when storm systems are localized heavily over specific regions making it most likely due causing major catastrophic event across British Isles . People living there can always access their respective postcodes very easily via our Flood Map by Postcode page here Flood Map.

When writing reports acknowledging source material properly , kindly take into account our acknowledgements including; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2017, Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2017 , Contains National Statistics ...

Metropolitan postcode regions have been produced in the EU together with the cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa. The documentation contains detailed territorial boundaries and information on postal codes and places of business.

The boundaries of postal codes have been produced largely on the basis of the municipalities’ own boundaries and are therefore compatible with the municipalities’ own postal code area boundaries. The accuracy of the harmonised material varies slightly from one municipality to another, due to baseline data and maintenance practices. The postcode areas are not linked to the administrative divisions and are therefore located in several municipalities. The file contains information on postal codes and post offices. In addition, the indicative names of the regions have been added to the file from Statistics Finland’s open postal code domain material.

For 2019, there will also be material cut along the coastline. This is better suited to visualisations that do not want to include marine areas. The cut has been carried out with the marine material of the Seutu map.

The materials have been completed in the first half of each year.

Interface address: https://kartta.hsy.fi/geoserver/wfs

Preview and download of the material on the map service of HSY.

The postcode areas are generated by so-called closest interpolation. The areas created by the interpolation called Thiessen polygons (Voronoi diagrams). Polygons with the same postal code have then been merged into larger areas. Basic data for the polygons comes from the city’s address point data. In the Postcode map there are a few smaller “polygon eyes” enclosed in larger areas. At the interpolation, single points create small islands outside the main area of the Postcode area. This means that there may be more than one polygon per postcode. The created areas are well aligned with the postal code areas provided by Postcode Service for a fee.

The Web Map Service graphically depicts the postcode areas of Berlin and Brandenburg.