This file contains the National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) for the United Kingdom as at August 2022 in Comma Separated Variable (CSV) and ASCII text (TXT) formats. To download the zip file click the Download button. The NSPL relates both current and terminated postcodes to a range of current statutory geographies via ‘best-fit’ allocation from the 2021 Census Output Areas (national parks and Workplace Zones are exempt from ‘best-fit’ and use ‘exact-fit’ allocations) for England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland has the 2011 Census Output AreasIt supports the production of area based statistics from postcoded data. The NSPL is produced by ONS Geography, who provide geographic support to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations. The NSPL is issued quarterly. (File size - 184 MB).

This method returns Census 2021 estimates on the number of households in England and Wales.

The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

This User Guide contains information about the NSUL including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality and limitations and details of recent changes that have impacted on the data. Various annexes and tables provide more detailed supporting information. The download includes PDF and ODT versions of the user guide. (File size - 623 KB)

Open version of Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (ONSPD) for February 2011. The ONSPD links all current and terminated UK postcodes to a range of geographies in which the postcodes fall. CSV dataset was downloaded from mySociety OS OpenData cache in CSV format. To this a header row giving column names was added. In addtion a version of the dataset in Access database MDB format has been created. The following attribution statement applies to this licence which must be acknowledged when the Data are used: 'Contains National Statistics data (c)Crown Copyright and database right 2011'. Tabular data. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2011-05-10 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

This method returns Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents by population density (number of usual residents per square kilometre).

The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

This method returns Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents by twenty-year age bands.

Age is split into 6 categories including total.

The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

This dataset is a modelled dataset, describing the predicted population of dogs per postcode district (e.g. YO41). This dataset gives the upper estimate for population for each district, and was generated as part of the delivery of commissioned research. The data contained within this dataset are modelled figures, based on upper 95th percentile national estimates for pet population, and available information on Veterinary activity across GB. The data are accurate as of 01/01/2015. The data provided are summarised to the postcode district level. Further information on this research is available in a research publication by James Aegerter, David Fouracre & Graham C. Smith, discussing the structure and density of pet cat and dog populations across Great Britain.

This method returns Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents by sex.

Sex is split into 3 categories including total.

The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

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.

This method returns Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in households by their living arrangements.

The "living arrangements" classification combines responses to the question on marital and civil partnership status with information about whether or not a person is living in a couple. This topic is only applicable to people in households. Living arrangements differs from marital and civil partnership status because cohabiting takes priority over other categories. For example, if a person is divorced and cohabiting, then in results for living arrangements they are classified as cohabiting.

Living arrangements are split into 15 categories including total.

The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

This User Guide contains information about the 2011 Census NSPL including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality and limitations and details of recent changes that have impacted on the data. Various annexes and tables provide more detailed supporting information. (File size - 645 KB)

This dataset is a modelled dataset, describing the predicted population of cats per postcode district (e.g. YO41). This dataset gives the upper estimate for population for each district, and was generated as part of the delivery of commissioned research. The data contained within this dataset are modelled figures, based on upper 95th percentile national estimates for pet population, and available information on Veterinary activity across GB. The data are accurate as of 01/01/2015. The data provided are summarised to the postcode district level. Further information on this research is available in a research publication by James Aegerter, David Fouracre & Graham C. Smith, discussing the structure and density of pet cat and dog populations across Great Britain.

This method returns Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged one year and over by their address one year ago, in order to determine their status as a migrant from within or outside the UK.

The migration indicator classifies people based on the difference between their current address and their address one year ago. It provides an indicator of the movement of people within the UK and from outside the UK, in the one-year period before the census.

Migrant Indicator is split into 5 categories including total.

The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

This dataset is a modelled dataset, describing the predicted population of dogs per postcode district (e.g. YO41). This dataset gives the mean estimate for population for each district, and was generated as part of the delivery of commissioned research. The data contained within this dataset are modelled figures, based on national estimates for pet population, and available information on Veterinary activity across GB. The data are accurate as of 01/01/2015. The data provided are summarised to the postcode district level. Further information on this research is available in a research publication by James Aegerter, David Fouracre & Graham C. Smith, discussing the structure and density of pet cat and dog populations across Great Britain.

This dataset contains the National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) for the United Kingdom. The NSPL relates current postcodes to a range of current statutory administrative, electoral, health and other statistical geographies via ‘best-fit’ allocation from the 2021 Census output areas. It supports the production of area based statistics from postcoded data. The NSPL is produced by ONS Geography, which provides geographic support to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations.

This method returns Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents by their length of residence in the UK.

The length of residence in the UK is derived from the date that a person most recently arrived to live in the UK. It does not include returning from a holiday or short stay outside the UK.

Length of residence is only applicable to usual residents who were not born in the UK. It does not include usual residents born in the UK who have emigrated and since returned - these are recorded in the category "born in the UK".

Length of residence is split into 6 categories including total.

The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

This User Guide contains information about the 2021 Census NSPL including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality and limitations and details of recent changes that have impacted on the data. Various annexes and tables provide more detailed supporting information. (File size - 620 KB)

This file contains the centroids of the latest (February 2020) National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) for the United Kingdom. Persistent URL for CSV - http://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/055c2d8135ca4297a85d624bb68aefdb_0.csv (File Size - 923 MB)N.B. This file is intended to be downloaded as a CSV spreadsheet. It is TOO LARGE to be downloaded as a shapefile.REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE View Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Postcodes/NSPL_Latest/MapServer/exts/InspireView REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE Feature Download Service – https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Postcodes/NSPL_Latest/MapServer/exts/InspireFeatureDownload