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Code Point

Ordnance Survey 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 Ordnance Survey Code Point map dataset.

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What is Code Point?
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Ordnance Survey Code Point is a map dataset that contains postcode units for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, each having a notional geographical location to make up a UK postcode map. Postcodes are an alphanumeric abbreviated form of an address. Postcode units are unique references and identify an average of 15 addresses. In some cases, where an address receives a substantial amount of mail, a postcode will apply to only one address and is defined as a large user postcode. The maximum number of addresses in a postcode is 100.

Why use Code Point?
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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 unit 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 a postcode map dataset by linking to ONS administrative codes and Health Authority codes provided with Ordnance Survey Code Point.

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​*Northern Ireland equivalent available

Samples

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