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AddressBase
AddressBase® contains Royal Mail PAF addresses, both commercial and residential matched to the local authority Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN).
You will be able to link additional information about a property to a single address and also place it on a map.
Here AddressBase is overlaid on OS MasterMap® Topography Layer.
Features and benefits

- UPRN allows you to link information together
- Royal Mail Postcode Address File
- Ordnance Survey coordinates to place address on a map
- References to OS MasterMap® Address TOID
- Primary level of classification
- Feature lifecycle dates
Suggested uses

- Mailing for marketing agencies
- Postal delivery
- Online look up
Technical details
Format: Comma Separated Values (CSV) and GML 3.2.1.
Data structure: Points.
Attributes: Royal Mail Delivery Point addresses matched to the UPRN.
Scale: 1:1250 to 1:10 000.
Update frequency: Six weekly - change-only updates (when available)
Supply: CD, DVD and FTP (for orders under 400 Mb).
Coverage: Great Britain - (England and Wales) predefined areas are available or you may define your own area of interest.
Useful links
Technical specifications CSV format
Technical specfications GML format
Local custodian codes -pdf, csv and xls
Classification codes - see pdf



