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AddressBase

AddressBase® contains Royal Mail PAF addresses, both commercial and residential where they have been 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.
Change Only Updates from July 2013.
Here AddressBase is overlaid on OS MasterMap® Topography Layer.
Features and benefits

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

- Mailing for marketing agencies
- Postal delivery
- Online look up
- Address matching and verification
- Customer Relationship Management
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 refresh (known as Epoch).
Supply: CD, DVD and FTP (for orders under 2 Gb).
Coverage: Great Britain - predefined areas are available or you may define your own area of interest.
Useful links
Technical specifications CSV format
Technical specfications GML format
Migration lookup header file – csv
Local custodian codes – pdf, csv and xls
Classification codes – see pdf
Migration Licence Request Form
If you wish to migrate to a different AddressBase Product please contact your account manager or our Customer Service Centre.



