Unique Property Reference Number
A Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) is a unique numeric identifier for every addressable location in Great Britain.
OS Open UPRN
What OS Open UPRN provides you with
Addressable features
UPRNs are assigned to approximately 40 million addressable locations, which all residential and commercial properties plus features without a ‘postal’ address, such as bus shelters and electricity sub-stations.
Share and link data
This data enables you to share and link data related to UPRNs, which you can spatially analyse and visualise using the accurate location.
Authoritative source
The UPRNs in OS Open UPRN are primarily allocated by Local Authorities, under their legal duty to maintain this information. This means you can have confidence you're accessing an authoritative source of these identifiers.
Use cases
- Share information held against a UPRN with a location
- Link together information associated with UPRNs
- Applies a common standard and helps to ensure uniformity in location data across different sectors.
Related products
OS Open Linked Identifiers
An open dataset of cross-referenced identifiers between various OS data products.
OS GB Address
A complete address data collection for Great Britain, including UPRNs, property classification, postal status, and construction status.
AddressBase Premium
AddressBase Premium offers full lifecycle information of a property that can be used within geographical information systems & database systems.
