Code-Point Open

Code-Point Open provides postcode locations for Great Britain as open data. It includes additional attributes like NHS health authority codes, administrative codes and PO box indicator. It is suitable for both commercial and non-commercial applications that need postcode information.

This product is updated every three months

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Data access
  • Download
Data structure
  • Vector
Format
  • CSV
  • GeoPackage

What Code-Point Open provides you with

Locate your analysis

Link any dataset that includes postcode data to the postcode location in a GIS and build up a spatial picture of your data.

Additional attributes

To give you extra analytical power, Code-Point Open includes NHS authority and administrative unit codes.

Authoritative data

With Code-Point Open get coverage of the 1.7 million postcodes in Great Britain updated quarterly – accurate depiction of all live postcodes in GB.

Use cases

  • Links postcode data to census or health datasets for population insights. 
  • Maps postcode areas to environmental risk zones. 
  • Supports store location planning, sales analysis and customer profiling. Businesses use postcode data to understand market reach and competitor proximity. 

Code-Point Open provides postcode locations for Great Britain as open data. It includes additional attributes like NHS health authority codes, administrative codes and PO box indicator. It is suitable for both commercial and non-commercial applications that need postcode information.

This product is updated every three months

View documentationFree to use for everyone
Data access
  • Download
Data structure
  • Vector
Format
  • CSV
  • GeoPackage

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