Code-Point Open

An open dataset of all the current postcode units in Great Britain. Get started with geographical analysis, simple route planning and asset management.

  • Addressing and location
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  • OS OpenData Plan (FREE)
  • Public Sector Plan
  • Premium Plan

This product is updated quarterly

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© Crown copyright and database rights. Ordnance Survey 2025

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.

Code-Point Open

Technical information

© Crown copyright and database rights. Ordnance Survey 2025

Specifications

Use cases

Link statistical and numeric datasets to your postcode data using ONS administrative unit codes and NHS health authority code attributes in each postcode

Access
  • Download
Data theme
  • Administrative and Statistical Units
Data structure
Vector - Points
Coverage
Great Britain
Scale
1:1250 to 1:10,000
Format
  • CSV
  • GeoPackage
Ordering area
  • All of Great Britain
Publication months
  • February
  • May
  • August
  • November
OS Data Hub plan
  • OS OpenData Plan (FREE)
  • Public Sector Plan
  • Premium Plan

Documents and Support

Technical documentation

  • Code-Point Open technical documentation
    Visit docs.os.uk to access all technical documentation for this product, including getting started guide, technical specification, and other supporting documents.
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What you get

Key features
  • Locate your analysis
  • Additional attributes
  • Authoritative data
Category
Addressing and location
Access
  • Download
Data structure
Vector - Points
Update frequency
Quarterly

How to access

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