National Statistics Postcode Lookup
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Summary
A lookup of live and terminated postcodes in the UK to a variety of geographies best-fit by 2021 Output Area.
Description
A range of ONS Geography postcode products. This includes the ONS Postcode Directory (ONSPD) and National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) and a range of postcode to statistical geography lookups. This asset also includes a NSPL to Ordnance Survey 1 km grid square lookup. The NSPL relates both current and terminated postcodes to a range of current statutory geographies via best-fit allocation from the 2021 Census Output Areas (national parks and Workplace Zones are exempt from best-fit and use exact-fit allocations) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has the 2011 Census Output Areas. It supports the production of area-based statistics from postcoded data. The NSPL is produced by ONS Geography, who provide geographic support to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations. The NSPL is issued quarterly.
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About this data
- Data creator
- Office for National Statistics
- Temporal coverage
- 01 February 2024 to 29 February 2024
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Dataset theme
- Government reference data
- Restrictions for access
- Access for all accredited researchers
- Project approval
- Projects must be accredited
- Search keywords
- Boundaries Environment Location Postcode
Metadata
Metadata
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Dataset themeMain category for the topic of the resource
- Government reference data
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Dataset resource typeThe type of the dataset resource
- Reference
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Geographic coverageThe geographic area covered by the dataset
- UK
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Temporal coverageThe timeframes covered by these data
- 01 February 2024 to 29 February 2024
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FrequencyThe frequency at which the dataset resource is published or updated
- Quarterly
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Geographic levelThe lowest level of geography covered by the dataset
- Postcode
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Data creatorThe name of the organisation that produced or published this resource
- Office for National Statistics
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Data contributorsThe name(s) of any organisation(s), other than the data supplier or provider, that have data which are included in this dataset resource
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Licensing statusThe license used for making this resource available and defining how it can be used
- Restricted
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Disclosure controlThe standard or bespoke disclosure control rules that apply to this dataset
- Standard disclosure rules apply
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Restrictions for accessRestrictions for users and researchers accessing data in Google Cloud Platform
- Access for all accredited researchers
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Research outputsThe approval route researchers must take for their outputs to be published
- No requirements
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Project approvalThe project approvals needed for this resource
- Projects must be accredited
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Research disclaimerThe disclaimer required to be published with the outputs for this dataset
- No requirements
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AcronymAny other names or acronyms used to refer to the data
- NSPL
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ProvenanceDetails of how this dataset resource came to be generated