Postcodes
A series of letters and numbers designated to an address for sorting mail
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- Co-design
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- Last updated
- 28 November 2024
Backlog
Who asked for 'Postcodes' data?
The Geospatial Commission has published a list of 65 open datasets that they believe are used during the housing and planning process. This includes Postcodes
What is the driver for the request?
Other
Which 2024 focus area does the request support?
Other
Screen
What is the 'Postcodes' consideration?
Postcodes is not the dataset name -> Code-Point Open Code-Point with Polygons
Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Postcodes'?
Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail
Which organisations do we think should publish the data?
Ordnance Survey;Royal Mail
Is there any Postcodes data already available?
Yes
What Postcodes data is currently available?
- Code-Point with Polygons (publisher: Ordnance Survey; coverage: GB; licence: PSGA to Government. Need to consider what platform needs it for in more detail; fields: FID; Shape; POSTCODE; UPP; PC_AREA)
- Code-Point OPEN (publisher: Ordnance Survey; coverage: GB; licence: OGL version 3; fields: postcode; PQI; Easting; Northing; Country Code; NHS regional health authority code; administrative county code; administrative district code; administrative ward code)
- Code-Point (publisher: Ordnance Survey; coverage: GB; licence: PSGA to Government. Need to consider what platform needs it for in more detail; fields: Postcode; Positional quality indicator (PQI); PO Box indicator; Total delivery points; Delivery points; Domestic delivery points; Non-domestic delivery; PO Box domestic delivery points; Matched addressed premises; Unmatched delivery points; Easting; Northing; Country code; NHS regional health authority code; NHS health authority code; Administrative county code; Administrative district code; Administrative ward code; Postcode type)
Do we think the data should come from a single source?
Ordnance Survey
Will a data standard be required?
No
Research
Do we understand the lifecycle of a Postcodes?
No
Do we understand how the data is created/produced?
N/A
Where will or should the data be used?
N/A
What other planning considerations does it interact with?
N/A
Who are the statutory consultees for Postcodes?
N/A
Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Postcodes? How do we expect them to use Postcodes?
N/A
What are the planning needs for this data?
Planning need is unclear
Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Postcodes data?
- service builders
- proptech companies
What are some potential uses of Postcodes data?
Searching for an area
Most people know their post code and use it to refer to or specify a geographic area.
It is usually the first thing people use to narrow down an area they are concerned with.
Statistics
Post codes can be used to group data together for research and statistical analysis.
What's the value of adding Postcodes data to the platform?
Making postcodes available through the platform means service builders can use them in their services. This would help their users because it is common for people to know and use post codes to find or refer to an area.
From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Postcodes data available?
N/A