ONS Postcode Directory (May 2016) User Guide

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Dataset information

Catalog
Office for National Statistics catalog
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Updated
2025.08.11 07:49
Created
2022.07.20
Available languages
English
Keywords
ONS Postcode Directory, DOC_ONSPD_UG, Postcode Products, Documents, ONSPD, ONSPD User Guide and Version Notes
Datasource
Official portal for European data link
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Dataset description

<span style='line-height: 26.3500003814697px;'>This user guide and version notes contains information about the ONS Postcode Directory including:</span><span style='line-height: 1.75667;'> directory content;</span><span style='line-height: 1.75667;'> data currency;</span><span style='line-height: 1.75667;'> the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes;</span><span style='line-height: 1.75667;'> </span><span style='line-height: 1.75667;'>data formats; </span><span style='line-height: 1.75667;'>data quality and limitations and det</span><span style='line-height: 26.3500003814697px;'>ails of recent changes that have impacted on the data. Various annexes and tables provide more detailed supporting information.  (File Size - 985 KB)</span>
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