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This dataset contains the National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) for the United Kingdom. The NSPL relates current postcodes to a range of current statutory administrative, electoral, health and other statistical geographies via ‘best-fit’ allocation from the 2011 Census output areas. It supports the production of area based statistics from postcoded data. The NSPL is produced by ONS Geography, which provides geographic support to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations.

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Columns (10)

Description
Postcode 1
All current ('live') postcodes within the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, received monthly from Royal Mail. Also, all terminated ('closed') postcodes that have not been subsequently re-used by Royal Mail within the United Kingdom and by the postal administrations in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. 2, 3 or 4 character outward code - left aligned; 3 character inward code - right aligned; 3rd and 4th characters may be blank
postcode_1
County Name
county_name
Local Authority Name
local_authority_name
Ward Name
ward_name
Country Name
country_name
Region Name
region_name
Parliamentary Constituency Name
parliamentary_constituency_name
European Electoral Region Name
european_electoral_region_name
Primary Care Trust Name
primary_care_trust_name
Location
location