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Grouping
Dataset
Description
Demo
Address
Postcode From
Used with Postcode field to provide a range for searching. Also returns any changed postcode from a lookup.
Address
Key
Provides a key which can be used to easily retrieve the record again, e.g. when a user clicks on an item in the list box.
Address
DPS
The Delivery Point Suffix which along with the postcode uniquely identifies the letterbox.
Administrative
Authority Code
Local/Unitary Authority for this Postcode (same as the start of the ward code).
Administrative
NUTS3 Code
Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) is a geographical system, divided into one of four levels based on geographical size. This has since been updated for the UK with ITL (International Territorial Levels).
Administrative
NUTS3 Name
Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) is a geographical system, divided into one of four levels based on geographical size. This has since been updated for the UK with ITL (International Territorial Levels).
Administrative
Council Tax Band
Council Tax Band Data ranges from A-H and determines the annual council tax charge of each property within a Council.
Business
Size
Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation at this particular office.
Business
National Size
Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation covering all sites.
County
Abbreviated Postal County
Royal Mail approved abbreviation is used where available for the postal county.
County
Optional County
Postal counties including optional ones for most addresses which would otherwise not have a county name.
County
Abbreviated Optional County
Counties are Optional for addressing and AFD provide different types of county to meet your needs.
County
Traditional County
Counties are Optional for addressing and AFD provide different types of county to meet your needs.
County
Administrative County
Counties are Optional for addressing and AFD provide different types of county to meet your needs.
DX
DX Number
A DX Exchange number is the unique identifier used for a customer who is a member of the DX Document Exchange.
DX
DX Exchange
Provides the DX Exchange address for any member of DX Exchange.
DX
DX Organisation
Returns the Organisation name held on the DX Exchange for the organisation selected.
DX
DX Profession
This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.
Education
Devolved Constituency Code
Devolved Constituency Code for this postcode (currently covers Scotland).
Education
Devolved Constituency Name
Devolved Constituency Name for this postcode (currently covers Scotland).
Education
POLAR3 Young
The participation of local areas (POLAR) classification groups show how likely young people are to participate in higher education across the UK by postcode.
Education
POLAR3 Adult
The participation of local areas (POLAR) classification groups show how likely mature students are to participate in higher education across the UK by postcode.
Education
POLAR4
POLAR4 classifies local areas across the UK according to the young participation rate in higher education. The rate is calculated by dividing the number of young people from each area who enter higher education aged 18 or 19 by the young population of that area.
Education
Deprivation Rank
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is a measure of relative deprivation for small areas (Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs).
Education
Deprivation Decile
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is a measure of relative deprivation for small areas (Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs).
Education
AEB Area
Adult Education Budget (AEB) shows which postcodes fall within devolved authority areas.
Education
AEB Source
Source of funding responsible for Adult Education Budget at this postcode.
Education
AEB Effective From/To
Shows the date that the AEB funding was the responsibilty of the AEB Source returned.
General
Mailsort Code
Used for obtaining bulk mail discounts.
General
UPRN
Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) used to link other datasets, used heavily in public sector data.
Geographical
Sub Country Name
Provides the devolved or non-UK country name (e.g. England, Scotland, Wales etc.).
Geographical
SOA Lower
Lower level Super Output Area (Data Zone in Scotland, Super Output Area in Northern Ireland).
Geographical
SOA Middle
Middle level Super Output Area (Intermediate Geography in Scotland, not applicable for Northern Ireland).
Geographical
Urban Rural Code
Provides a code which indicates if an area is mainly urban or rural and how sparsely populated those areas are.
Geographical
Urban Rural Name
Provides a description which goes along with the Urban Rural Code.
Geographical
Latitude
Latitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84) 9 digit reference (53.6655850).
Geographical
Longitude
Longitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84) 8 digit reference (-1.8369464).
Geographical
Grid Level
This indicates the level of grid reference returned (1 – postcode, 2 – address, 3 – approximate). This is only available to address level grid users.
Geographical
what3words
A unique, three-word combination for every 3-metre square location in the world. This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.
Health
NHS Code
National Health Service Area Code.
Health
NHS Name
National Health Service Area Name.
Health
NHS Region Code
National Health Service Region Code.
Health
NHS Region Name
National Health Service Region Name.
Health
PCT Code
National Heath Service Clinical Commisioning Group Code for England (Local Health Board Code in Wales, Community Health Partnership in Scotland, Local Commissioning Group in Northern Ireland, Primary Healthcare Directorate in the Isle of Man).
Health
PCT Name
National Heath Service Clinical Commisioning Group Name for England (Local Health Board Code in Wales, Community Health Partnership in Scotland, Local Commissioning Group in Northern Ireland, Primary Healthcare Directorate in the Isle of Man).
Property Characteristics
Just Built
Contains the date of inclusion on PAF for properties thought to be recently built.
Property Characteristics
Postcode Type
L for Large User Postcode, S for Small User.
Large user postcodes are allocated to single addresses (usually businesses) that receive at least 500 mail items per day.
Property Characteristics
Address Type
Indication of the type of property level data to capture to have the full address for a property on the selected postcode.
Property Characteristics
Occupancy
Indication of the type of occupants of properties found on the selected postcode.
Property Characteristics
Multiple Residency Indicator
Indicates if an address is a multiple residency address, e.g., a flat within a building with a single delivery point. This is a single character – O for Multiple Residency Owner, M for Multiple Residency address. 1 where the flag is indicated, 0 where the flag is not valid. This is only available to Multiple Residency users.
Property Characteristics
Not Yet Built
Identify and deliver services to the addresses of properties that are at the planning and construction stage.
Residential Individual
Residency
This indicates the number of years the selected resident has been on the electoral roll at this address.
Residential Individual
Household Composition
This describes the household composition of the selected address.
Residential Individual
On Edited Roll
Shows records that appear on the edited electoral roll and can be used for Marketing purposes.