Datasets

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Data

Grouping

Dataset

Description

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Address

Postcode

The Royal Mail Postcode for this address (or ZipCode).

Address

Postcode From

Used with Postcode field to provide a range for searching. Also returns any changed postcode from a lookup.

Address

List

Provides a list item formatted to be added to a list box for this record.

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

Country ISO

Alpha-3 Country ISO Code.

Address

Organisation

Business Name.

Address

Property

Property (building-includes any sub-building).

Address

Street

Delivery Street (includes any sub-street).

Address

Locality

Locality (sometimes a village name; in ZipAddress used for Urbanization).

Address

Town

Postal Delivery Town (or City).

Address

DPS

The Delivery Point Suffix which along with the postcode uniquely identifies the letterbox.

Address

UDPRN

Royal Mail Unique Delivery Point Reference Number assigned to this letter box.

Address

Country

Country of Address.

Administrative

Ward Code

Code identifying the electoral ward for this postcode.

Administrative

Ward Name

Name identifying the electoral ward for this postcode.

Administrative

Constituency Code

Parliamentary Constituency Code for this postcode.

Administrative

Constituency

Parliamentary Constituency for this postcode.

Administrative

Authority Code

Local/Unitary Authority for this Postcode (same as the start of the ward code).

Administrative

Authority

Local/Unitary Authority for this postcode.

Administrative

EER Code

Code identifying the European Electoral Region for this postcode.

Administrative

EER Name

Name identifying the European Electoral Region for this postcode.

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

Phone

STD Code or Phone Number.

Business

Business

Provides a description of the type of business.

Business

Size

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation at this particular office.

Business

SIC Code

Standard Industry Classification Code for an organisation record.

Business

LocationType

The type of Business Location, e.g. Head Office or Branch Office.

Business

Branch Count

The number of branches for this business.

Business

Group ID

An ID of the Group where a business is part of a wider group.

Business

Turn Over

The modelled annual turnover for the business.

Business

National Size

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation covering all sites.

County

Postal County

Royal Mail supplied postal county.

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.

Demographics

Censation Code

Censation Code assigned to this Postcode.

Demographics

Censation Label

Label for the Censation Code.

Demographics

Affluence

Provides a description of affluence.

Demographics

Lifestage

Provides a description of life stage.

Demographics

Additional Census Info

Additional information from the Census.

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

LEA Code

Code identifying the Local Education Authority for this postcode.

Education

LEA Name

Name identifying the Local Education Authority for this postcode.

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

LEP Code

Learning Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Code at the Postcode entered.

Education

LEP Name

Learning Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Name at the Postcode entered.

Education

LEP Code 2

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

LEP Name 2

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

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

Grid E

Grid Easting as a 6 digit reference.

Geographical

Grid N

Grid Northing as a 6 digit reference.

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

Address Type Description

Description matching the Address Type.

Property Characteristics

Occupancy

Indication of the type of occupants of properties found on the selected postcode.

Property Characteristics

Occupancy Description

Description matching the Occupancy.

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

Name

Name of Resident.

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.

Residential Individual

Gender

The gender (M or F) of the resident if known.

Residential Individual

Forename

Resident’s Forename.

Residential Individual

Middle Initial

Resident’s Middle Initial.

Residential Individual

Surname

Resident’s Surname.

Residential Individual

Date Of Birth

Resident’s Date Of Birth.

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