Which address product should you use?

AddressBase Core holds the address records from Royal Mail’s Postcode Address File and current address records from the Local Authority Land and Property Gazetteer

You can use AddressBase Core for any task that requires property addresses, and will benefit from a single line address field

AddressBase Core is available weekly, allowing you to hold the latest data on a more regular basis than the other AddressBase products

AddressBase Core contains an attribute for a single line address, removing the need to concatenate fields to create one

Example:

We need a list of addresses that belong to the properties along these specific streets to update them on parking permit changes

AddressBase Plus holds the address records from Royal Mail’s Postcode Address File, current address records from the Local Authority Land and Property Gazetteer, and objects without postal addresses

You can use AddressBase Plus for tasks that require the need to identify existing properties and real world objects

It has the most detailed address classification code allowing for a more thorough understanding of property characteristics and usage (e.g. Commercial, Medical, Hospital, Hospice)

Example:

What commercial property accommodating vulnerable members of society do we know are within a flood risk area in this town?

AddressBase Premium holds the address records from Royal Mail’s Postcode Address File, all address records from the Local Authority Land and Property Gazetteer, and objects without postal addresses

You can use AddressBase Premium for tasks that require the need to identify past and present property use, planned building construction, and historic addresses because it includes all LPI records

Store the COU files to visualise change over time

Join to OS MasterMap using the TOID to make your building addresses 3D with the building height attribute

AddressBase Premium unlike the other 3 products gives you the ability to look at how land and property use changes over time, by offering data associated with the full UPRN lifecycle

Example:

We need to recognise how our high streets are changing, and what impact urban sprawl is having on our towns and cities

OS Places API contains AddressBase Premium data

You can use the API to make requests using full or partial address, a postcode, or a UPRN using either the Royal Mail (DPA) or Local Authority (LPI) Address (Royal Mail is the default)

Your searches can also find addresses closest to a given point, or all addresses within a defined area

You can use to maintain an address database

You can use in web mapping or on your website for address search functionality

Good for quick address search analysis

Useful if you don’t want to store address data locally

Example:

We need an address search function in our web application that will be accessible on our website and have rooftop accuracy