Classification scheme

The AddressBase Classification Scheme provides varying levels of classification for addressable objects which are captured and maintained by the Local Authorities and Ordnance Survey. This allows searches to be limited on residential or commercial addresses or be more specific to find all the flats or all fast-food outlets. The varying levels of classification are as follows:

Primary Level Classification R: Residential C: Commercial
- Secondary Level Classification RD: Residential Dwelling CH: Hotel/Motel/ Boarding/ Guest House
  - Tertiary Level Classification RD02: Detached House CH01: Boarding/Guest House/ Bed And Breakfast/Youth Hostel
    Quaternary Level CH01YH: Youth Hostel

The AddressBase Classification Scheme is applicable to all of the AddressBase products
The level of classification varies across all addressable objects and across the different AddressBase products. AddressBase provides primary level classification for addressable objects, AddressBase Core provides up to secondary level, while AddressBase Plus, AddressBase Plus Islands, AddressBase Premium and AddressBase Premium Islands provide up to tertiary / quaternary level.
There are only certain classification codes that extend to the quaternary classification level as shown above.

AddressBase Classification Scheme download

The full AddressBase Classification Scheme is available in CSV (comma-separated values) and .xlsx formats for download in the following zip file.

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addressbase-product-classification-scheme.zip