Delivery Point Address – (Type 28 Record)
A Delivery Point Address is defined as a property that receives deliveries from Royal Mail. The structure of this address is taken from Royal Mail Postcode Address File (PAF) and other supplementary data files.
Data type attributes
The following page provides details about the attributes included with this data type, their types in the different output formats, and other important metadata about them.
fid
A non-persistent integer which is autogenerated and is required within the OGC GPKG format.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), Not provided (CSV), fid (GKPG)
Data Type: Integer
Multiplicity: [1]
Record identifier
Identifies the record as a Royal Mail Delivery Point Address Record (type 28).
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), RECORD_IDENTIFIER (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: Integer
Size: 2
Multiplicity: [1]
Change type
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CHANGE_TYPE (CSV), change_type (GKPG)
Size: 1
Multiplicity: [1]
Pro order
The order in which the records were processed in to create the data supply.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), PRO_ORDER (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: Integer
Size: 16
Multiplicity: [1]
UPRN
Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) - foreign key used to reference the DPA record to the corresponding BLPU.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), UPRN (CSV), uprn (GKPG)
Data Type: Integer
Size: 12
Multiplicity: [1]
UDPRN
Royal Mail’s Unique Delivery Point Reference Number (UDPRN) and the Primary key for this table.
Attribute Name: udprn (GML), UDPRN (CSV), udprn (GKPG)
Data Type: Integer
Size: 8
Multiplicity: [1]
Organisation name
The organisation name is the business name given to a delivery point within a building or small group of buildings. For example: ABC COMMUNICATIONS.
This field could also include entries for churches, public houses and libraries.
Attribute Name: organisationName (GML), ORGANISATION_NAME (CSV), organisation_name (GKPG)
Condition: Organisation Name must be present if Building Name or Building Number or PO Box Number are all not present. Organisation Name must be present if Department Name is present.
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 60
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Department name
For some organisations, department name is indicated because mail is received by subdivisions of the main organisation at distinct delivery points.
For example, Organisation Name: ABC COMMUNICATIONS RM Department Name: MARKETING DEPARTMENT
Attribute Name: departmentName (GML), DEPARTMENT_NAME (CSV), department_name (GKPG)
Condition: If a Department Name is present an Organisation Name must also be present.
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 60
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Sub-building name
The sub-building name and/or number are identifiers for subdivisions of properties. For example:
Sub-building Name: FLAT 3 Building Name: POPLAR COURT Thoroughfare: LONDON ROAD
Attribute Name: subBuildingName (GML), SUB_BUILDING_NAME (CSV), sub_building_name (GKPG)
Condition: If a Sub Building Name is present a Building Name or Building Number must also be present.
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 30
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Building name
The building name is a description applied to a single building or a small group of buildings, such as Highfield House. This also includes those building numbers that contain non-numeric characters, such as 44A.
Some descriptive names, when included with the rest of the address, are sufficient to identify the property uniquely and unambiguously, for example, MAGISTRATES COURT.
Sometimes the building name will be a blend of distinctive and descriptive naming, for example, RAILWAY TAVERN (PUBLIC HOUSE) or THE COURT ROYAL (HOTEL).
Attribute Name: buildingName (GML), BUILDING_NAME (CSV), building_name (GKPG)
Condition: Building Name must be present if Organisation Name or Building Number or PO Box Number are all not present.
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 50
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Building number
The building number is a number given to a single building or a small group of buildings, thus identifying it from its neighbours, for example, 44.
Building numbers that contain a range, decimals or non-numeric characters do not appear in this field but will be found in the building name or the sub-building name fields.
Attribute Name: buildingNumber (GML), BUILDING_NUMBER (CSV), building_number (GKPG)
Condition: Building Number must be present if Organisation Name or Building Name or PO Box Number are all not present.
Data Type: Integer
Size: 4
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Dependent thoroughfare
In certain places, for example, town centres, there are named thoroughfares within other named thoroughfares, for example, parades of shops on a high street where different parades have their own identity. For example, KINGS PARADE, HIGH STREET and QUEENS PARADE, HIGH STREET.
Attribute Name: dependentThoroughfare (GML), DEPENDENT_THOROUGHFARE (CSV), dependent_thoroughfare (GKPG)
Condition: If a Dependent Thoroughfare is present a Thoroughfare value must also be present.
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 80
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Thoroughfare
A thoroughfare is fundamentally a road, track or named access route on which there are Royal Mail delivery points, for example, HIGH STREET.
This is the Royal Mail equivalent of the Street Description attributes.
Attribute Name: thoroughfare (GML), THOROUGHFARE (CSV), thoroughfare (GKPG)
Condition: A Thoroughfare must be present if a Dependent Thoroughfare is present.
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 80
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Double-dependent locality
This is used to distinguish between similar thoroughfares or the same thoroughfare within a dependent locality. For example, Millbrook Industrial Estate and Cranford Estate in this situation: BRUNEL WAY, MILLBROOK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MILLBROOK, SOUTHAMPTON and BRUNEL WAY, CRANFORD ESTATE, MILLBROOK, SOUTHAMPTON.
Attribute Name: doubleDependentLocality (GML), DOUBLE_DEPENDENT_LOC ALITY (CSV), double_dependent_locality (GKPG)
Condition: If a Double Dependent Locality is present a Dependent Locality must also be present.
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 35
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Dependent locality
Dependent locality areas define an area within a post town. These are only necessary for postal purposes and are used to aid differentiation where there are thoroughfares of the same name in the same locality. For example, HIGH STREET in SHIRLEY and SWAYTHLING in this situation: HIGH STREET, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON and HIGH STREET, SWAYTHLING, SOUTHAMPTON.
Attribute Name: dependentLocality (GML), DEPENDENT_LOC ALITY (CSV), dependent_locality (GKPG)
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 35
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Post town
The town or city in which the Royal Mail sorting office is located which services this record. There may be more than one, possibly several, sorting offices in a town or city.
Attribute Name: postTown (GML), POST_TOWN (CSV), post_town (GKPG)
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 30
Multiplicity: [1]
Source: Royal Mail
Postcode
A postcode is an abbreviated form of address made up of combinations of between five and seven alphanumeric characters. These are used by Royal Mail to help with the automated sorting of mail. A postcode may cover between 1 and 100 addresses.
There are two main components of a postcode, for example, NW6 4DP:
The outward code (or ‘outcode’). The first two–four characters of the postcode constituting the postcode area and the postcode district, for example, NW6. It is the part of the postcode that enables mail to be sent from the accepting office to the correct area for delivery.
The inward code (or ‘incode’). The last three characters of the postcode constituting the postcode sector and the postcode unit, example, 4DP. It is used to sort mail at the local delivery office.
Attribute Name: postcode (GML), POSTCODE (CSV), postcode (GKPG)
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 8
Multiplicity: [1]
Source: Royal Mail
Post town
Describes the address as a small or large user as defined by Royal Mail.
Attribute Name: postcodeType (GML), POSTCODE_TYPE (CSV), postcode_type (GKPG)
Condition: If PO Box number is present, Postcode Type must be ‘L’.
Size: 1
Multiplicity: [1]
Source: Royal Mail
Delivery point suffix
A two-character code uniquely identifying an individual delivery point within a postcode.
Attribute Name: deliveryPointSuffix (GML), DELIVERY_POINT_SUFFIX (CSV), delivery_point_suffix (GKPG)
Condition: If PO Box number is present, Postcode Type must be ‘L’.
Code List Name: CharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 2
Multiplicity: [1]
Source: Royal Mail
Welsh dependent thoroughfare
The Welsh translation of DEPENDENT_THOROUGHFARE.
Attribute Name: welshDependentThoroughfare (GML), WELSH_DEPENDENT_THOROUGHFARE (CSV), welsh_dependent_thoroughfare (GKPG)
Condition: If a Welsh Dependent Thoroughfare is present, a Welsh Thoroughfare must also be present.
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 80
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Welsh thoroughfare
The Welsh translation of THOROUGHFARE.
Attribute Name: welshThoroughfare (GML), WELSH_THOROUGHFARE (CSV), welsh_thoroughfare (GKPG)
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 80
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Welsh double-dependent locality
The Welsh translation of Double Dependent Locality.
Attribute Name: welshDoubleDependentLocality (GML), WELSH_DOUBLE_DEPENDE NT_LOCALITY (CSV), welsh_double_dependent_locality (GKPG)
Condition: If a Welsh Double Dependent Locality is present, a Welsh Dependent Locality must also be present.
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 36
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Welsh dependent locality
The Welsh translation of DEPENDENT_LOCALITY.
Attribute Name: welshDependentLocality (GML), WELSH_DEPENDENT_LOCALITY (CSV), welsh_dependent_locality (GKPG)
Condition: If a Welsh Double Dependent Locality is present, a Welsh Dependent Locality must also be present.
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 35
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Welsh post town
The Welsh translation of post town value.
Attribute Name: welshPostTown (GML), WELSH_POST_TOWN (CSV), welsh_post_town (GKPG)
Data Type: LocalisedCharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 30
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Po box number
Post Office Box (PO Box) number.
Attribute Name: poBoxNumber (GML), PO_BOX_NUMBER (CSV), po_box_number (GKPG)
Condition: Organisation Name or PO Box Number must be present if Building Name or Building Number are all not present.
Data Type: CharacterString (GML), char (CSV), String (GKPG)
Size: 6
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Source: Royal Mail
Process date
The date on which the PAF record was processed into the database.
Attribute Name: processDate (GML), PROCESS_DATE (CSV), process_date (GKPG)
Data Type: Date
Multiplicity: [1]
Start date
The date on which the address record was matched to the Delivery Point Address.
Data Type: Date
Multiplicity: [1]
End date
The date on which the PAF record no longer existed in the database.
Data Type: Date
Multiplicity: [0..1]
Last update date
The date on which any attribute on this record was last changed.
Data Type: Date
Multiplicity: [1]
Entry date
The date on which the PAF record was first loaded by Geoplace.
Data Type: Date
Multiplicity: [1]
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