Code-Point Open
An open dataset of all the current postcode units in Great Britain. For each postcode, Code-Point Open provides a positional quality indicator (PQI), country code, NHS area code along with local government county, district, and ward codes.

Locate your analysis
Link any dataset that includes postcode data to the postcode location in a GIS and build up a spatial picture of your data.
Link statistical and numeric datasets to your postcode data
Using ONS administrative unit codes and NHS health authority code attributes in each postcode.
Additional attributes
To give you extra analytical power, Code-Point Open includes NHS authority and administrative unit codes.
Authoritative data
Code-Point Open provides accurate coverage of the 1.7 million postcodes in Great Britain. The product is updated quarterly.
How to get this product
Access to this OS OpenData product is free through the OS Data Hub.
What's next?
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