Data structure

CSV

There are two folders in the root directory: Doc and Data. The Doc folder contains the following files:

CD_INFO.TXT – Note about the data on this DVD.
Codelist.xls – Lookup table of GSS Codes.
NHS_Codelist.xls – Lookup table of Health GSS Codes.
metadata.txt – Number of postcode units in each postcode area.
Readfirst.txt – Summary of copyright, licence and data format information.
DISCCARE.TXT – Contains information on the care of DVDs The Data folder contains the following sub-folder:
- CSV: 121 Postcode area files in CSV format

There are two folders in the root directory: Doc and Data The Doc folder contains the following files:

Codelist.xls – Lookup table of GSS Codes.
metadata.txt – Number of postcode units in each postcode area.
NHS_Codelist.xls – Lookup table of Health GSS Codes.
Readfirst.txt – Summary of copyright, licence and data format information The Data folder contains the following file:
- UK_CODEPOINT.gpkg – One postcode area file in GeoPackage format

The structure of Code-Point supplied in CSV is described in the product Technical specification included below.

The structure of Code-Point supplied in GeoPackage is described in the product Technical specification included below.

The header file, required for use with the CSV format, can be downloaded from the Code-Point Product page on the OS website.

This header file contains two rows of data:

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