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

GeoPackage

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

Available formats

CSV

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

GeoPackage

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

CSV header file

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:

• Header codes

• Header descriptive names