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Points of Interest

Points of Interest is a comprehensive location-based directory of all public and privately owned businesses, educational institutions and leisure services in Great Britain. It contains over four million records, which are sourced and quality-checked from over a hundred leading listing suppliers.

This product is updated quarterly in March, June, September and December.

Representation of Points of Interest data showing a large number of points of interest represented as coloured dots on a background map
Representation of Points of Interest data

Take your analysis beyond the address

Points of Interest GIS data can help to identify places by their use and function as well as by their postal address or location. Each record also contains a telephone number, web address and brand, where appropriate.

Organisation and activity at commercial addresses

More than 45% of Points of Interest records are businesses. It shows the organisation and activity at commercial addresses in Great Britain, and includes the brand, phone number and web URL of major businesses.

Sourced and quality-checked data

Points of Interest contains over four million records, sourced and quality-checked from more than 100 leading listing suppliers. It's updated quarterly, so you'll always be working with current information.

Tailor your order

You can tailor your order to just what you need – and our tiered classifications make it easy to narrow down your choices. So if you only want to know about businesses in Wigan or banks in Kent, we're here to help.

How to get this product

You can try out a sample of Points of Interest data for evaluation and testing through the Points of Interest product page on the Ordnance Survey website.

This product is not available as part of the Public Sector Geospatial Agreement (PSGA). You can read more about the PSGA and discover which products are included on the PSGA Product summary page in the resources section.

What's next?

To access additional documentation and resources relating to this product, please refer to the following:

New users should start with the Overview to gain high-level insight into the product. The Getting Started Guide will help you to begin using product data in different software systems. The Technical Specification contains detailed technical insights.

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