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Areas and Zones Portfolio

This page provides an overview of the OS downloadable products available in the Areas and Zones Portfolio.

Areas and zones products

This portfolio provides administrative, electoral and analytical boundaries data plus built-up areas and postcode data. It enables spatial analysis, policy development and demographic profiling across Great Britain.

The following downloadable products are available within the Areas and Zones Portfolio:

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Boundary-Line

An open dataset that represents every administrative and electoral boundary and their names for Great Britain.

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Code-Point

A postcode locator that locates over 1.7 million postcode units in Great Britain and Northern Ireland – providing information about delivery points, positional quality, type and district codes amongst other data points.

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Code-Point Open

An open dataset of all 1.7 million postcode units in Great Britain.

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Code-Point with Polygons

A dataset providing the notional extent of every postcode in Great Britain for visualisation and analysis at a national scale.

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OS Open Built Up Areas

A dataset representing Built Up Areas of Great Britain designed to underpin statistical analysis and contribute to policy enablement across the public sector.

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