Requirements

Points of Interest is a data product and does not include software for analysis, but it can be used with a variety of programs and applications. Points of Interest can be loaded onto any desktop or laptop PC that has a program capable of importing a delimited text file. If using a geographical information system (GIS), customers are encouraged to contact the system vendor to establish actual system requirements.

Supply definition

Points of Interest is only available for Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and is supplied via secure URL.

Points of Interest is only available in pipe delimited text file format.

File sizes

A national (Great Britain) set of Points of Interest is currently approximately 1 Gb but the size can change for each release.

Points of Interest directory structure

The directory structure of secure URL is shown below:

ROOT directory

The ROOT directory will contain the following ASCII text file:

• POI_README.txt

The ROOT directory will contain the following directories:

• DATA

• DOC

• LOOKUPS

DATA directory

The DATA directory will contain the data file for your order:

• pointx_v2_CustomerAccountNumber_CustomerAccountName_Mmmyy or pointx_v2_National Coverage_Mmmyy with exclusions where relevant.

DOC directory

• CLASSIFICATION_SCHEME_V_X_X.pdf – POI classification.

• DATA_SUPPLIES_MMMYY.pdf – background notes on the data suppliers.

• DESC_CLASS_REPORT_MMMYY.pdf – descriptive class reporting documentation.

• DISCCARE.txt – information on the care of DVDs.

• KEYWORDS_DOCUMENTATION.pdf – using the keywords information.

• POI_USERGUIDE_V_X_X_MMMYY.pdf – the POI User Guide.

• PRODUCT_AMENDMENTS_MMMYY.txt – product amendment information.

• RELEASE_REPORT_MMMYY – counts for the number of points per classification level.

• SIC_DOCUMENTATION_V_X_X_MMMYY – using the POI class to SIC lookup.

The DOC directory may also contain documentation relating to the specification of the requested data format or additional documentation specific to that supply.

LOOKUPS directory

The LOOKUPS directory will contain the following ASCII text files:

• ADMINISTRATIVE_BOUNDARY_LOOKUP.txt – the administrative boundary lookup.

• KEYWORDS.txt – keywords information.

• POI_CATEGORIES.txt – the categories lookup within the classification.

• POI_CLASSIFICATIONS.txt – the classifications lookup.

• POI_CLASSIFICATION_V_X_X.mdb – the relationship between group, category and classification.

• POI_GROUPS.txt – the groups lookup within the classification.

• POI_CLASS_TO_SIC_LOOKUP.txt – the POI classes linked to the SIC.

• POSITIONAL_ACCURACY_LOOKUP.txt – the positional accuracy lookups.

The LOOKUPS directory may also include updates to the lookups for a specific release.

This document details the data enhancements that are included within the March 2024 release of PointX data. PointX is continually striving to improve its data holdings and this document highlights the specific changes made for the March 2024 release.

Improved data holdings

AddressBase Core and OS MasterMap Highways Network

AddressBase® Core and OS MasterMap® Highways Network updated to the January 2024 versions. The latest local authority amendments are included in this release due to using the May 2023 version of OS Boundary-Line.

UPRN

Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) population has decreased slightly to 49.45% and the population of the UPRN priority classes has marginally decreased to 89.26% UPRN.

Further information on UPRNs priorities can be found on the PointX website, in their user guide.

Emergency Service Records

PointX have a focus on improving the currency of emergency service records that will be reflected in current and future releases.

Latitude and Longitude

As mentioned in the December release note, PointX have shared their intention to include Latitude and Longitude within Points of Interest, along with the existing Ordnance Survey Grid References.

We have sample data of this that we can provide you with. If you would like to be sent the sample data, please reach out to the Location Product team at: LPT@os.uk where we can email you the sample data and receive your feedback.URLs

PointX continues to use a URL reputation service to identify and remove any potentially malicious URLS from the product.URLs

PointX continues to use a URL reputation service to identify and remove any potentially malicious URLs from the product.

All new or updated URL’s have been checked and refreshed to improve currency.

Distance Calculation

As of the March 2023 release, the methodology used to calculate the distance of a feature to the road network has been improved to use the entire road network in OS MasterMap Highways Network. This now includes Unique Street Reference Numbers (USRNs) that are not included in AddressBase Core. This enhancement provides more accurate distances for features where their distance is calculated spatially to the nearest road USRN; such features have a USRN Match Indicator of 3.

Next release

The next release of Points of Interest is scheduled for June 2024.

December 2024

This document details the data enhancements that are included within the December 2024 release of PointX data.

September 2024

This document details the data enhancements that are included within the September 2024 release of PointX data.

June 2024

This document details the data enhancements that are included within the June 2024 release of PointX data.

March 2024

This document details the data enhancements that are included within the March 2024 release of PointX data.

December 2023

This document details the data enhancements that are included within the December 2023 release of PointX data.

This document details the data enhancements that are included within the June 2024 release of PointX data. PointX continually strives to improve its data holdings and this document highlights the specific changes made for the June 2024 release.

Improved data holdings

AddressBase Core and OS MasterMap Highways Network

AddressBase® Core and OS MasterMap® Highways Network updated to the April 2024 versions.

UPRN

Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) population has increased slightly to 49.45% and the population of the UPRN priority classes has increased to 89.77% UPRN.

Further information on UPRNs priorities can be found in the user guide available on the PointX website.

Emergency Service Records

PointX are focussed on improving the currency of emergency service records and this will be reflected in current and future releases.

Latitude and Longitude

As mentioned in the December release note, PointX have shared their intention to include Latitude and Longitude within Points of Interest, along with the existing British National Grid References.

There are currently no plans to include Latitude and Longitude in the Points of Interest product available from Ordnance Survey. If including them would be helpful for you, please reach out to our Products team at: LPT@os.uk

URLs

PointX continues to use a URL reputation service to identify and remove any potentially malicious URLs from the product. However, it is recommended that the guidance as described in the user guide is followed in respect of the contents of the URL attribute.

All new or updated URL’s have been checked and refreshed to improve currency.

Feature Accuracy

PointX continues to improve the positional accuracy of features and this quarter they have updated hundreds of records.

Next release

The next release of Points of Interest is scheduled for September 2024.

This document details the data enhancements that are included within the December 2024 release of PointX data. PointX continually strives to improve its data holdings and this document highlights the specific changes made for the December 2024 release.

Improved data holdings

AddressBase Core and OS MasterMap Highways Network

AddressBase® Core and OS MasterMap® Highways Network updated to the October 2024 versions.

UPRN

Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) population has decreased slightly to 49.37% and the population of the UPRN priority classes has increased to 89.63% UPRN.

Further information on UPRNs priorities can be found in the user guide available on the PointX website.

New Capture Method

Police stations have been updated utilising a new method of capture resulting in improved currency.

London Boroughs Official Names

All London Boroughs have been updated to accurately reflect their official names.

Emergency Service Records

PointX are focused on improving the currency of emergency service records and this will be reflected in current and future releases.

Latitude and Longitude

As mentioned in the December release note, PointX have shared their intention to include Latitude and Longitude within Points of Interest, along with the existing British National Grid References.

There are currently no plans to include Latitude and Longitude in the Points of Interest product available from Ordnance Survey. If including them would be helpful for you, please reach out to our Products team at: LPT@os.uk

URLs

PointX continues to use a URL reputation service to identify and remove any potentially malicious URLs from the product. However, it is recommended that the guidance as described in the user guide is followed in respect of the contents of the URL attribute.

All new or updated URL’s have been checked and refreshed to improve currency.

Feature Accuracy

PointX continues to improve the positional accuracy of features and this quarter they have updated hundreds of records.

Next release

The next release of Points of Interest is scheduled for March 2025.

This document details the data enhancements that are included within the September 2024 release of PointX data. PointX continually strives to improve its data holdings and this document highlights the specific changes made for the September 2024 release.

Improved data holdings

AddressBase Core and OS MasterMap Highways Network

AddressBase® Core and OS MasterMap® Highways Network updated to the June 2024 versions.

UPRN

Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) population has increased slightly to 49.47% and the population of the UPRN priority classes has decreased to 89.6% UPRN.

Further information on UPRNs priorities can be found in the user guide available on the PointX website.

London Boroughs Official Names

All London Boroughs have been updated to accurately reflect their official names.

Emergency Service Records

PointX are focused on improving the currency of emergency service records and this will be reflected in current and future releases.

Latitude and Longitude

As mentioned in the December release note, PointX have shared their intention to include Latitude and Longitude within Points of Interest, along with the existing British National Grid References.

There are currently no plans to include Latitude and Longitude in the Points of Interest product available from Ordnance Survey. If including them would be helpful for you, please reach out to our Products team at: LPT@os.uk

URLs

PointX continues to use a URL reputation service to identify and remove any potentially malicious URLs from the product. However, it is recommended that the guidance as described in the user guide is followed in respect of the contents of the URL attribute.

All new or updated URL’s have been checked and refreshed to improve currency.

Feature Accuracy

PointX continues to improve the positional accuracy of features and this quarter they have updated hundreds of records.

Next release

The next release of Points of Interest is scheduled for December 2024

This document details the data enhancements that are included within the December 2023 release of PointX data. PointX is continually striving to improve its data holdings and this document highlights the specific changes made for the December 2023 release.

Improved data holdings

AddressBase Core and OS MasterMap Highways Network

AddressBase® Core and OS MasterMap® Highways Network updated to the July 2023 versions. The latest local authority amendments are included in this release due to using the May 2023 version of OS Boundary-Line. Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) population is now 49.7%.

Record Accuracy

PointX’s geocoding team have improved the accuracy of 4,125 records from Local Data Company and 11,662 records from 118. This now means they have completed a review of all our retail and business records with an approximate position and improved their accuracy where possible.

URLs

PointX continues to use a URL reputation service to identify and remove any potentially malicious URLS from the product.

Distance Calculation

From the March 2023 release, the methodology used to calculate the distance of a feature to the road network has been improved to use the entire road network in OS MasterMap Highways Network. This now includes Unique Street Reference Numbers (USRNs) that are not included in AddressBase Core. This enhancement provides more accurate distances for features where their distance is calculated spatially to the nearest road USRN; such features have a USRN Match Indicator of 3.

Latitude and Longitude

PointX have shared their intentions to include Latitude and Longitude in future releases of Points of Interest, along with the existing Ordnance Survey Grid References.

Next release

The next release of Points of Interest is scheduled for March 2024.

This product information document describes the main features of the product, suggests how customers can use the data and explains how the data is supplied. Everyone reading this document will gain an understanding of the key concepts of the data and the benefits an organisation can obtain from using it within location-based applications.

The Points of Interest product 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. It’s updated four times a year, so you’ll always be working with current information.

Product applications

For the public sector, Points of Interest lets you identify gaps in services and analyse changes in city centre retail space over time. This helps you to maintain a quality environment for residents, shoppers and visitors.

Using the Points of Interest product, you can:

• 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.

• See commercial addresses for organisations across Great Britain, including phone numbers and web URLs for major businesses. Over 45% of Points of Interest records are businesses.

• Use the detailed company classifications linked to addresses to conduct detailed competitor and site analysis to help you identify the potential location of your next high street outlet.

• Access information on the following themes: accommodation, eating and drinking, commercial services, attractions, sport and entertainment, education and health, public infrastructure, manufacturing and production, retail and transport.

As each feature is provided with a national grid coordinate, it can be visualised as points on a map using a geographical information system (GIS).

Common applications for which customers are already using Points of Interest include:

• Citizen information services

• Distribution and provision of facilities and infrastructure

• Emergency planning

• Location-based services

• Tourism

Each feature comes with a set of attributions that can be manipulated and analysed within a GIS or database so that customers can customise the data and learn more about the facilities within their chosen geographic areas.

Roles and responsibilities

PointX collects data from around 140 suppliers, including Ordnance Survey. It receives updates from these suppliers on an ongoing basis. The suppliers are chosen for being the most authoritative source for the particular type of feature they supply, and for the quality and completeness of their data. It should be noted however, that for many types of features there are no absolute definitive source, nor can any list of the types of features found in Points of Interest be said to be complete. Points of Interest therefore comes with a number of indicators as to the likely currency and positional accuracy of any given set, which should be taken into consideration when using the data.

PointX runs verification checks, provides National Grid coordinates, and classifies each feature. The data is sent quarterly to Ordnance Survey who distributes it to customers. Ordnance Survey manages the customer relationship.

The suppliers are responsible for providing the data to PointX in a manner and timescale agreed between them.

Coverage

Coverage is Great Britain.

Product supply mechanism and file size

Points of Interest customer orders are currently supplied via a Secure URL. The current size of a full supply is about 1Gb.

Product update schedule

Points of Interest is supplied to customers quarterly in March, June, September and December, incorporating any updates made by the revision programme.

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.

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. Alternatively, you can try out the full product by applying for a Data Exploration license.

Supplier data is supplied to PointX in a wide variety of formats. Some of the data is supplied without grid references and specific attribution, therefore efforts are made to supply this data. The success of this identification is measured by the accuracy flags such as positional accuracy and match indicators.

Positional accuracy

Ordnance Survey data and specialised geocoding software is used to achieve positional accuracy and to provide a confidence level indicator for each record. Data that cannot be given coordinates due to insufficient location or address detail are not supplied in the Product. It is very important that customers take the positional accuracy value of the feature into account when using it in applications.

The positional accuracy falls into one of the following categories:

• Positioned to the address or location, usually within the building footprint.

• Positioned to an adjacent address or location for non-addressable features.

• Positioned to the road within the address or location.

• Positioned within the geographical locality.

Typically, most records are positioned on or adjacent to the address or location of the feature. A very small proportion of records are positioned to the road within the address or location, or within the geographic locality of the feature. A positional accuracy code of 3 or 4 is used only for ATMs (cash machines), Wi-Fi hotspots and public telephones, where the data is sourced from a single authoritative and non-duplicated source. Continuous efforts are made to improve the accuracy of the geocoding, as shown in the table below showing the range of positional accuracy codes.

If the positional accuracy is stated as ‘1’, the coordinates should fall within the footprint of the real- world feature in question, typically a building or structure.

Where the positional accuracy is stated as ‘2’, the coordinates will either be placed centrally in the text that relates to the feature – and may be within the extent of the feature – or will be positioned close to the true location of a part of the feature. In practice, it will probably be within 10 metres of either the feature or an edge of the feature’s geographic extent, although this cannot be guaranteed.

A positional accuracy of ‘3’ indicates that the coordinates are placed centrally on the correct road. As road lengths vary and the central position could be very near or a long way from the true location on the road, it is difficult to say exactly how far these instances might be shown from their true location. In the majority, it is to be expected that the assigned coordinate could be up to a kilometre away, with a small number being even farther.

A positional accuracy of ‘4’ means that the location assigned is in the correct geographic locality, such as the right village or industrial estate, and that it has not been possible to locate to a specific relevant road. Depending on how big the geographic locality in question is, the record’s true location could in reality be up to a few kilometres from the reported coordinates.

USRN match indicators

Each Points of Interest feature is matched to the closest road by performing an attribution and spatial match between the feature and OS MasterMap Highways Network. This results in each feature being given a Unique Street Reference Number (USRN). The match accuracy between the Points of Interest feature and the OS MasterMap Highways Network is determined from the USRN Match Indicator attribute. It is again very important that customers take this match indicator value of the feature into account when using it in applications.

If the match indicator is stated as ‘1’ the Points of Interest feature has been matched against the OS MasterMap Highways Network using the Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) from AddressBase and the USRN.

Where the match indicator is stated as ‘2’, the feature has been matched spatially to the road which appears in either the address detail or street name attributes. For more information on these individual attributes please see the Technical Specification.

A match indicator of ‘3’ indicates that the USRN has been spatially matched to the nearest road in the OS MasterMap Highways Network.

Please be aware that a match indicator of 3 may not necessarily be the access road to the feature.

Addressing

The data contains both addressable and non-addressable records. Structured address information is only provided for those records that are addressable and can be successfully matched against AddressBase Plus.

AddressBase Plus contains current properties using addresses sourced from Local Authorities, Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail for England, Wales and Scotland. The Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) is the unique identifier for every addressable location in Great Britain.

Records that have been successfully matched will have a UPRN. Attempts have been made to provide address information where possible when not matched against AddressBase Plus.

Unique referencing

Records have been attributed with both a TOID and TOID version that have been directly derived from area features within OS MasterMap Topography Layer based on the grid reference of the feature. There will be a number of features where a TOID value will not be provided because the feature does not sit within the correct OS MasterMap Topography Layer polygon, and these will have a TOID value of Not Assigned and a TOID version of ‘0’.

Sources of data

There are two main sources of data that provide approximately 80% of the Points of Interest features. The authoritative source for a type of feature is used to build the dataset where possible. Approximately

Classification

PointX relies upon approximately 140 data suppliers to provide the initial classification of each of the records. This is then used to allocate the appropriate class to the feature which can lead to examples where different classes are applied to the same real-world feature, dependent upon the base classification used by the different data suppliers. Part of the production process for the current product involves the removal of multiple instances of what is believed to be the same feature, it is possible that individual instances of what are, in fact, the same type of feature can be reported in different classes.

Points of Interest data can be used within a table format, such as a spreadsheet or a database, to create gazetteer or list-type applications that allow people to search for a particular facility or resource. These applications make use of the attributes supplied for each feature and depend on the application system having a searching or querying facility that the customer can supply with search criteria.

To achieve the greatest possible value from the data, it is best viewed and analysed within a GIS. The combination of Points of Interest with topographic mapping gives context to the features, which cannot be derived from using it within a table or spreadsheet. Depending on the functionality of the GIS, it also provides the opportunity to:

• Group the features into other subsets of data.

• Combine the data with your own complementary datasets or with other Ordnance Survey products.

• Customise the appearance of the Points of Interest features to suit your requirements. To get customers started, Ordnance Survey provides a suggested set of symbols, which are available from the Links and downloads section of the .

• Extend the queries on the attributes by using a spatial element.

Viewing the data

Points of Interest can be displayed within a GIS by using the Easting and Northing coordinates to display each feature’s geographic location as a point. The National Grid coordinates that accompany each feature allows it to be displayed as a point, in its correct position with regards to the National Grid and any other map based on the same reference system.

The simplest way to display the product is to render all points with a single colour and shape, as shown below. These can then be labelled with the classification code to understand what each point represents. By providing the context of the physical environment within which the Points of Interest features exist can add another dimension of meaning to the data. It allows a spatial understanding of the features to develop.

Points of Interest is completely customisable in terms of the way you choose to symbolise the points. The way in which the data appears on a screen is likely to be a combination of your wishes and the functionality of the system being used to display the points.

Styling the data

Using a symbol set that makes use of Category level of classification means that the viewer can understand the information quickly. Comparing the figures above showing Points of Interest data rendered with a set of the supplied symbols, it is possible to get an idea of the range and type of features that are in this area without querying the attribution.

The symbol sets are supplied in:

• Black and white bitmaps

• Colour bitmaps

• TrueType font

Backdrop mapping

The real benefits of Points of Interest within a GIS can be seen when displaying the features over some backdrop mapping. This adds real-world context to the features. Points of Interest features are best used in combination with a large-scale product such as OS VectorMap Local, an example of which is used in the 1:3 000 image below. This allows both clarity and the ability to derive additional value from both products. A slightly smaller scale backdrop, such as OS VectorMap District, can also provide the necessary context. An example is shown below.

Whilst it is possible to view the data at any scale, the smaller the scale, the harder it is to see what real- world feature the point represents. There are problems of points either being difficult to distinguish from each other or, if they are set to enlarge as the map is zoomed out, they can disappear behind each other, as shown in the VectorMap District 1:10 000 image.

Classification

Classification provides structure to the data which helps when storing it. It provides a way of ordering the data, a means of visualising it, and a way for customers to find the features they are interested in quickly.

Points of Interest has its own classification scheme with each feature assigned to a Class within the system. The classification is central to the Points of Interest dataset as it provides a hierarchical structure to the data that makes it efficient to store in a computer system and easier to search. It also provides a means of subdividing the data so that customers can order only the features they want.

The classification was created by PointX. It is designed to be comprehensive, intuitive and easy to use. It provides the necessary level of detail to be useful and flexible without being so complex that it becomes difficult to use the product in applications. There are three levels of classification: Group, Category and Class.

Having three levels of classification enables customers to make general searches. For example, at the Group level, education and health, specific searches at the Category level, such as primary, secondary and tertiary education, or specialist searches, such as special schools and colleges, at the Class level.

You can order Points of Interest at either the Group or the Category level. Features are allocated a classification based on either:

• A classification provided by the original data supplier.

• Where no classification is provided, PointX uses its experience and understanding of the dataset itself, or elements within it, to allocate a classification.

Classifications make it easy to use database or GIS tools to search, analyse and display features based on their Class. When used in conjunction with the attribution, it is possible to compile, for instance, a list of the names and addresses of estate agents within a given geographic area. In the figure below, the classification has been utilised to display all Bus Stops within an area using the classification code 10590732.

This breaks down as:

Group: 10 = Transport Category: 59 = Bus Transport Class: 0732 = Bus Stops

The structure of Points of Interest can be described as relational in nature. Each Group has one or more Categories below it. Each Category in turn has one or more Classes related to it. This type of structure is used extensively in database management technologies as it provides a way of storing the data in a way that reduces the amount of space required and speeds up the retrieval of information. Having this classification, therefore, provides an opportunity to store the data in an efficient way.

The following percentages are indicative only. They were correct as of August 2019 but are subject to change at each quarterly supply without notice.

Additional Suppliers to Points of Interest

(supplying <3% of total features between them)

Pipe delimited text format is a text file format, similar in principle to the more common comma-separated values (CSV) format. PDT is a de facto standard method for delivering data. PDT has been chosen instead of CSV because some of the attributions may contain commas, for example, within addresses. This is one of the simplest data formats in which to supply data. PDT can be imported and used in most desktop spreadsheet or database applications, as well as within more complex geographical information systems.

Once imported, it may be possible, depending on the application, to export to word processing or presentation packages.

Rules for holding Points of Interest in PDT

Points of Interest information in PDT is held within individual fields. Each field is either textual (can contain letters and/or numbers), for example, ‘SO16 0AS’, or numeric, for example, ‘21’. Each field is separated from the next by the ASCII pipe symbol (|), which is a keyboard symbol often found on the backslash key. If the field is textual or should be treated as a character field even when the stored value is a number, then the text is enclosed in double quotes.

Features in PDT format

The following sup page describes the record structure feature which makes up the product, giving the following information about each attribute:

Name and Definition

The name of the attribute and what it is describing.

Condition

Any condition associated with this attribute. (Optional).

Attribute Type

The nature of the attribute, for example, a numeric value or a code list value.

Multiplicity

Describes how many times this element is expected to be populated in the data. An attribute may be optional or mandatory. These are denoted by:

• ‘1’ there must be a value.

• ‘0..1’ population is optional but a maximum of one attribute will be returned.

The Points of Interest product is a comprehensive location-based directory of all public and privately-owned businesses, educational institutions and leisure services in Britain. It contains over four million records, sourced and quality-checked from over a hundred leading listing suppliers. It’s updated four times a year, so you’ll always be working with current information.

Media formats

Points of Interest customer orders are currently supplied via secure URL. The current size of a full supply is about 1 Gb.

Glossary

The product Glossary contains definitions and terms applicable to this product.

Feedback

Ordnance Survey welcomes all feedback. If you have any comments or require further information, please make contact using the details above.

Index

This technical specification includes the following sections:

• Using Points of Interest

• Pipe delimited text (PDT) file format

• Code lists

• Example records

• Glossary

Record structure in PDT format

This section describes the record structure feature attributes that makes up the Points of Interest product.

Record structure attributes

Unique Reference Number

A numeric identifier that is allocated to, and retained by, an individual record within Points of Interest.

• Note: Due to the nature of Points of Interest, URNs can change. Points of Interest is concerned with activities and functions at specific locations; these naturally change over time and the URN may also change to reflect this. For example, a church or chapel may be converted into a wine bar or other licensed premise.

• Type: Integer

• Double quotes: No

• Size: 12

• Multiplicity: [1]

Name

Name of the organisation or record provided by the data supplier. Where the source of the data does not specify a name for the premises, the activity or function is reported based on the classification.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 255

• Multiplicity: [1]

PointX Classification Code

An eight-digit number that equates to the three levels – Group, Category and Class – of the record. Text type to prevent leading zero loss.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 8

• Multiplicity: [1]

Feature Easting

Easting element of the record’s National Grid reference. Allows for six characters followed by one decimal place. This is provided to a resolution of 1 metre or better.

• Type: Double

• Double quotes: No

• Size: 8,1

• Multiplicity: [1]

Feature Northing

Northing element of the record’s National Grid reference. Allows for seven characters followed by one decimal place. This is provided to a resolution of 1 metre or better.

• Type: Double

• Double quotes: No

• Size: 9,1

• Multiplicity: [1]

Positional Accuracy code

A flag for the positional accuracy of the feature. Value of 1–4 only.

• Type: Positional Accuracy look-up

• Double quotes: No

• Size: 1

• Multiplicity: [1]

UPRN

The Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) in Points of Interest represents the value assigned to the related unit of land or property in Ordnance Survey’s AddressBase suite of products, where the Points of Interest and AddressBase records have been successfully address-matched.

• Type: Integer

• Double quotes: No

• Size: 12

• Multiplicity: [0..1]

Topographic TOID

This is a unique identifier provided on features within the OS MasterMap Topography Layer product, starting with a prefix of ‘osgb’. The value will be ‘Not Assigned’ where a TOID is not provided.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 20

• Multiplicity: [1]

Topographic TOID Version

Identifies the version of the topographic TOID. If the topographic TOID value provided is ‘Not Assigned’, then the value of the topographic TOID version will be 0 (zero).

• Type: Integer

• Double quotes: No

• Size: 4

• Multiplicity: [1]

USRN

The Unique Street Reference Number (USRN) in Points of Interest represents the value assigned to the related road in Ordnance Survey’s MasterMap Highways Network product, where the Points of Interest and Highways Network records have been successfully matched.

• Type: Integer

• Double quotes: No

• Size: 8

• Multiplicity: [1]

USRN Match Indicator

A flag for the match accuracy of the USRN to Points of Interest feature. Value of 1–3 only.

• Type: USRN Match Indicator look-up

• Double quotes: No

• Size: 1

• Multiplicity: [1]

Distance

Distance in metres, to one decimal place, between the Feature Easting and Northing and the USRN. Reported value is to one decimal place. Gives an indication of how far away the feature access is from the Highways road network. This distance is to the nearest road, which may not necessarily be the most accessible road.

• Type: Double

• Double quotes: No

• Size: 8,1

• Multiplicity: [1]

Address Detail

Contains the building name or number with a sub-premise and dependant thoroughfare if applicable. The field may be null.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 255

• Multiplicity: [0..1]

Street Name

The name of the thoroughfare if applicable. The field may be null.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 255

• Multiplicity: [0.1]

Locality

The postal town that the feature is located within. For extra clarification, when an address has a dependent locality within it, this will prefix the postal town in the resulting output, with a comma separating the two elements.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 255

• Multiplicity: [0.1]

Geographic County

Populated with the name of the geographic county in which the record’s XY coordinates are positioned. If outside the extent of Great Britain, the nearest county name is applied. Examples include ‘Lincolnshire’, ‘Inverness’ and ‘Gwent’.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 50

• Multiplicity: [1]

Postcode

Postcodes are an alphanumeric abbreviated form of an address. There are two main components of a postcode:

The outward code (also called outcode). The first two to four characters of the postcode, constituting the postcode area and the postcode district. It is the part of the postcode that enables mail to be sent from the accepting office to the correct area for delivery.

The inward code (also called incode). The last three characters of the postcode, constituting the postcode sector and the postcode unit. It is used to sort mail at the local delivery office.

Some addresses may contain the outbound postcode only, for example, ‘DN22’ or ‘L34’.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 8

• Multiplicity: [1]

Administrative Boundary

Populated with the name of the administrative area in which the record’s XY coordinates are positioned. If outside the extent of Great Britain, then the nearest administrative area name is applied. Examples include ‘Cambridge District’, ‘City of Derby’ and ‘Lambeth London Boro’.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 60

• Multiplicity: [1]

Telephone Number

The telephone number associated with a feature. Field is null if not supplied. Text type to prevent leading zero loss.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 12

• Multiplicity: [0.1]

URL

Website associated with a feature. Field is null if not supplied.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 255

• Multiplicity: [0.1]

Brand

Brand name associated with a feature. Field is null if not supplied.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 255

• Multiplicity: [0.1]

Qualifier Type

Linked to qualifier data attribute and states the type of data used in qualifier type, for example, restaurant type. If Qualifier Data is populated, Qualifier Type must have a value.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 255

• Multiplicity: [0.1]

Qualifier Data

Linked to qualifier type attribute and allows reporting of extra information about a feature, for example, ‘Indian’ or ‘Chinese’.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 255

• Multiplicity: [0.1]

Provenance

Name of the data supplier.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 255

• Multiplicity: [1]

Date of Supply

PointX release date in the form DD-MMM-YYYY.

• Type: Text

• Double quotes: Yes

• Size: 11

• Multiplicity: [1]

Fields containing text or alphanumerics will be enclosed by double quotes; the double quotes have not been included in the sizes listed in the data above. Numerical fields not starting with a 0 will not contain double quotes.

Fields with null data will appear empty.

Each record will be terminated with a carriage return character (ASCII 13) and a line feed character (ASCII 10).

A code list or enumeration is a controlled set of values which can be used to populate a specific column. The following pages define code lists that make up the Points of Interest product.

Symbology: Categories

Symbology: Additional Classes – colour bitmaps

Code List: Positional Accuracy

Examples of Points of Interest records

Code List: USRN Match Indicator

21 Sport and Entertainment Support Services

• 0271 Children's activity centres

• 0273 Entertainment services

• 0274 Firework related services

• 0275 Funfair services

• 0276 Mobile discos

• 0820 Motorsport services

22 Gambling

• 0277 Amusement parks and arcades

• 0278 Bingo halls

• 0279 Bookmakers

• 0280 Casinos

23 Outdoor Pursuits

• 0282 Angling and sports fishing

• 0283 Combat, laser and paintball games

• 0284 Hot air ballooning

• 0285 Parachuting and bungee jumping

• 0286 Paragliding and hang-gliding

• 0287 Water sports

• 0321 Riding schools, livery stables and equestrian centres

• 0770 Outdoor pursuit organisers and equipment

24 Sports Complex

• 0289 Athletics facilities

• 0290 Bowling facilities

• 0291 Climbing facilities

• 0292 Golf ranges, courses, clubs and professionals

• 0293 Gymnasiums, sports halls and leisure centres

• 0294 Ice rinks

• 0297 Motorsport venues

• 0298 Racecourses and greyhound tracks

• 0299 Shooting facilities

• 0300 Ski infrastructure and aerial cableways

• 0301 Snooker and pool halls

• 0302 Sports grounds, stadia and pitches

• 0303 Squash courts

• 0304 Swimming pools

• 0305 Tennis facilities

• 0306 Velodromes

25 Venues, Stage and Screen

• 0308 Cinemas

• 0312 Nightclubs

• 0314 Social clubs

• 0315 Theatres and concert halls

• 0762 Conference and exhibition centres

• 0825 Adult venues

33 Central and Local Government

• 0404 Armed services

• 0407 Coastal Safety

• 0408 Consular services

• 0409 Courts, court services and tribunals

• 0411 Driving test centres

• 0412 Embassies and consulates

• 0414 Fire brigade stations

• 0415 Central government

• 0416 Local government

• 0417 Revenue and customs offices

• 0418 Job centres

• 0419 Members of parliament and members of European parliament

• 0422 Police stations

• 0424 Prisons

• 0425 Probation offices and police support services

• 0426 Registrars offices

• 0429 Social service activities

• 0431 Tribunals

• 0830 Foreign country support activities

34 Infrastructure and Facilities

• 0433 Electrical features

• 0437 Gas features

• 0438 Meteorological features

• 0440 Refuse disposal facilities

• 0441 Waste storage, processing and disposal

• 0442 Telecommunications companies

• 0443 Telecommunications features

• 0444 Utility companies and brokers

• 0453 Allotments

• 0454 Cemeteries and crematoria

• 0455 Drinking fountains and water points

• 0456 Halls and community centres

• 0457 Letter boxes

• 0458 Libraries

• 0459 Places of worship

• 0461 Public toilets

• 0462 Recycling centres

• 0802 Wi-Fi hotspots

35 Organisations

• 0445 Animal welfare organisations

• 0446 Fan clubs and associations

• 0447 Sports clubs and associations

• 0448 Institutes and professional organisations

• 0449 Political parties and related organisations

• 0450 Religious organisations

• 0452 Youth organisations

• 0769 Community networks and projects

• 0816 Charitable organisations

• 0817 Conservation Organisations

03 Construction services

• 0044 Metalworkers including blacksmiths

• 0045 Building contractors

• 0046 Construction completion services

• 0047 Construction plant

• 0048 Cutting, drilling and welding services

• 0049 Demolition services

• 0050 Diving services

• 0051 Electrical contractors

• 0052 Gardening, landscaping and tree surgery services

• 0053 Glaziers

• 0054 Painting and decorating services

• 0055 Plasterers

• 0056 Plumbing and heating services

• 0057 Pool and court construction

• 0058 Restoration and preservation services

• 0059 Road construction services

• 0060 Roofing and chimney services

• 0778 Fencing and drystone walling services

• 0779 Building and component suppliers

04 Consultancies

• 0063 Architectural and building-related consultants

• 0064 Business-related consultants

• 0065 Computer consultants

• 0066 Construction service consultants

• 0067 Feng shui consultants, furnishers and shop fitters

• 0068 Food consultants

• 0069 Image consultants

• 0070 Interpretation and translation consultants

• 0071 Security consultants

• 0072 Telecommunications consultants

• 0074 Traffic management and transport-related consultants

05 Employment and career agencies

• 0075 Careers offices and armed forces recruitment

• 0076 Domestic staff and home help

• 0077 Driver agencies

• 0078 Employment agencies

• 0079 Modelling and theatrical agencies

• 0081 Nursing agencies

06 Engineering services

• 0083 Aviation engineers

• 0084 Chemical engineers

• 0085 Civil engineers

• 0086 Electrical and electronic engineers

• 0087 Hydraulic engineers

• 0088 Industrial engineers

• 0089 Instrumentation engineers

• 0090 Marine engineers and services

• 0091 Mechanical engineers

• 0092 Pneumatic engineers

• 0093 Precision engineers

• 0094 Structural engineers

07 Contract services

• 0095 Agricultural contractors

• 0096 Aircraft charters

• 0098 Catering services

• 0100 Contract cleaning services

• 0101 Display and window dressers

• 0102 Drain and sewage clearance

• 0104 Leisure equipment hirings

• 0105 Linen hire and washroom services

• 0107 Office services

• 0108 Packers

• 0109 Pest and vermin control

08 IT, advertising, marketing and media services

• 0110 Renting and leasing of personal and household goods

• 0111 Sound, light and vision service and equipment hire

• 0112 Event Ticket Agents and Box Office

• 0113 Vehicle hire and rental

• 0114 Advertising services

• 0115 Artists, illustrators and calligraphers

• 0116 Computer security

• 0117 Computer systems services

• 0118 Concert/exhibition organisers and services

• 0119 Database services

• 0120 Desktop publishing services

• 0121 Electronic and Internet publishers

• 0122 Film and video services

• 0123 General computer services

• 0124 Internet services

• 0125 Literary services

• 0126 Mailing and other information services

• 0127 Marketing services

• 0128 Plate makers, print finishers and typesetters

• 0129 Press and journalism services

• 0130 Printing and photocopying services

• 0131 Recording studios and record companies

• 0133 Telephone, telex and fax services

• 0134 Television and radio services

09 Legal and financial

• 0135 Accountants and auditors

• 0137 Auctioneers, auction rooms and valuers

• 0138 Banks and building societies

• 0140 Currency conversion and money transfers

• 0141 Cash machines

• 0142 Cheque cashing

• 0143 Company registration and trademarks

• 0144 Copyright and patent

• 0145 Credit reference agencies

• 0146 Debt collecting agencies

• 0147 Financial advice services

• 0148 Fundraising services

• 0149 Insurers and support activities

• 0150 Mortgage and financial lenders

• 0151 Pawnbrokers

• 0154 Solicitors, advocates and notaries public

• 0773 Stocks, shares and unit trusts

• 0795 Commodity dealers

• 0796 Franchise and holding company services

• 0811 PayPoint® locations

• 0829 Pension and fund management

10 Personal, consumer and other services

• 0155 Astrologers, clairvoyants and palmists

• 0156 Hair and beauty services

• 0158 Cleaning services

• 0159 Clothing hire

• 0160 Customer service centres

• 0161 CV writers

• 0162 Detective and investigation agencies

• 0165 Funeral and associated services

• 0166 Historical research

• 0167 Headquarters, administration and central offices

• 0169 Introduction and dating agencies

• 0170 Lock, key and security services

• 0171 Message and greeting services

• 0173 Motoring organisations

• 0174 Party organisers

• 0175 Personalisation

• 0177 Photographic services

• 0179 Sports services

• 0180 Tattooing and piercing services

• 0182 Trophies and engraving services

• 0183 Vehicle cleaning services

• 0185 Weather services

• 0186 Wedding services

• 0188 Window cleaners

• 0774 Musicians, orchestras and composers

• 0775 Sculptors, woodworkers and stonemasons

• 0776 Tailoring and clothing alteration

• 0777 Vehicle breakdown and recovery services

• 0821 Spas

• 0822 Slimming clubs and services

• 0823 Adult services

• 0826 Printing on garments

11 Property and development services

• 0189 Commercial property letting

• 0190 Property sales

• 0191 Estate and property management

• 0192 Property letting

• 0194 Property development services

• 0195 Property information services

12 Recycling services

• 0196 Recycling, reclamation and disposal

• 0198 Rag merchants

• 0199 Clearance and salvage dealers

• 0200 Scrap metal dealers and breakers yards

• 0202 Waste paper merchants

13 Repair and servicing

• 0204 Building repairs

• 0205 Electrical equipment repair and servicing

• 0206 Household repairs and restoration

• 0207 Industrial repairs and servicing

• 0209 Service industry equipment repairs

• 0210 Sports and leisure equipment repair

• 0211 Tool repairs

• 0212 Vehicle repair, testing and servicing

• 0793 Shoe repairs

14 Research and design

• 0214 Design services

• 0216 Research services

• 0217 Testing and analysis services

15 Transport, storage and delivery

• 0218 Airlines and airline services

• 0219 Animal transportation

• 0221 Container and storage

• 0222 Courier, delivery and messenger

• 0223 Distribution and haulage

• 0224 Ferry and cruise companies

• 0225 Import and export services

• 0227 Railway related services

• 0228 Removals and shipping agents

• 0230 Taxi services

16 Botanical and zoological

• 0231 Aquaria and sea life centres

• 0232 Bird reserves, collections and sanctuaries

• 0233 Butterfly farms

• 0235 Farm-based attractions

• 0236 Horticultural attractions

• 0237 Salmon ladders

• 0239 Zoos and animal collections

17 Historical and cultural

• 0240 Archaeological sites

• 0241 Battlefields

• 0244 Historic buildings including castles, forts and abbeys

• 0245 Historic and ceremonial structures

• 0246 Historical ships

• 0248 Museums

• 0813 Art galleries

18 Recreational

• 0252 Commons

• 0253 Country and national parks

• 0254 Picnic areas

• 0255 Playgrounds

• 0814 Municipal Parks and Gardens

19 Landscape features

• 0257 Designated scenic features

• 0259 Trigonometric points

20 Tourism

• 0263 Laseria, observatories and planetaria

• 0264 Model villages

• 0265 Railways (heritage, steam and miniature)

• 0266 Theme and adventure parks

• 0267 Sightseeing, tours, viewing and visitor centres

• 0268 Information centres

• 0269 Unspecified and other attractions

58 Bodies of water

• 0804 Lakes and waters

• 0805 Lochs and lochans

• 0806 Tams, pools and meres

• 0807 Reservoirs

01 Accommodation

• 0002 Camping, caravanning, mobile homes, holiday parks and centres

• 0003 Bed and breakfast and backpacker accommodation

• 0005 Hostels and refuges for the homeless

• 0006 Hotels, motels, country houses and inns

• 0007 Self catering

• 0008 Timeshare

• 0009 Youth accommodation

02 Eating and drinking

• 0012 Banqueting and function rooms

• 0013 Cafes, snack bars and tea rooms

• 0018 Fast food and takeaway outlets

• 0019 Fast food delivery services

• 0020 Fish and chip shops

• 0025 Internet Cafes

• 0034 Pubs, bars and inns

• 0043 Restaurants

21 Sport and Entertainment Support Services

• 0271 Children's activity centres

• 0273 Entertainment services

• 0274 Firework related services

• 0275 Funfair services

• 0276 Mobile discos

• 0820 Motorsport services

22 Gambling

• 0277 Amusement parks and arcades

• 0278 Bingo halls

• 0279 Bookmakers

• 0280 Casinos

23 Outdoor Pursuits

• 0282 Angling and sports fishing

• 0283 Combat, laser and paintball games

• 0284 Hot air ballooning

• 0285 Parachuting and bungee jumping

• 0286 Paragliding and hang-gliding

• 0287 Water sports

• 0321 Riding schools, livery stables and equestrian centres

• 0770 Outdoor pursuit organisers and equipment

24 Sports Complex

• 0289 Athletics facilities

• 0290 Bowling facilities

• 0291 Climbing facilities

• 0292 Golf ranges, courses, clubs and professionals

• 0293 Gymnasiums, sports halls and leisure centres

• 0294 Ice rinks

• 0297 Motorsport venues

• 0298 Racecourses and greyhound tracks

• 0299 Shooting facilities

• 0300 Ski infrastructure and aerial cableways

• 0301 Snooker and pool halls

• 0302 Sports grounds, stadia and pitches

• 0303 Squash courts

• 0304 Swimming pools

• 0305 Tennis facilities

• 0306 Velodromes

25 Venues, Stage and Screen

• 0308 Cinemas

• 0312 Nightclubs

• 0314 Social clubs

• 0315 Theatres and concert halls

• 0762 Conference and exhibition centres

• 0825 Adult venues

26 Animal Welfare

• 0316 Animal clipping and grooming

• 0317 Dog training

• 0318 Horse training

• 0319 Kennels and catteries

• 0320 Pet cemeteries and crematoria

• 0322 Veterinarians and animal hospitals

• 0323 Veterinary pharmacies

27 Education Support Services

• 0324 Education authorities

• 0325 Education services

• 0326 Examination boards

• 0800 Secure units

28 Health Practitioners and Establishments

• 0330 Alternative, natural and complementary

• 0333 Foot related services

• 0335 Dental technicians

• 0337 Dieticians and nutritionists

• 0340 Homeopaths

• 0342 Midwifery

• 0344 Optometrists and opticians

• 0345 Physical therapy

• 0352 Speech therapists

• 0354 Surgeons and cosmetic surgeries

• 0364 Chemists and pharmacies

• 0365 Clinics and health centres

• 0367 Dental and medical laboratories

• 0368 Dental surgeries

• 0369 Doctors surgeries

• 0370 Hospices

• 0371 Hospitals

• 0372 Mental health centres and practitioners

• 0373 Nursing and residential care homes

• 0780 Accident and emergency hospitals

• 0809 Parenting and childcare services

• 0812 Walk-in centres

• 0815 Day and Care Centres

29 Health Support Services

• 0356 Ambulance and medical transportation services

• 0357 Blood transfusion service

• 0358 Counselling and advice services

• 0359 Health authorities

• 0361 Medical waste disposal services

• 0362 Pregnancy related services and help centres

• 0363 X-ray services

• 0106 Medical equipment rental and leasing

31 Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education

• 0375 First, primary and infant schools

• 0376 Further education establishments

• 0377 Independent and preparatory schools

• 0379 Broad age range and secondary state schools

• 0380 Special schools and colleges

• 0381 Higher education establishments

• 0382 Unspecified and other schools

• 0801 Pupil referral units

32 Recreational and Vocational Education

• 0384 Ballet and dance schools

• 0385 Beauty and hairdressing schools

• 0388 Diving schools

• 0389 Drama schools

• 0390 Driving and motorcycle schools

• 0391 First aid training

• 0392 Flying schools

• 0394 Language schools

• 0395 Martial arts instruction

• 0396 Music teachers and schools

• 0397 Nursery schools and pre- and after-school care

• 0399 Sailing schools

• 0400 Sports and fitness coaching

• 0403 Training providers and centres

03 Construction services

• 0044 Metalworkers including blacksmiths

• 0045 Building contractors

• 0046 Construction completion services

• 0047 Construction plant

• 0048 Cutting, drilling and welding services

• 0049 Demolition services

• 0050 Diving services

• 0051 Electrical contractors

• 0052 Gardening, landscaping and tree surgery services

• 0053 Glaziers

• 0054 Painting and decorating services

• 0055 Plasterers

• 0056 Plumbing and heating services

• 0057 Pool and court construction

• 0058 Restoration and preservation services

• 0059 Road construction services

• 0060 Roofing and chimney services

• 0778 Fencing and drystone walling services

• 0779 Building and component suppliers

04 Consultancies

• 0063 Architectural and building-related consultants

• 0064 Business-related consultants

• 0065 Computer consultants

• 0066 Construction service consultants

• 0067 Feng shui consultants, furnishers and shop fitters

• 0068 Food consultants

• 0069 Image consultants

• 0070 Interpretation and translation consultants

• 0071 Security consultants

• 0072 Telecommunications consultants

• 0074 Traffic management and transport-related consultants

05 Employment and career agencies

• 0075 Careers offices and armed forces recruitment

• 0076 Domestic staff and home help

• 0077 Driver agencies

• 0078 Employment agencies

• 0079 Modelling and theatrical agencies

• 0081 Nursing agencies

06 Engineering services

• 0083 Aviation engineers

• 0084 Chemical engineers

• 0085 Civil engineers

• 0086 Electrical and electronic engineers

• 0087 Hydraulic engineers

• 0088 Industrial engineers

• 0089 Instrumentation engineers

• 0090 Marine engineers and services

• 0091 Mechanical engineers

• 0092 Pneumatic engineers

• 0093 Precision engineers

• 0094 Structural engineers

07 Contract services

• 0095 Agricultural contractors

• 0096 Aircraft charters

• 0098 Catering services

• 0100 Contract cleaning services

• 0101 Display and window dressers

• 0102 Drain and sewage clearance

• 0104 Leisure equipment hirings

• 0105 Linen hire and washroom services

• 0107 Office services

• 0108 Packers

• 0109 Pest and vermin control

08 IT, advertising, marketing and media services

• 0110 Renting and leasing of personal and household goods

• 0111 Sound, light and vision service and equipment hire

• 0112 Event Ticket Agents and Box Office

• 0113 Vehicle hire and rental

• 0114 Advertising services

• 0115 Artists, illustrators and calligraphers

• 0116 Computer security

• 0117 Computer systems services

• 0118 Concert/exhibition organisers and services

• 0119 Database services

• 0120 Desktop publishing services

• 0121 Electronic and Internet publishers

• 0122 Film and video services

• 0123 General computer services

• 0124 Internet services

• 0125 Literary services

• 0126 Mailing and other information services

• 0127 Marketing services

• 0128 Plate makers, print finishers and typesetters

• 0129 Press and journalism services

• 0130 Printing and photocopying services

• 0131 Recording studios and record companies

• 0133 Telephone, telex and fax services

• 0134 Television and radio services

09 Legal and financial

• 0135 Accountants and auditors

• 0137 Auctioneers, auction rooms and valuers

• 0138 Banks and building societies

• 0140 Currency conversion and money transfers

• 0141 Cash machines

• 0142 Cheque cashing

• 0143 Company registration and trademarks

• 0144 Copyright and patent

• 0145 Credit reference agencies

• 0146 Debt collecting agencies

• 0147 Financial advice services

• 0148 Fundraising services

• 0149 Insurers and support activities

• 0150 Mortgage and financial lenders

• 0151 Pawnbrokers

• 0154 Solicitors, advocates and notaries public

• 0773 Stocks, shares and unit trusts

• 0795 Commodity dealers

• 0796 Franchise and holding company services

• 0811 PayPoint® locations

• 0829 Pension and fund management

10 Personal, consumer and other services

• 0155 Astrologers, clairvoyants and palmists

• 0156 Hair and beauty services

• 0158 Cleaning services

• 0159 Clothing hire

• 0160 Customer service centres

• 0161 CV writers

• 0162 Detective and investigation agencies

• 0165 Funeral and associated services

• 0166 Historical research

• 0167 Headquarters, administration and central offices

• 0169 Introduction and dating agencies

• 0170 Lock, key and security services

• 0171 Message and greeting services

• 0173 Motoring organisations

• 0174 Party organisers

• 0175 Personalisation

• 0177 Photographic services

• 0179 Sports services

• 0180 Tattooing and piercing services

• 0182 Trophies and engraving services

• 0183 Vehicle cleaning services

• 0185 Weather services

• 0186 Wedding services

• 0188 Window cleaners

• 0774 Musicians, orchestras and composers

• 0775 Sculptors, woodworkers and stonemasons

• 0776 Tailoring and clothing alteration

• 0777 Vehicle breakdown and recovery services

• 0821 Spas

• 0822 Slimming clubs and services

• 0823 Adult services

• 0826 Printing on garments

11 Property and development services

• 0189 Commercial property letting

• 0190 Property sales

• 0191 Estate and property management

• 0192 Property letting

• 0194 Property development services

• 0195 Property information services

12 Recycling services

• 0196 Recycling, reclamation and disposal

• 0198 Rag merchants

• 0199 Clearance and salvage dealers

• 0200 Scrap metal dealers and breakers yards

• 0202 Waste paper merchants

13 Repair and servicing

• 0204 Building repairs

• 0205 Electrical equipment repair and servicing

• 0206 Household repairs and restoration

• 0207 Industrial repairs and servicing

• 0209 Service industry equipment repairs

• 0210 Sports and leisure equipment repair

• 0211 Tool repairs

• 0212 Vehicle repair, testing and servicing

• 0793 Shoe repairs

14 Research and design

• 0214 Design services

• 0216 Research services

• 0217 Testing and analysis services

15 Transport, storage and delivery

• 0218 Airlines and airline services

• 0219 Animal transportation

• 0221 Container and storage

• 0222 Courier, delivery and messenger

• 0223 Distribution and haulage

• 0224 Ferry and cruise companies

• 0225 Import and export services

• 0227 Railway related services

• 0228 Removals and shipping agents

• 0230 Taxi services

60 Hire services

• 0097 Boat hiring services

• 0103 Hotel Booking Agencies

• 0104 Leisure equipment hirings

• 0110 Renting and leasing of personal and household goods

• 0113 Vehicle hire and rental

• 0270 Bouncy castles and inflatables hire

37 Consumer Products

• 0464 Baby, nursery and playground equipment

• 0465 Beds and bedding

• 0466 Brushes

• 0467 Candles

• 0468 Canvas goods

• 0470 Carpets, flooring, rugs and soft furnishings

• 0471 Medals, trophies, ceremonial and religious goods

• 0472 China and glassware

• 0473 Clothing, components and accessories

• 0474 Cookers and stoves – non-electrical

• 0475 Cosmetics, toiletries and perfumes

• 0476 Curtains and blinds

• 0477 Cutlery and tableware

• 0478 Disability and mobility equipment

• 0479 Refrigeration and freezing appliances

• 0480 Footwear

• 0481 Furniture

• 0482 Garden goods

• 0483 Giftware

• 0485 Hobby, sports and pastime products

• 0486 Disposable products

• 0487 Jewellery, gems, clocks and watches

• 0488 Lampshades and lighting

• 0489 Leather products

• 0490 Lingerie and hosiery

• 0491 Luggage, bags, umbrellas and travel accessories

• 0493 Musical instruments

• 0494 Photographic and optical equipment

• 0495 Saunas and sunbeds

• 0497 Tents, marquees and camping equipment

• 0498 Tobacco products

• 0790 Bathroom fixtures, fittings and sanitary equipment

• 0785 Conservatories

38 Extractive Industries

• 0500 Coal mining

• 0501 Oil and gas extraction, refinery and product manufacture

• 0502 Ore mining

• 0504 Sand, gravel and clay extraction and merchants

• 0506 Stone quarrying and preparation

• 0507 Unspecified quarries or mines

39 Farming

• 0508 Animal breeders (not horses)

• 0509 Arable farming

• 0510 Bee-keepers

• 0511 Dairy farming

• 0512 Fish and shellfish

• 0513 Forestry

• 0514 Fruit, flower and vegetable growers

• 0516 Horse breeders and dealers

• 0517 Livestock farming

• 0518 Mixed or unspecified farming

• 0520 Poultry farming, equipment and supplies

40 Foodstuffs

• 0522 Alcoholic drinks

• 0523 Animal feeds, pet foods, hay and straw

• 0524 Baking and confectionery

• 0525 Dairy products

• 0526 Fish, meat and poultry products

• 0528 Milling, refining and food additives

• 0529 Non-alcoholic drinks

• 0530 Catering and non-specific food products

41 Industrial Features

• 0531 Business parks and industrial estates

• 0534 Energy production

• 0536 Lime kilns

• 0537 Oast houses

• 0538 Pipelines

• 0542 Unspecified works or factories

• 0543 Water pumping stations

42 Industrial Products

• 0544 Abrasive products and grinding equipment

• 0545 Adhesives and sealants

• 0546 Aeroplanes

• 0547 Agricultural machinery and goods

• 0548 Air and water filtration

• 0549 Arms and ammunition

• 0550 Bearing, gear and drive elements

• 0551 Bee-keeping supplies

• 0553 Bricks, tiles, clay and ceramic products

• 0555 Cable, wire and fibre optics

• 0557 Colours, chemicals and water softeners and supplies

• 0558 Cleaning equipment and supplies

• 0562 Concrete products

• 0563 Cooling and refrigeration

• 0564 Electrical components

• 0565 Electrical motors and generators

• 0566 Electrical production and manipulation equipment

• 0567 Electronic equipment

• 0568 Electronic media

• 0569 Engines

• 0571 Fertilisers

• 0572 Food and beverage industry machinery

• 0573 General construction supplies

• 0574 General-purpose machinery

• 0575 Glass

• 0576 Horticultural equipment

• 0577 Industrial coatings and finishings

• 0579 Tools including machine shops

• 0580 Lifting and handling equipment

• 0581 Lubricants and lubricating equipment

• 0582 Marine equipment including boats and ships

• 0583 Measurement and inspection equipment

• 0584 Medical equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals

• 0585 Metals manufacturers, fabricators and stockholders

• 0586 Moulds, dies and castings

• 0588 Office and shop equipment

• 0589 Ovens and furnaces

• 0590 Packaging

• 0591 Paints, varnishes and lacquers

• 0594 Pesticides

• 0598 Printing-related machinery

• 0599 Published goods

• 0600 Pumps and compressors

• 0601 Radar and telecommunications equipment

• 0602 Road maintenance equipment

• 0603 Ropes, nets and cordage

• 0604 Rubber, silicones and plastics

• 0605 Seals, tapes, taps and valves

• 0606 Signs

• 0607 Special purpose machinery and equipment

• 0608 Textiles, fabrics, silk and machinery

• 0609 Stationery, stamps, tags and labels

• 0612 General manufacturing

• 0613 Vehicle bodybuilders

• 0614 Vehicle components

• 0615 Vehicles

• 0616 Wood products including charcoal, paper, card and board

• 0617 Workwear

• 0765 Educational equipment and supplies

• 0767 Ice

• 0781 Fences, gates and railings

• 0782 Fireplaces and mantelpieces

• 0783 Access equipment

• 0784 Car ports and steel buildings

• 0785 Conservatories

• 0787 Waste collection, processing and disposal equipment

• 0788 Glass fibre services

• 0790 Bathroom fixtures, fittings and sanitary equipment

• 0791 Shelving, storage, safes and vaults

46 Clothing and Accessories

• 0656 Clothing

• 0657 Footwear

• 0659 Jewellery and fashion accessories

• 0660 Lingerie and hosiery

• 0797 Baby and nursery equipment and children’s clothes

47 Food, Drink and Multi Item Retail

• 0661 Bakeries

• 0662 Butchers

• 0663 Confectioners

• 0665 Delicatessens

• 0666 Fishmongers

• 0667 Frozen foods

• 0668 Green and new age goods

• 0669 Grocers, farm shops and pick your own

• 0670 Herbs and spices

• 0671 Alcoholic drinks including off-licences and wholesalers

• 0672 Organic, health, gourmet and kosher foods

• 0699 Convenience stores and independent supermarkets

• 0703 Livestock markets

• 0705 Markets

• 0768 Cash and carry

• 0798 Tea and coffee merchants

• 0819 Supermarket chains

48 Household, Office, Leisure and Garden

• 0674 Books and maps

• 0675 Carpets, rugs, soft furnishings and needlecraft

• 0676 China and glassware

• 0677 Cosmetics, toiletries, perfumes and hairdressing supplies

• 0678 Craft supplies

• 0679 Cycles and accessories

• 0680 DIY and home improvement

• 0682 Furniture

• 0683 Garden centres and nurseries

• 0684 Garden machinery and furniture

• 0685 General household goods

• 0686 Hobby, sports and pastime products

• 0687 Leather goods, luggage and travel accessories including handbags

• 0688 Lighting

• 0689 Music and video

• 0690 Musical instruments

• 0691 Pets, supplies and services

• 0693 Camping and caravanning

• 0694 Travel agencies

• 0700 Department stores

• 0701 Discount stores

• 0704 Mail order and catalogue stores

• 0708 Shopping centres and retail parks

• 0710 Surplus goods

• 0712 Art and antiques

• 0714 Charity shops

• 0716 Florists

• 0717 Gifts and cards

• 0718 Party goods and novelties

• 0719 Second-hand goods

• 0720 Computer supplies

• 0721 Domestic appliances

• 0722 Electrical goods and components

• 0724 Photographic and optical equipment

• 0725 Stationery and office supplies

• 0726 Telephones and telephone cards

• 0763 Post offices

• 0764 Garages, garden and portable buildings

• 0766 Fuel distributors and suppliers

• 0824 Adult shops

• 0827 Comic books

• 0828 Computer shops

• 0831 Potteries

49 Motoring

• 0695 New vehicles

• 0696 Second-hand vehicles

• 0697 Vehicle auctions

• 0698 Vehicle parts and accessories