This release note provides information about the release of the AddressBase Core product on 13 August 2024.
| Product | Full Supply record count0F[1] | Change-Only Update record count |
|---|---|---|
There is a difference in record counts between taking a national Managed Great Britain Set (MGBS) and the national 5km-tile supply. This is because the two supplies use different selection criteria. The difference in record counts is shown in the following table, allowing you to validate your data holdings once you have loaded the latest release of AddressBase Core.
| Product | MGBS Full Count | National 5km tiled supply | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
A small difference in record counts is expected due to there being several features supplied in the MGBS which fall outside of the tiled area.
If you receive a Change-Only Update (COU) supply for your AddressBase Core product, you will receive Insert, Update and Delete records within the supplied file. The following table details the numbers of these records which can be expected in the COU supply of the product:
| Change type | Count |
|---|---|
The following information relates to the currency of the source data used in the creation of this release of AddressBase Core:
These counts are based on a Managed Great Britain Set (MGBS). If you ordered your national coverage via the online ordering system using a polygon outline, your counts may differ.
| Data source | Date |
|---|---|
Royal Mail Postcode Address File (PAF)
09 August 2024
National Land and Property Gazetteer
09 August 2024
One Scotland Gazetteer
06 August 2024
OS MasterMap Topography Layer
06 June 2024
AddressBase Core
34 465 132
33 864
AddressBase Core
34 465 132
34 465 125
7
Inserts
7 335
Updates
24 673
Deletes
1 856
COU populated 5km tile count
3 302
It is important that COUs are processed with Deletes first, then Inserts and Updates. This is to ensure that updates are applied in the correct order. Guidance on this can be found in the working with COU data page in the AddressBase Core Getting Started Guide.