addressbasepostalvalue

This page details upcoming data that will be provided for the Address Base Postal Value Code List in the OS NGD from the end of September 2025 to give you early insight. Data schema version 2.0 for this code list is currently not available through the live access services. The information on this page is as accurate as possible, but is subject to change before launch.

This code list is used in association with the Postcode Source attribute which is present within multiple feature types in the OS NGD Address Theme. The code list describes the origins of the different sources of a postcode, for example, Local Authority or Royal Mail.

v2.0

V2.0 of the code list was released on 25 September 2025.

What's new?

Three values have been updated for v2.0:

• A record which is linked to a Royal Mail address – previously, 'A record which is linked to PAF'.

• A record which has a classification indicating that it is capable of receiving mail and has a parent record which is linked to a Royal Mail address – previously, 'A record which is postal and has a parent record which is linked to PAF'.

• A record which has a classification indicating that it is capable of receiving mail but is not linked to a Royal Mail address – previously, 'Not Postal Address'.

Label	Definition
A record which is identified as postal based on Local Authority information	Addressable Object has been identified as one which is expected to have a Postal Address based on Local Authority information.
A record which is linked to a Royal Mail address	Addressable Object has a corresponding Royal Mail Postcode Address File (PAF) address.
A record which has a classification indicating that it is capable of receiving mail and has a parent record which is linked to a Royal Mail address	Addressable Object has a parent with a corresponding Royal Mail Postcode Address File (PAF) address.
A record which has a classification indicating that it is capable of receiving mail but is not linked to a Royal Mail address	Non-Addressable Object does not have a Royal Mail Postcode Address File (PAF) address.

v1.0

V1.0 of the code list was released on 02 November 2022.

Label	Definition
A record which is identified as postal based on Local Authority information	Addressable Object has been identified as one which is expected to have a Postal Address based on Local Authority information.
A record which is linked to PAF	Addressable Object has a corresponding Royal Mail Postal Address.
A record which is postal and has a parent record which is linked to PAF	Both the Addressable Object and its Parent have a corresponding Royal Mail Postal Address.
Not Postal Address	Addressable Object does not have a Postal Address.