🆕addressclassificationdescriptionvalue
This page details upcoming data that will be provided for the new Address Classification Description Value Code List in the OS NGD from the end of September 2025 to give you early insight. 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.
The Address Classification Scheme provides varying levels of classification for addressable objects which are captured and maintained by the Local Authorities and Ordnance Survey. This allows searches to be limited on residential or commercial addresses or be more specific to find all the flats or all fast-food outlets. The varying levels of classification are as follows:
Primary Level Classification R: Residential C: Commercial
Secondary Level Classification RD: Residential Dwelling CH: Hotel/Motel/ Boarding/ Guest House
Tertiary Level Classification RD02: Detached House CH01: Boarding/Guest House/ Bed And Breakfast/Youth Hostel
Quaternary Level CH01YH: Youth Hostel
This code list is used in association with the Classification Description attribute which is present within the Built Address, Historic Address, Non-Addressable Object and Pre-Build Address Feature Types in both collections of the OS NGD Address Theme. The code list provides a detailed classification for addresses, for example, Dwelling, College and Care Home.
Abbey
No definition available.
Activity / Leisure / Sports Centre
No definition available.
Additional Mail / Packet Addressee
No definition available.
Adit / Incline / Level
No definition available.
Advertising Hoarding
No definition available.
Aeronautical Navigation Beacon / Light
No definition available.
Agricultural
No definition available.
Agricultural - Applicable to land in farm ownership and not run as a separate business enterprise
No definition available.
Agricultural Support Objects
No definition available.
Aid To Aeronautical Navigation
No definition available.
Aid To Nautical Navigation
No definition available.
Aid To Navigation
No definition available.
Aid To Road Navigation
No definition available.
Air Force
No definition available.
Air Force Military Range
No definition available.
Air Force Military Storage
No definition available.
Air Force Military Training
No definition available.
Air Force Site
No definition available.
Air Freight Terminal
No definition available.
Air Passenger Terminal
No definition available.
Air Sea Rescue / Air Ambulance
No definition available.
Air Transport Infrastructure Services
No definition available.
Aircraft Works
No definition available.
Airfield
No definition available.
Airfield / Airstrip / Airport / Air Transport Infrastructure Facility
No definition available.
Airport
No definition available.
Allocated Parking
No definition available.
Allotment
No definition available.
Ambulance Station
No definition available.
Amenity - Open areas not attracting visitors
No definition available.
Amusement Park
No definition available.
Amusements
No definition available.
Ancillary Building
No definition available.
Animal / Bird / Marine Sanctuary
No definition available.
Animal Centre
No definition available.
Animal Quarantining
No definition available.
Animal Sanctuary
No definition available.
Animal Services
No definition available.
Aquatic Attraction
No definition available.
Aqueduct
No definition available.
Arboretum
No definition available.
Archaeological Dig Site
No definition available.
Arena / Stadium
No definition available.
Army
No definition available.
Army Military Range
No definition available.
Army Military Storage
No definition available.
Army Military Training
No definition available.
Army Site
No definition available.
Art Centre / Gallery
No definition available.
Assessment / Development Services
No definition available.
Athletics Facility
No definition available.
Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
No definition available.
Aviary / Dovecot / Cage
No definition available.
Aviation Museum
No definition available.
Awaiting Classification
No definition available.
Balancing Pond
No definition available.
Bandstand
No definition available.
Bank / Financial Service
No definition available.
Bar
No definition available.
Beach Hut (Recreational, Non-Residential Use Only)
No definition available.
Beach Office / First Aid Facility
No definition available.
Betting Shop
No definition available.
Bingo Hall / Cinema / Conference / Exhibition Centre / Theatre / Concert Hall
No definition available.
Boarding / Guest House / Bed And Breakfast / Youth Hostel
No definition available.
Boat Building
No definition available.
Boat Storage
No definition available.
Boulder Wall / Sea Wall
No definition available.
Boundary / Significant / Historic Tree / Pollard
No definition available.
Boundary / Significant Rock / Boulder
No definition available.
Boundary Stone
No definition available.
Bowls Facility
No definition available.
Brewery
No definition available.
Brick Works
No definition available.
Broadcasting (TV / Radio)
No definition available.
Builders' Yard
No definition available.
Burial Ground
No definition available.
Buried Reservoir
No definition available.
Bus / Coach Depot
No definition available.
Bus / Coach Station
No definition available.
Bus Shelter
No definition available.
Butt / Hide
No definition available.
CCTV
No definition available.
Cable Terminal Station
No definition available.
Caisson / Dry Dock / Grid
No definition available.
Camping
No definition available.
Car / Coach / Commercial Vehicle / Taxi Parking / Park And Ride Site
No definition available.
Car Park Space
No definition available.
Caravan
No definition available.
Caravanning
No definition available.
Care / Nursing Home
No definition available.
Cascade / Fountain
No definition available.
Castle / Historic Ruin
No definition available.
Cathedral
No definition available.
Cattery / Kennel
No definition available.
Cattle Grid / Ford
No definition available.
Cave
No definition available.
Cellar
No definition available.
Cement Works
No definition available.
Cemetery
No definition available.
Cemetery / Crematorium / Graveyard. In Current Use.
No definition available.
Central Government Service
No definition available.
Chair Lift / Cable Car / Ski Tow
No definition available.
Channel / Conveyor / Conduit / Pipe
No definition available.
Chapel
No definition available.
Chapel Of Rest
No definition available.
Chemical Works
No definition available.
Children's Nursery / Creche
No definition available.
Chimney / Flue
No definition available.
Church
No definition available.
Church Hall / Religious Meeting Place / Hall
No definition available.
Cider Manufacture
No definition available.
Cinema
No definition available.
Civilian Firing Facility
No definition available.
Cliff Railway
No definition available.
Coastal Protection / Flood Prevention
No definition available.
Coastguard Rescue / Lookout / Station
No definition available.
College
No definition available.
Columbarium
No definition available.
Commercial
No definition available.
Commercial Construction Site
No definition available.
Commercial Stabling / Riding
No definition available.
Communal Residence
No definition available.
Community Construction Site
No definition available.
Community Service Centre / Office
No definition available.
Community Services
No definition available.
Conference / Exhibition Centre
No definition available.
Container Freight
No definition available.
Convenience Store
No definition available.
Cooling Tower
No definition available.
Crane / Hoist / Winch / Material Elevator
No definition available.
Crematorium
No definition available.
Cricket Facility
No definition available.
Crop Handling / Storage
No definition available.
Curling Facility
No definition available.
Currick
No definition available.
Customs Inspection Facility
No definition available.
Cycle Parking Facility
No definition available.
Cycling Sports Facility
No definition available.
Dairy Processing
No definition available.
Dam
No definition available.
Daymark
No definition available.
Decoy Pond
No definition available.
Defence Estates
No definition available.
Dentist
No definition available.
Detached
No definition available.
Development
No definition available.
Development Site
No definition available.
Dew Pond
No definition available.
Distillery
No definition available.
Disused Mine
No definition available.
Diving / Swimming Facility
No definition available.
Drain
No definition available.
Dual Use
No definition available.
Dwelling
No definition available.
Education
No definition available.
Electric Car Charging Station
No definition available.
Electricity Distribution Facility
No definition available.
Electricity Distribution Pole / Pylon
No definition available.
Electricity Production Facility
No definition available.
Electricity Sub-Station
No definition available.
Elevator / Escalator / Steps
No definition available.
Embassy / High Commission / Consulate
No definition available.
Emergency / Rescue Service
No definition available.
Emergency Equipment Point / Emergency Siren / Warning Flag
No definition available.
Emergency Support
No definition available.
Emergency Telephone (Non Motorway)
No definition available.
Entertainment Complex
No definition available.
Equestrian
No definition available.
Equestrian Sports Facility
No definition available.
Factory/Manufacturing
No definition available.
Farm / Non-Residential Associated Building
No definition available.
Fast Food Outlet / Takeaway (Hot / Cold)
No definition available.
Film Studio
No definition available.
Fire Alarm Structure / Fire Observation Tower / Fire Beater Facility
No definition available.
Fire Service Training
No definition available.
Fire Station
No definition available.
First School
No definition available.
Fish Farming
No definition available.
Fish Hatchery
No definition available.
Fish Ladder / Lock / Pen / Trap
No definition available.
Fish Market
No definition available.
Fish Processing
No definition available.
Fishery
No definition available.
Fishing / Angling Facility
No definition available.
Flare Stack
No definition available.
Flood Gate / Flood Sluice Gate / Flood Valve
No definition available.
Flour Mill
No definition available.
Fog Horn Warning
No definition available.
Food Processing
No definition available.
Football Facility
No definition available.
Footbridge / Walkway
No definition available.
Forest / Arboretum / Pinetum (Managed / Unmanaged)
No definition available.
Forestry
No definition available.
Fruit / Vegetable Market
No definition available.
Further Education
No definition available.
Gallop / Ride
No definition available.
Garage
No definition available.
Garden Centre
No definition available.
Gas / Oil Storage / Distribution
No definition available.
Gas Governor
No definition available.
Gas Holder
No definition available.
General Practice Surgery / Clinic
No definition available.
General Storage Land
No definition available.
Glassworks
No definition available.
Gliding Facility
No definition available.
Golf Facility
No definition available.
Goods Freight Handling / Terminal
No definition available.
Goods Tramway
No definition available.
Grab / Skip / Other Industrial Waste Machinery / Discharging
No definition available.
Grazing Land
No definition available.
Greyhound Racing Facility
No definition available.
Groyne
No definition available.
Guide Post
No definition available.
Gurdwara
No definition available.
HM Detention Centre
No definition available.
HM Prison Service
No definition available.
HMO Bedsit / Other Non Self Contained Accommodation
No definition available.
HMO Not Further Divided
No definition available.
HMO Parent
No definition available.
Harbour / Port / Dock / Dockyard / Slipway / Landing Stage / Pier / Jetty / Pontoon / Terminal / Berthing / Quay
No definition available.
Health Care Services
No definition available.
Health Centre
No definition available.
Heath / Moorland
No definition available.
Helicopter Station
No definition available.
Heliport / Helipad
No definition available.
Heritage Centre
No definition available.
Higher Education
No definition available.
Historic / Disused Cemetery / Graveyard
No definition available.
Historic Structure / Object
No definition available.
Historic Vessel / Aircraft / Vehicle
No definition available.
Historical Site / Object
No definition available.
Hockey Facility
No definition available.
Holiday / Campsite
No definition available.
Holiday Accommodation
No definition available.
Holiday Centre
No definition available.
Holiday Let/Accomodation/Short-Term Let Other Than CH01
No definition available.
Hopper / Silo / Cistern / Tank
No definition available.
Horse Racing / Breeding Stable
No definition available.
Horse Racing Facility
No definition available.
Horticulture
No definition available.
Hospice
No definition available.
Hospital
No definition available.
Hospital / Hospice
No definition available.
Hotel / Motel / Boarding / Guest House
No definition available.
Hotel/Motel
No definition available.
House Boat
No definition available.
House In Multiple Occupation
No definition available.
Incinerator / Waste Transfer Station
No definition available.
Indoor / Outdoor Leisure / Sporting Activity / Centre
No definition available.
Industrial Applicable to manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, storage / wholesale distribution and extraction sites
No definition available.
Industrial Museum
No definition available.
Industrial Overflow / Sluice / Valve / Valve Housing
No definition available.
Industrial Support
No definition available.
Infant School
No definition available.
Information
No definition available.
Job Centre
No definition available.
Junior School
No definition available.
Kiln / Oven / Smelter
No definition available.
Kingdom Hall
No definition available.
LIfe / Belt / Buoy / Float / Jacket / Safety Rope
No definition available.
Lake / Reservoir
No definition available.
Land
No definition available.
Landfill
No definition available.
Landing Light
No definition available.
Landscaped Roundabout
No definition available.
Law Court
No definition available.
Lay-By
No definition available.
Leats / Races
No definition available.
Leisure - Applicable to recreational sites and enterprises
No definition available.
Leisure Pier
No definition available.
Level Crossing
No definition available.
Library
No definition available.
Licensed Private Members' Club
No definition available.
Lifeboat Services / Station
No definition available.
Lifeguard Facility
No definition available.
Lighthouse
No definition available.
Livestock Market
No definition available.
Livestock Pen / Dip
No definition available.
Local Government Service
No definition available.
Lock
No definition available.
Lock-Up Garage / Garage Court
No definition available.
Lych Gate
No definition available.
Made Central Reservation
No definition available.
Mail Pick Up
No definition available.
Maintained Amenity Land
No definition available.
Maintained Surfaced Area
No definition available.
Maintenance Depot
No definition available.
Manhole / Shaft
No definition available.
Manufacturing
No definition available.
Marina
No definition available.
Marine Sanctuary
No definition available.
Maritime Museum
No definition available.
Market (Indoor / Outdoor)
No definition available.
Mausoleum / Tomb / Grave
No definition available.
Maze
No definition available.
Medical
No definition available.
Medical / Testing / Research Laboratory
No definition available.
Memorial / Market Cross
No definition available.
Meteorological Station / Equipment
No definition available.
Middle School
No definition available.
Military
No definition available.
Military Cemetery
No definition available.
Military Museum
No definition available.
Military Target
No definition available.
Mineral / Ore Working / Quarry / Mine
No definition available.
Mineral Distribution / Storage
No definition available.
Mineral Mining / Active
No definition available.
Mineral Mining / Inactive
No definition available.
Mineral Processing
No definition available.
Mineral Quarrying / Open Extraction / Active
No definition available.
Mineral Quarrying And / Open Extraction / Inactive
No definition available.
Miniature Railway
No definition available.
Minster
No definition available.
Model Sports Facility
No definition available.
Model Village Site
No definition available.
Monorail
No definition available.
Monument
No definition available.
Mooring
No definition available.
Mortuary
No definition available.
Mosque
No definition available.
Motor Sports Facility
No definition available.
Mountain Rescue Station
No definition available.
Museum / Gallery
No definition available.
Named Pond
No definition available.
Natural Central Reservation
No definition available.
Natural Hole (Blow / Shake / Swallow)
No definition available.
Natural Verge
No definition available.
Nautical Navigation Beacon / Light
No definition available.
Nautical Refuelling Facility
No definition available.
Naval Military Range
No definition available.
Naval Military Storage
No definition available.
Naval Military Training
No definition available.
Naval Site
No definition available.
Navy
No definition available.
Nightclub
No definition available.
Non State Primary / Preparatory School
No definition available.
Non State Secondary School
No definition available.
Non-Commercial Lodgings
No definition available.
Non-Tanker Nautical Berthing
No definition available.
Oast House
No definition available.
Obelisk
No definition available.
Obelisk / Milestone / Standing Stone
No definition available.
Object of Interest
No definition available.
Observatory
No definition available.
Off-licence
No definition available.
Office
No definition available.
Office / Work Studio
No definition available.
Oil / Gas Extraction / Active
No definition available.
Oil And / Gas Extraction/ Inactive
No definition available.
Oil Refining
No definition available.
Oil Terminal
No definition available.
Open Space
No definition available.
Orchard
No definition available.
Ornamental / Cultural Object
No definition available.
Other (Ordnance Survey Only)
No definition available.
Other Educational Establishment
No definition available.
Other Licensed Premise / Vendor
No definition available.
Other Public Telephones
No definition available.
Other Structure
No definition available.
Other Underground Feature
No definition available.
Other Utility Use
No definition available.
Overnight Lorry Park
No definition available.
Oyster / Mussel Bed
No definition available.
PO Box
No definition available.
Paddling Pool
No definition available.
Paper Mill
No definition available.
Parent Shell
No definition available.
Park
No definition available.
Passenger Ferry Terminal
No definition available.
Pavement
No definition available.
Pavilion / Changing Room
No definition available.
Pending Internal Investigation
No definition available.
Permanent Art Display / Sculpture
No definition available.
Permanent Crop / Crop Rotation
No definition available.
Petrol Filling Station
No definition available.
Pharmacy
No definition available.
Picnic / Barbeque Site
No definition available.
Place Of Worship
No definition available.
Play Area
No definition available.
Playground
No definition available.
Playing Field
No definition available.
Pole / Post / Bollard (Restricting Vehicular Access)
No definition available.
Police / Transport Police / Station
No definition available.
Police Box / Kiosk
No definition available.
Police Training
No definition available.
Post Office
No definition available.
Postal Box
No definition available.
Postal Delivery Box / Pouch
No definition available.
Postal Sorting / Distribution
No definition available.
Pothole / Natural Hole
No definition available.
Pottery Manufacturing
No definition available.
Power Station / Energy Production
No definition available.
Preparatory / First / Primary / Infant / Junior / Middle School
No definition available.
Primary School
No definition available.
Printing Works
No definition available.
Prison
No definition available.
Private Park / Garden
No definition available.
Privately Owned Holiday Caravan / Chalet
No definition available.
Professional Medical Service
No definition available.
Property Shell
No definition available.
Public / Village Hall / Other Community Facility
No definition available.
Public Car Parking
No definition available.
Public Coach Parking
No definition available.
Public Commercial Vehicle Parking
No definition available.
Public Convenience
No definition available.
Public House
No definition available.
Public House / Bar / Nightclub
No definition available.
Public Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC)
No definition available.
Public Open Space / Nature Reserve
No definition available.
Public Park / Garden
No definition available.
Public Park And Ride
No definition available.
Public Tennis Court
No definition available.
Pump House / Pumping Station / Water Tower
No definition available.
Racquet Sports Facility
No definition available.
Radar / Satellite Infrastructure
No definition available.
Radar Station
No definition available.
Rail Drag
No definition available.
Rail Freight Transport
No definition available.
Rail Infrastructure Services
No definition available.
Rail Kilometre Distance Marker
No definition available.
Rail Mile Distance Marker
No definition available.
Rail Signalling
No definition available.
Rail Weighbridge
No definition available.
Railway Asset
No definition available.
Railway Buffer
No definition available.
Railway Lighting
No definition available.
Railway Pedestrian Crossing
No definition available.
Railway Station
No definition available.
Railway Traverse
No definition available.
Railway Turntable
No definition available.
Reading Room
No definition available.
Recreation Ground
No definition available.
Recreational / Social Club
No definition available.
Recycling Plant
No definition available.
Recycling Site
No definition available.
Religious Community
No definition available.
Residential
No definition available.
Residential Construction Site
No definition available.
Residential Education
No definition available.
Residential Institution
No definition available.
Restaurant / Cafeteria
No definition available.
Retail
No definition available.
Retail Service Agent
No definition available.
Rip-Rap
No definition available.
Road Bridge Over Canal
No definition available.
Road Bridge Over Multiple
No definition available.
Road Bridge Over No Network
No definition available.
Road Bridge Over Path
No definition available.
Road Bridge Over Railway
No definition available.
Road Bridge Over Road
No definition available.
Road Bridge Over Water
No definition available.
Road Drag
No definition available.
Road Freight Transport
No definition available.
Road Infrastructure Services
No definition available.
Road Kilometre Distance Marker
No definition available.
Road Mile Distance Marker
No definition available.
Road Turntable
No definition available.
Royal Mail Infrastructure
No definition available.
Rugby Facility
No definition available.
Satellite Earth Station
No definition available.
Science Museum
No definition available.
Scientific / Observation Support
No definition available.
Secondary / High School
No definition available.
Secondary School
No definition available.
Secure Residential Accommodation
No definition available.
Self Contained Flat (Includes Maisonette / Apartment)
No definition available.
Semi-Detached
No definition available.
Servicing Garage
No definition available.
Shelter (Not Including Bus Shelter)
No definition available.
Sheltered Accommodation
No definition available.
Shinty Facility
No definition available.
Ship Passenger Terminal
No definition available.
Shipyard
No definition available.
Shop / Showroom
No definition available.
Showground
No definition available.
Signal Square
No definition available.
Significant Natural Object
No definition available.
Simple Ornamental Object
No definition available.
Skateboarding Facility
No definition available.
Slaughter House / Abattoir
No definition available.
Slipway
No definition available.
Slurry Bed / Pit
No definition available.
Smallholding
No definition available.
Solar Panel / Waterwheel
No definition available.
Solid Fuel Distribution
No definition available.
Solid Fuel Storage
No definition available.
Special Needs Establishment.
No definition available.
Sport / Leisure Support
No definition available.
Sports Viewing Structure
No definition available.
Spring
No definition available.
Stadium
No definition available.
Standing Stone
No definition available.
Stately Home
No definition available.
Static Water
No definition available.
Station / Interchange / Terminal / Halt
No definition available.
Statue
No definition available.
Steel Works
No definition available.
Storage Land
No definition available.
Street Furniture
No definition available.
Street Record
No definition available.
Stupa
No definition available.
Subway / Underpass
No definition available.
Sugar Refinery
No definition available.
Supermarket
No definition available.
Synagogue
No definition available.
Tanker Berthing
No definition available.
Telecommunication
No definition available.
Telecommunications Mast
No definition available.
Telephone Box
No definition available.
Telephone Exchange
No definition available.
Telephone Pole / Post
No definition available.
Telescope / Observation Infrastructure / Astronomy
No definition available.
Temple
Tenpin Bowling Facility
No definition available.
Terraced
No definition available.
Theatre
No definition available.
Timber Distribution
No definition available.
Timber Mill
No definition available.
Timber Storage
No definition available.
Tourist Information Signage
No definition available.
Traffic Information Signage
No definition available.
Transport
No definition available.
Transport Construction Site
No definition available.
Transport Museum
No definition available.
Transport Related Infrastructure
No definition available.
Transport Support
No definition available.
Transport Track / Way
No definition available.
Travelling Persons Site
No definition available.
Unclassified
No definition available.
Underground Feature
No definition available.
University
No definition available.
Unsupported Site
No definition available.
Unused Land
No definition available.
Utility
No definition available.
Vacant / Derelict Land
No definition available.
Vehicle Dip
No definition available.
Vehicle Storage
No definition available.
Vehicular Ferry Terminal
No definition available.
Vehicular Rail Terminal
No definition available.
Verge / Central Reservation
No definition available.
Vet / Animal Medical Treatment
No definition available.
Vineyard
No definition available.
Visitor Information
No definition available.
Warehouse / Store / Storage Depot
No definition available.
Waste Management
No definition available.
Waste Water Distribution / Pumping
No definition available.
Waste Water Treatment
No definition available.
Water
No definition available.
Water / Waste Water / Sewage Treatment Works
No definition available.
Water Controlling / Pumping
No definition available.
Water Distribution / Pumping
No definition available.
Water Quality Monitoring
No definition available.
Water Sports Facility
No definition available.
Water Storage
No definition available.
Water Treatment
No definition available.
Watercress Bed
No definition available.
Waterway
No definition available.
Weighbridge / Load Gauge
No definition available.
Weir
No definition available.
Well
No definition available.
Well / Spring
No definition available.
Wholesale Distribution
No definition available.
Wildlife / Zoological Park
No definition available.
Wildlife Sports Facility
No definition available.
Wind Farm
No definition available.
Wind Sock / Wind Tee
No definition available.
Wind Turbine
No definition available.
Windmill (Inactive)
No definition available.
Winery
No definition available.
Winter Sports Facility
No definition available.
Woodland
No definition available.
Workshop / Light Industrial
No definition available.
Youth Hostel
No definition available.
Youth Organisation Camp
No definition available.
Youth Recreational / Social Club
No definition available.
Zoo / Theme Park
No definition available.
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