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A Street feature is the definition of the Street as defined in the National Street Gazetteer. A Street includes aggregated geometry. Where possible, the geometry of streets captured by a roads or highway authority is spatially matched to the geometry of Road Links, and is represented as a line feature.

Temporal filtering

The earliest date on which you can request a one-off snapshot of a date in the past for data in this feature type is 29 September 2022.

Any data temporally filtered earlier than the specified earliest date noted above for the data schema version may contain data inconsistencies.

Feature type attributes

The following sub-sections provide details about the attributes included with this feature type, their data types in the different output formats, and other important metadata about them.

usrn

The Unique Street Reference Number (USRN), a unique and persistent identifier of a Street assigned by the Road or Highway Authority.

  • Data Types: Integer (GeoJSON), Integer (GPKG), Integer (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

versiondate

Date when the version was last updated.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), Date (GPKG), Date (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

versionavailablefromdate

The date this version of the feature became the latest version.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), DateTime (GPKG), DateTime (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

versionavailabletodate

The date this version of the feature was superseded by an update or ceased to exist.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), DateTime (GPKG), DateTime (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

changetype

The type of change that generated a new version of the feature.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • Max Length: 50

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

geometry

Geometry for the feature.

  • Data Types: Geometry (GeoJSON), Geometry (GPKG), WKT (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

  • Geometry Type: MultiLineString

geometry_length

The measured length of the geometry in metres.

  • Data Types: Number (GeoJSON), Float (GPKG), Real (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • Precision: 15

  • Scale: 6

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

geometry_source

The source organisation who provided the data.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • Max Length: 23

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

theme

The OS NGD theme to which this feature belongs.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • Max Length: 40

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

description

A single descriptive value intended for a quick understanding of what the feature represents.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • Max Length: 35

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

effectivestartdate

The date on which this record was inserted into the Local Authority database.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), Date (GPKG), Date (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

effectiveenddate

The date on which the record ceased to exist

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), Date (GPKG), Date (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

designatedname1_text

Official name assigned to the Street by a designated Street Naming Authority.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 254

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

designatedname1_language

The language of designatedname1, provided as a 3-digit ISO 639-2 code ('eng, 'cym', 'gla').

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 3

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

designatedname1_responsibleauthorityidentifier

Identifier of the authority that has current responsibility for naming and numbering.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 4

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

designatedname1_responsibleauthorityname

Name of the authority that has current responsibility for naming and numbering.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 100

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

designatedname2_text

Official name assigned to the Street by a designated Street Naming Authority.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 254

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

designatedname2_language

The language of designatedname2, provided as a 3-digit ISO 639-2 code ('eng, 'cym', 'gla').

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 3

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

designatedname2_responsibleauthorityidentifier

Identifier of the authority that has current responsibility for naming and numbering.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 4

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

designatedname2_responsibleauthorityname

Name of the authority that has current responsibility for naming and numbering.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 100

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

localname1_text

Unofficial local name associated with the Street.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 254

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

localname1_language

The language of localname1, provided as a 3-digit ISO 639-2 code ('eng, 'cym', 'gla').

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 3

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

localname2_text

Unofficial local name associated with the Street.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 254

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

localname2_language

The language of localname2, provided as a 3-digit ISO 639-2 code ('eng, 'cym', 'gla').

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 3

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

descriptor1_text

Street description allocated by a Street Naming Authority, Highway Authority or Road Authority which is used to identify a Street that does not have a designated name.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 254

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

descriptor1_language

The language of descriptor1, provided as a 3-digit ISO 639-2 code ('eng, 'cym', 'gla').

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 3

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

descriptor2_text

Street description allocated by a Street Naming Authority, Highway Authority or Road Authority which is used to identify a Street that does not have a designated name.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 254

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

descriptor2_language

The language of descriptor2, provided as a 3-digit ISO 639-2 code ('eng, 'cym', 'gla').

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 3

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

localroadcode

Identification code assigned to the road by the local Road Authority.

This is only used for classified unnumbered roads.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 120

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

nationalroadcode

The national number of the road or street.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 10

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

roadclassification

The official designated importance of a road that provides an indication of its expected usage and importance.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 21

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

operationalstate

Description of the current state of the Street, indicating which point the street record is at within its lifecycle.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 19

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

operationalstatedate

Date at which the Street achieved its current state in the world, as referenced by the 'operationalstate' attribute.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), Date (GPKG), Date (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

locality1_text

The populated place representing the locality that the Street is located within.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 254

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

locality1_language

The language of locality1, provided as a 3-digit ISO 639-2 code ('eng, 'cym', 'gla').

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 3

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

locality2_text

The populated place representing the locality that the Street is located within.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 254

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

locality2_language

The language of locality2, provided as a 3-digit ISO 639-2 code ('eng, 'cym', 'gla').

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 3

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

townname1_text

The name of the settlement that the Street falls within.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 254

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

townname1_language

The language of townname1, provided as a 3-digit ISO 639-2 code ('eng, 'cym', 'gla').

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 3

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

townname2_text

The name of the settlement that the Street falls within.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 254

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

townname2_language

The language of townname2, provided as a 3-digit ISO 639-2 code ('eng, 'cym', 'gla').

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 3

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

administrativearea1_text

The administrative area that the Street is located within.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • Max Length: 254

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

administrativearea1_language

The language the name is expressed in, provided as a 3-digit ISO 639-2 code ('eng, 'cym', 'gla').

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 3

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

administrativearea2_text

The administrative area that the Street is located within. This field is populated when the administrative area has more than one name.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 254

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

administrativearea2_language

The language the name is expressed in, provided as a 3-digit ISO 639-2 code ('eng, 'cym', 'gla').

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 3

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

responsibleauthority_identifier

Identifier of the authority that has current responsibility for naming and numbering.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • Max Length: 4

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

responsibleauthority_name

Name of the authority that has current responsibility for naming and numbering.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • Max Length: 100

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

gsscoderole1

Description of the authority 'Upper Tier Local Authority', 'Lower Tier Local Authority' and 'Unitary Local Authority' relating to gsscode1.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 27

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

gsscode1

A reference to the unique identifier of administrative areas managed by the Office for National Statistics.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 9

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

gsscoderole2

Description of the authority 'Upper Tier Local Authority', 'Lower Tier Local Authority' and 'Unitary Local Authority' relating to gsscode2.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 27

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

gsscode2

A reference to the unique identifier of administrative areas managed by the Office for National Statistics.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • Max Length: 9

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: Yes

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: Yes

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0


Path Link Reference

A cross reference table mapping Street to Path Link and thereby linking the identifiers of these two feature types so that you can understand the full extent of a named way. The following sub-sections provide details about the attributes included in this cross reference table, their data types in the different output formats, and other important metadata about them.

pathlinkid

The identifiers of the referenced Path Link feature(s).

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • Max Length: 36

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

usrn

The Unique Street Reference Number (USRN), a unique and persistent identifier of a Street assigned by the Road or Highway Authority.

  • Data Types: Integer (GeoJSON), Integer (GPKG), Integer (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

streetversiondate

The date this version of the feature entered the OS National Geographic Database.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), Date (GPKG), Date (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0


Road Link Reference

A cross reference table mapping Street to Road Link and thereby linking the identifiers of these two feature types so that you can understand the full extent of a named way. The following sub-sections provide details about the attributes included in this cross reference table, their data types in the different output formats, and other important metadata about them.

roadlinkid

The identifier of the Road Link feature.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), String (GPKG), String (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • Max Length: 36

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

usrn

The Unique Street Reference Number (USRN), a unique and persistent identifier of a Street assigned by the Road or Highway Authority.

  • Data Types: Integer (GeoJSON), Integer (GPKG), Integer (CSV)

  • Nullable: false

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

streetversiondate

The date this version of the feature entered the OS National Geographic Database.

  • Data Types: String (GeoJSON), Date (GPKG), Date (CSV)

  • Nullable: true

  • OS NGD API – Features Filterable: No

  • OS Select+Build Filterable: No

  • Data Schema Version: 1.0

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changetypevalue
streetgeometrysourcevalue
themevalue
streettypevalue
languagevalue
languagevalue
languagevalue
languagevalue
languagevalue
languagevalue
roadclassificationvalue
operationalstatevalue
languagevalue
languagevalue
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languagevalue
gssrolevalue
gssrolevalue

Loading OS NGD CSV files into databases

Comma-separated values (CSV) file format is universally supported for easy ingestion into all major database products. Before loading OS NGD data contained in CSV files into a database, it is necessary to create relevant tables. Data definition language (DDL) statements for PostgreSQL, SQL Server and Oracle can be accessed in our .

For instructions on loading CSV files, see the guide.

OS NGD Resources GitHub repository
Getting Started with CSV