Reading is a postcode area, also known as the rg postcode area. The table below was mostly borrowed from wikipedias list of postcode areas in the uk, with the postcodes for the channel islands and the isle of man manually added by me. Find postcode by address or by point doing click on map. The product is a csv file containing postcodes, grid references, nhs health and regional health authority codes, administrative ward, district, county and country area codes. The list of postcode areas in the united kingdom is a tabulation of the postcode areas used by royal mail for the purposes of directing mail within the united kingdom. When i use the same data in power bi, a handful of postcode sectors are not filled in at all. Blackburn, bank hey, belthorn, blackamoor, claytonledale, guide, knuzden. Download free pdf postcode maps of the whole of the uk right down to 4 digit post code districts level. These boundary polygons are reconstructed from the live postcodes in the uk and are therefore approximate, but are expected to be accurate enough for most applications. List of postcode areas in the united kingdom wikipedia. Mm pro high resolution postcode sector, district and area boundaries and centroids. A full postcode is known as a postcode unit and designates an area with a number of addresses or a single major delivery point. Bookmark file pdf free uk postcode area boundaries map astounding points.
This makes it easy to select individual districts and groups of districts for colour editing. These cover north hertfordshire including stevenage, baldock, buntingford, hertford, hitchin, knebworth, letchworth, much hadham, royston and ware and east bedfordshire including arlesey, biggleswade, henlow, sandy and shefford, plus a small part. United kingdom map marketing postcode areas wall map paper. An essential business tool, this atlas clearly shows the postcode boundaries down to district level for the whole country on detailed colour mapping. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Approximate uk postcode boundaries from the voronoi diagram of onspd 20170710 mark 9 comments tl. The postcode sector boundary file is a geographic polygon file which denotes the extent of postcode sectors, districts and areas in the uk. The bf postcode area was introduced in 2012 to provide optional postcodes for british forces post office addresses, for consistency with the layout of other uk addresses. Cobbling together uk postcode area data roblascellesuk.
This facility lets you select the boundaries you want, for the area you want, in the format you want. Since 1936 when the iconic az atlas and guide to london was first. Our low accuracy boundaries are the result of automated routines to generate boundaries around postcode locations. The uk is divided into 124 areas, and a postcodes area is decided by the first one or two letters. Hi there we are also looking for kml files showing the postcode breakdown areas within each outward code eg de1, de2, de3, de4 we have developed a tool in house to return a list of postcode breakdowns within a certain radius of a given postcode. After a small delay the map will then show all area level postcodes in that area. These were transferred to the post town of aberlour, and in august 1994 recoded into ab38. The nw north western postcode area, also known as the london nw postcode area, is a group of postcode districts covering part of northwest london. Approximate uk postcode boundaries from the voronoi diagram of. There are currently 121 geographic postcode areas in use in the uk and a further 3 often combined with these covering the crown dependencies of guernsey, jersey and isle of man.
And a list of postal towns within each postcode area here. The postcode area is the first one or two letters of the postcode. Postcode directory download this facility allows you to download complete versions of current and historical postcode directories sometimes referred to as lookup tables postcode data selector. Use these products in your business intelligence system or gis to create territories, analyse shaded trend maps and add an intuitive sense of place to your maps.
To see a full screen button of the map, click the full screen button above the map. A wall map of the uk showing the postcode area boundaries and the county and unitary authority boundary information. They are alphanumeric and were adopted nationally between 11 october 1959 and 1974, having been devised by the general post office. Click on a postcode area to view individual postcodes and apply further filtering. Mm pro high resolution postcode district and area boundaries and centroids. Featuring a simple outline map of the uk with the major towns and cities marked the map has all the postal boundaries.
These form a good approximation of postcodes areas across the uk. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Other licence view licence information summary mapping data for postal boundaries. This month we see the addition of postcode boundary files thanks to the ordnance survey data. There are no boundaries for a postal unit post code le14 2ef, however, there are boundaries for the postal sectorle14 2, postal districtle14, and postal areale. Postal codes used in the united kingdom are known as postcodes originally, postal codes. Department for business, energy and industrial strategy last updated. Postcode atlas of great britain and northern ireland. Codepoint open provides a precise geographic location for each postcode unit in great britain. It uses the national nongeographic post town bfpo and, as of 2012, the postcode district bf1.
How to find a postcode in the united kingdom love your. The hx postcode area, also known as the halifax postcode area, is a group of seven postcode districts in england, within four post towns. Uk postcode area map large wall map for business laminated. This section includes digital postal and administrative area boundaries for countries around the globe. It also contains a post town by the same name reading post town. Uk postal boundaries uk postal boundaries availability. Our boundaries are created using the latest official government postcode and location information to create two sets of postcode boundaries high and low accuracy. This uk postcode area map has all the postcode boundaries in a vector format and also lists all the 2 character postcodes along with the postal town associated with those post code area letters. List of postcode areas in the united kingdom simple english. An essential business tool, this postcode atlas clearly shows the postcode boundaries down to district. Postcode directory download this facility allows you to download complete versions of current and historical postcode directories sometimes referred to. Our postcode data is available to download for noncommercial and commercial use.
Gir 0aa is a postcode created for girobank in bootle bf. Sn3 superimposed over a map showing towns and villages etc. This dataset provides the boundaries for each live postcode e. This is a full list of uk postcodes, including active postcodes and those that are no longer in use. The editable illustrator version of this map contains all of the uk postcode districts as interlocking layers grouped by postcode area. The sg postcode area, also known as the stevenage postcode area, is a group of nineteen postcode districts in england, within fifteen post towns. Uk postcodes, 29 million addresses, counties, wards, grid references, boundary files and so much more. Reconstructed uk postcode boundaries open door logistics. Jan 05, 2012 this invaluable atlas shows postcode areas and districts for the whole of the uk and has been updated with all the latest boundary changes. Free download uk postcode area and district maps in pdf. This postcode finder is the quick and easy way to search and check postcodes for all suburbs and locations around australia. Wikipedia has an article about postcodes in the uk that also explains the overseas territories. Uk postcodes lists and tables of postcode addresses.
This uk postcode area map has all the postcode boundaries in a vector format and also lists all the 2 character postcodes along with the postal town. More from this publisher all datasets from department for business, energy and industrial. Reading postcode area uk postcode information and maps. Buy postcode areas map of the uk from waterstones today. Maptitude geographic information system gis software is the intelligent mapping solution for business, government, and education.
This excellent business planning map presents both the postcode area boundaries and the most uptodate county and unitary authority boundary information for the whole of the uk. The postcode area had iv33, iv34 and iv35 covering in small easterly areas the post towns of carron, knockando and rothes. Apr 15, 2020 this dataset provides the boundaries for each live postcode e. Items catching attention on traverses of the boundaries of uk postcode zipcode rg40. To avoid any delays to your mail or deliveries, make sure you address it with the correct postcode. Scottish postcode directory postcode boundaries data. You can choose to show the outcode postcode boundaries or not by toggling the tickbox. This excellent business planning map presents both the postcode area boundaries and the most uptodate county and unitary authority boundary information for. For example, the ox oxford postcode area contains a group of layers for ox1 to ox49. Uk postcodes esri shapefiles and geojson sets for postcode. Derived from ordnance survey os opendata postcode area boundaries within great britain derived from voronoi polygons of os codepoint open unit postcode median coordinates with coastline clipping and minor adjustments to avoid spurious detached polygons. There are no boundaries for a postal unitpost codele14 2ef, however, there are boundaries for the postal sectorle14 2, postal districtle14, and postal areale. Approximate uk postcode boundaries from the voronoi.
London area is presented in greater detail on an enlargement. And made the correction of the gir postcode in response to hermines comment. Tagged boundaries, mps, northern ireland, postcodes, scottish parliament. A table that shows the uk region for all postcode areas. This month we see the addition of postcode boundary files thanks to the ordnance survey data now integrated into many of the products. Created using amd unit postcode points and detailed ordnance survey street mapping, these boundaries are digitised at 1. The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the initial characters of the alphanumeric uk postcode. Digital postcode sector boundary file kml format single user licence. We have taken this data and painstakingly drawn our own datasets for area and district polygons, plus sector boundary lines, and a superprocessed. Map of postcode areas in the united kingdom and crown dependencies, with links to each postcode area postal codes used in the united kingdom are known as postcodes originally, postal codes. Digital uk postcode boundaries file in kml format single. To buy, see more details and the full coverage area please click on the cover image. The database was last updated on july 8, 2009 and is over 100,000 pages in size. Postcode areas and district boundaries plus central london sector boundaries 7 jun 1999 5.
Uk government database of all 1,841,177 uk postcodes together with latitude and longitude, grid references, county, district, ward, nhs codes and regions, ordnance survey reference, and date of introduction. Buy postcode atlas of britain and northern ireland eighth edition by collins maps isbn. This makes it easy to select individual districts and groups of. Over many years of postcode data application, bph postcodes have identified a series of gazetteers tables which provide a range of geographical elements or statistics at various levels. A list of all the uk postcode areas, which are subdivided into postcode districts. Approximate uk postcode boundaries from the voronoi diagram of onspd. Postcode boundaries by contemporary photography issuu. Nrs publish these boundaries twice a year as part of the scottish postcode directory spd which should be considered the definitive source for postcode geographies in scotland.
Shapefile polygons defining the boundaries of uk postcode areas, districts and sectors are available here for download, for use in our open source territory design software or other applications. This london postcode area, district and sector map is fully editable using a vector editing software package such as adobe illustrator or you can buy an unlock code to use our online tool to customise the map into up to 52 different coloured zones then save the result as a hires pdf map. B means that b3 2bj is part of the birmingham postcode area. In central london postcodes are shown to sector level. Heres a complete list of uk postcode districts, available as csv and kml downloads. These cover north hertfordshire including stevenage, baldock, buntingford, hertford, hitchin, knebworth, letchworth, much hadham, royston and ware and east bedfordshire including arlesey, biggleswade, henlow, sandy and. These boundary polygons are reconstructed from the live postcodes in the uk and are therefore approximate, but are expected to be accurate. Derived from ordnance survey os opendata postcode area boundaries within great britain derived from voronoi polygons of os codepoint open unit postcode median coordinates with coastline clipping and minor adjustments to avoid spurious detached polygons national borders and coastline data derived.
Although the boundaries are in roughly the right area, they are not accurate. Maptitude is a powerful combination of software and geographic data that provides everything you need to realize the benefits of desktop mapping and spatial analysis with a single, easytouse package. This map is an introduction to uk postcode mapping for business and features the 124 postcode areas that make up the uk postal codes. Each area is divided into districts, which is decided by the number that completes the outward code.
There are currently 121 geographic postcode areas in use in the uk and a further 3 often. Get a full postcode in london, england by clicking on the interactive map or found your outward post code on our list above. Shapefiles are the standard data format for describing geospatial information. Map of the uk where you can see the locations of all area level postcodes toghter with the boundaries for areas, districts and sectors. Maprooms shapefiles for uk postcodes are derived initially from royal mails dataset called codepoint open, which is a series of csv files with eastings and northings for postcode points. Comprehending as with ease as concord even more than further will allow each success. Approximate uk postcode boundaries from the voronoi diagram. Enter your email address which stops robots downloading the map and youll automatically be emailed a link to download the vector based pdf postcode map.
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