NSPL Online Latest Centroids: UK Postcode Geographic Points

Digital vector centroids represent every live and terminated postcode in the United Kingdom. The dataset contains intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics. It is served via ArcGIS Feature and WFS services for geospatial access.

Use Cases

• Geocoding addresses to approximate coordinates based on postcode centroids.
• Mapping service areas or demographic distributions using postcode-level geography.
• Linking postcode data to other statistical datasets via spatial joins.
• Performing distance calculations between postcode areas using their central points.

Strengths

• Covers every live and terminated UK postcode, suggesting high completeness.
• Sourced from authoritative national institutions (ONS and Ordnance Survey).
• Available via multiple standard geospatial web services (Feature Server, WFS).

Limitations

• Specific column names and row counts are not provided in the available metadata.
• There is a conflict in the reported data vintage: one source states 'May 2026', another states 'February 2026'.
• Detailed license terms beyond the mention of intellectual property rights are not specified.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics and Ordnance Survey

Collection Method

Derived from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL).

Time Range

Snapshot as of May 2026 (conflicting source states February 2026).

Freshness

Last updated metadata dates range from 2026-03-18 to 2026-06-17.

Geography

United Kingdom