Online ONS Postcode Directory: Live UK Postcode Centroids

May 2026 digital vector centroids for every live postcode in the United Kingdom. The dataset is produced by the Office for National Statistics and was last updated on 2026-06-17.

Use Cases

• Geocoding UK addresses based on postcode centroids.
• Spatial analysis of UK demographic or economic data aggregated by postcode area.
• Mapping service areas or delivery zones using precise postcode locations.
• Validating or enriching address data for UK-focused applications.

Strengths

• Centroids are provided for every live UK postcode as of a specific date (May 2026).
• Data is sourced from authoritative institutions (Ordnance Survey and ONS).
• Available in multiple geospatial and tabular formats, including GeoJSON and GPKG.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the data is a forward-looking snapshot (May 2026).

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

Snapshot as of May 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 21:01:06.096241

Geography

United Kingdom