ONS UPRN Directory User Guide: Methodology and Data Quality (March 2022)

349 KB user guide for the ONS UPRN Directory, detailing directory content, data currency, and methodology. The Government Digital Service provides this document, which includes information on data formats, quality, limitations, and recent changes impacting the data. Various annexes and tables offer supporting information.

Use Cases

• Understand the methodology for assigning geographic areas to postcodes based on the described methodology section.
• Assess data quality and limitations for address-based projects using the detailed data quality information.
• Review recent changes impacting the directory data for accurate temporal analysis.
• Interpret the directory's data formats and structure for integration into geospatial systems.

Strengths

• Includes detailed methodology for area assignment to postcodes.
• Provides annexes and tables with supporting information.
• Covers data quality, limitations, and recent changes.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The data described is from March 2022; freshness should be verified for current projects.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Methodology for assigning areas to postcodes is described.

Time Range

March 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2025-08-11 07:49:54; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on ONS (Office for National Statistics) source.