ONSPD Centroids Lite: UK Postcode Geographic Centroids, February 2020

Office for National Statistics data provides the geographic centroids for live UK postcodes as of February 2020. This lite version contains only current postcodes and their associated geographies. The dataset is available in multiple formats including CSV, GEOJSON, and KML.

Use Cases

• Geocoding UK addresses based on postcode centroids mentioned in the description
• Mapping service areas or demographic distributions based on current postcode geographies
• Joining postcode location data with other datasets for spatial analysis
• Calculating distances or performing spatial queries using the provided centroid coordinates

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Office for National Statistics
• Centroids are provided for the latest live postcodes as of a specific snapshot (February 2020)
• Available in multiple interoperable formats including CSV, GEOJSON, and KML

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the February 2020 snapshot

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely compiled from the ONS Postcode Directory

Time Range

Snapshot as of February 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:56.789944; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom