ONSPD Online Latest Centroids: UK Postcode Geographic Points

February 2026 snapshot of digital vector centroids for every live and terminated postcode in the United Kingdom. The data is part of the National Statistics Postcode Directory and contains both Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics Intellectual Property Rights. It was last updated on the platform on 2026-03-18.

Use Cases

• Map postcode locations for service area planning based on the geographic centroids.
• Link other datasets to geographic areas using the postcode centroids as a spatial key.
• Calculate distances between postcode areas for logistics or demographic analysis based on the vector points.

Strengths

• Includes both live and terminated postcodes, providing historical coverage.
• Centroids are provided as digital vectors, suitable for precise geospatial analysis.
• Data is current as of February 2026, offering a recent snapshot.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale projects.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

Snapshot as of February 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 11:04:35.449821; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom