Cambridgeshire Postcodes
A dataset identifying the location of all postcodes in Cambridgeshire, extracted from Ordnance Survey's Code-Point Open data, with additional inputs from Royal Mail and National Statistics. Published by Cambridgeshire Insight, it provides geographic coordinates for postcode units, useful for mapping and spatial analysis within the county. The data reflects a snapshot taken in September 2016 and is subject to Crown copyright, Royal Mail copyright, and National Statistics copyright and database rights, requiring appropriate attribution when reused under the applicable Ordnance Survey open data licensing terms.Data identifying the location of all the postcodes in Cambridgeshire. Extracted from OS Code-Point data® published by Ordnance Survey. If data is used, please acknowledge the copyright and the source of the data by including the following attribution statements: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2016) Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right (2016) Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right (2016) For more details about licencing go to: https://certificates.theodi.org/en/datasets/352/certificate Source: Code-Point® Open (Ordnance Survey) https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html All data is correct as of download date: 06/09/2016.
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Data schema (15 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postcode | text | UK postcode for the location.UK postcode for the location. |
| Positional_quality_indicatorPositional quality indicator | int | Code indicating the accuracy of the postcode's coordinates.Code indicating the accuracy of the postcode's coordinates. |
| Eastings | int | Ordnance Survey National Grid easting coordinate, in metres.Ordnance Survey National Grid easting coordinate, in metres. |
| Northings | int | Ordnance Survey National Grid northing coordinate, in metres.Ordnance Survey National Grid northing coordinate, in metres. |
| LatitudeLatitude | number | Latitude of the postcode location, in decimal degrees.Latitude of the postcode location, in decimal degrees. |
| LongitudeLongitude | number | Longitude of the postcode location, in decimal degrees.Longitude of the postcode location, in decimal degrees. |
| Country_codeCountry code | text | ONS code for the country containing the postcode.ONS code for the country containing the postcode. |
| NHS_regional_HA_codeNhs regional ha code | text | ONS code for the NHS regional health authority area.ONS code for the NHS regional health authority area. |
| NHS_HA_codeNhs ha code | text | ONS code for the NHS health authority area.ONS code for the NHS health authority area. |
| Admin_county_codeAdmin county code | text | ONS code for the administrative county.ONS code for the administrative county. |
| Admin_district_codeAdmin district code | text | ONS code for the administrative district or local authority.ONS code for the administrative district or local authority. |
| Admin_ward_codeAdmin ward code | text | ONS code for the administrative electoral ward.ONS code for the administrative electoral ward. |
| County | text | Name of the county in which the postcode is located.Name of the county in which the postcode is located. |
| Census_CodeCensus code | text | ONS census area code associated with the postcode.ONS census area code associated with the postcode. |
| Hectares | number | Area of the associated administrative unit, in hectares.Area of the associated administrative unit, in hectares. |
Schema inferred from the distribution file's first records 21 days ago. Column types are sampled estimates, not source-declared.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1County: Cambridgeshire · Eastings: 546182
{
"County": "Cambridgeshire",
"Eastings": "546182",
"Hectares": "305400.769",
"Latitude": "52.192254",
"Postcode": "CB1 0AH",
"Longitude": "0.13717936",
"Northings": "257043",
"Census_Code": "E10000003",
"NHS_HA_code": "E18000006",
"Country_code": "E92000001",
"Admin_ward_code": "E05002706",
"Admin_county_code": "E10000003",
"Admin_district_code": "E07000008",
"NHS_regional_HA_code": "E19000001",
"Positional_quality_indicator": "10"
}Record 2County: Cambridgeshire · Eastings: 546182
{
"County": "Cambridgeshire",
"Eastings": "546182",
"Hectares": "305400.769",
"Latitude": "52.192254",
"Postcode": "CB1 0AN",
"Longitude": "0.13717936",
"Northings": "257043",
"Census_Code": "E10000003",
"NHS_HA_code": "E18000006",
"Country_code": "E92000001",
"Admin_ward_code": "E05002706",
"Admin_county_code": "E10000003",
"Admin_district_code": "E07000008",
"NHS_regional_HA_code": "E19000001",
"Positional_quality_indicator": "10"
}Record 3County: Cambridgeshire · Eastings: 546182
{
"County": "Cambridgeshire",
"Eastings": "546182",
"Hectares": "305400.769",
"Latitude": "52.192254",
"Postcode": "CB1 0AP",
"Longitude": "0.13717936",
"Northings": "257043",
"Census_Code": "E10000003",
"NHS_HA_code": "E18000006",
"Country_code": "E92000001",
"Admin_ward_code": "E05002706",
"Admin_county_code": "E10000003",
"Admin_district_code": "E07000008",
"NHS_regional_HA_code": "E19000001",
"Positional_quality_indicator": "10"
}Record 4County: Cambridgeshire · Eastings: 546182
{
"County": "Cambridgeshire",
"Eastings": "546182",
"Hectares": "305400.769",
"Latitude": "52.192254",
"Postcode": "CB1 0BD",
"Longitude": "0.13717936",
"Northings": "257043",
"Census_Code": "E10000003",
"NHS_HA_code": "E18000006",
"Country_code": "E92000001",
"Admin_ward_code": "E05002706",
"Admin_county_code": "E10000003",
"Admin_district_code": "E07000008",
"NHS_regional_HA_code": "E19000001",
"Positional_quality_indicator": "10"
}Record 5County: Cambridgeshire · Eastings: 546182
{
"County": "Cambridgeshire",
"Eastings": "546182",
"Hectares": "305400.769",
"Latitude": "52.192254",
"Postcode": "CB1 0BX",
"Longitude": "0.13717936",
"Northings": "257043",
"Census_Code": "E10000003",
"NHS_HA_code": "E18000006",
"Country_code": "E92000001",
"Admin_ward_code": "E05002706",
"Admin_county_code": "E10000003",
"Admin_district_code": "E07000008",
"NHS_regional_HA_code": "E19000001",
"Positional_quality_indicator": "10"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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Using the API
Query examples
curl -sL 'https://data.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/sites/default/files/CBArea_0_0.csv' -o data.csvFull csv file download — the schema shown was inferred from the file's first records.
Dataset
Volume & freshness
Coverage
- First published
- 2018-07-30
License
No license declared upstream.
Distributions (4)
'CB' postcode district
https://data.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/sites/default/files/CBArea_0_0.csv'SG' postcode district
https://data.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/sites/default/files/SGArea_0_0.csv'MK' postcode district
https://data.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/sites/default/files/MKArea_0_0.csv'PE' postcode district
https://data.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/sites/default/files/PEArea_0_0.csv