Data packs for the United Kingdom, to be used in mapping systems. Available for SKiN and in a range of standard formats.
Postcode Areas, Districts, Sectors & Sector Demographics
Local Authority Boundaries
County & Country Boundaries
Postcode Unit Points
UK and Republic of Ireland Coastline
Source: Geoplan
Recency: 2020
2011 Census Data Pack
Source: 2011
The demographic data is updated each quarter based on household counts, please refer to the product information for further detail
Geoplan SKiN System Only
Travel time matrix which works by assigning an average speed to each road type and using this information to calculate how far can be travelled along each road from the user's specified start point.
Data source: Open Street Map (OSM).
Provide all levels of electoral and administrative boundaries.
Used for all market analysis applications including direct marketing, retail planning and media analysis.
Development and land use planning.
Management of sales territory structures.
Geographic searching.
Thematic mapping.
All levels of electoral and administrative boundaries.
Defined from the Ordnance Survey Boundary-Line dataset.
Digitised against and displayed at 1:10,000 scale .
Structured vector format.
ONS Government Statistical Service codes allow you to link the polygons to Census statistics.
Attributes include Extent of the Realm, High Water Mark, Unique Identifiers, Area Measurements, Definitive Name and Census Codes.
Full UK coverage, includes Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Data updated annually.
Standard formats available: T2K (Tactician), TAB (MapInfo), SHAPE (ArcView).*
Data is supplied with OSGB map projection.*
Annually licensed, including updates and unlimited access to Geoplan's support team, to help you get the most out of your data.
*Alternative formats and map projections are available for an additional cost, upon request.
Provides address details for every household in the UK.
Create and maintain mailing-lists and databases.
Reduce number of returned or undelivered items.
Sharpen customer profiling.
Improve customer satisfaction.
Used for all market analysis applications.
Integrate with other data (e.g. census).
The Postcode Address File (PAF) at postcode level provides all the current address points in the UK summarised at Postcode Level.
PAF is an invaluable tool for creating and maintaining mailing-lists and databases, and Geoplan offers the following products:
Royal Mail PAF
Royal Mail Premise Level PAF
Data is also available by selected Postcode Areas, at £185 for Full PAF, and £370 for Premise Level PAF - Contact us for details.
Data updated quarterly.
A unique database on which Royal Mail stores all UK postcodes together with their correct address details.
Latest postcode geography
Contains address details for every household in the UK including.
27,000,000 addresses, 1,300,00 organisations, 180,000 large businesses, 1,760,000 postcodes.
Standard formats available: CSV.*
Data is annually licenced, and includes updates and unlimited access to the Geoplan Support Team.
Premise Level PAF
As above, but file provided at premise level.
Provide the geographic positions for each of the 9,500 postcode sectors (e.g. HG3 1) in the UK.
Localised planning and analysis.
Customer and prospect location.
Competitor locations.
Point of interest and sales generator locations.
Site, depot, store and outlet location.
Postal geography is the most common method of analysing and mapping corporate information for business users due to the almost universal knowledge of the Postcode by consumers and businesses alike.
Geoplan has been the supplier of postcode products since 1984 and, in association with Royal Mail, has continually maintained a complete range of products that have evolved alongside postcode geography. We are, therefore, experts in this field.
As part of this specialist area, we can provide postcode sector points as standard for the UK, and the following products are available.
Data updated quarterly.
Provides the geographic position of each of the 9,500 postcode sectors in the UK.
Incorporates the latest Postcode Changes across the Geoplan range.
UK coverage.
Data is supplied with OSGB map projection*.
Standard formats available: T2K (Tactician), TAB (MapInfo), SHAPE (ArcView) and CSV.*
Data is annually licenced, and includes inclusive updates and unlimited access to the Geoplan Support Team.
*Alternative formats or map projections are available for an additional cost, upon request.
Source – Ordnance Survey/Geoplan
Recency – Updated quarterly
Geographical Coverage and Accuracy – UK (excluding Postcode Areas IM, GY, JE)
Projection – OSGB, WGS84 and other projections available on request
Available Formats – SHP, TAB, MIF, CSV, TXT and other formats available on request
Layer Type – Boundary Layer
Industry standard for Postcode Accuracy and Integrity
Updated quarterly
Derived from ADDRESSBASE, which provides the most accurate representation of Unit Postcode Geography in Great Britain.
License type- Annual
Update frequency – Quarterly
Source – Geoplan
Recency – Updated bi-annually
Geographical Coverage and Accuracy – UK
Projection – N/A
Available Formats – CSV, TXT
Layer Type – Flat file
Latest output area level census statistics
Statistics projected using the Postcode Address File
License type- Perpetual
Update cycle – Updated bi-annually
Source - Geoplan
Recency – Updated quarterly
Geographical Coverage and Accuracy – UK, including Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man.
Projection – OSGB, WGS84 and other projections available on request
Available Formats – SHP, TAB, MIF, CSV, TXT and other formats available on request
Layer Type – Point layer
Up to 1 metre resolution (refer to Positional Quality Indicator for more information)
Updated quarterly
One of the most complete Postcode datasets on the market, in terms of coverage and geo-reference Postcodes.
License type - Annual
Update cycle – Updated quarterly
Source – Ordnance Survey / Geoplan
Recency – Updated quarterly
Geographical Coverage and Accuracy – UK
Projection – OSGB, WGS84 and other projections available on request
Available Formats – SHP, TAB, MIF, CSV, TXT and other formats available on request
Layer Type – Boundary layer
Industry standard for Postcode accuracy and integrity.
Optimum choice for applications that demand the highest level of accuracy and continual updates.
License type- Annual
Update cycle – Quarterly
Provide the definitive, lowest level of polygon geography for the Census results.
Used for all market analysis applications including direct marketing, retail planning and media analysis.
Integrate with data to display trends and patterns.
Enhanced targeting and prospecting by using census data to plot demographic trends.
Enables territory creation and management at a low level of accuracy.
Thematic mapping.
Census Output Areas are the definitive polygon geography for the Census results.
Created by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) for England and Wales, and the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS), their purpose is to link census data to geographical areas.
Census Output Areas are built from clusters of adjacent unit postcodes and reflect the characteristics of the actual Census data.
They are designed to have similar population sizes and be as socially homogenous as possible (based on house hold tenure and dwelling type).
Data updated quarterly.
Census Output Areas with individual record identifiers.
Standard formats available: T2K (Tactician), TAB (MapInfo), SHAPE (ArcView).*
Data is supplied with OSGB map projection.*
Technical support and inclusive updates are provided when purchased with Geoplan’s Enhanced Support Programme (ESP).
*Alternative formats and map projections are available for an additional cost, upon request.
Source – Ordnance Survey/ Geoplan
Recency – Updated quarterly
Geographical Coverage and Accuracy – Great Britain (England, Scotland & Wales) and Northern Ireland.
Projection – OSGB, WGS84 and other projections available on request
Available Formats – SHP, TAB, MIF, CSV, TXT and other formats available on request
Layer Type – Point layer
Resolution of up to 1 metre for all of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, up to 100m for Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man
Updated quarterly
Nationally consistent Postcode reference
License type- Annual
Update frequency – Updated quarterly
Source – Geoplan
Recency – Updated quarterly
Geographical Coverage and Accuracy – UK
Projection – OSGB, WGS84 and other projections available on request.
Available Formats – SHP, TAB, MIF, CSV, TXT and other formats available on request
Layer Type – Boundary layer
Postcode geography for the most demanding postcode analysis
Updated quarterly
License type- Perpetual
Update cycle – Updates are available quarterly
Source – Geoplan
Geographical Coverage and Accuracy – UK (inc IM, GY & JE)
Projection – OSGB
Available Formats – T2K, TAB, SHP
Layer Type - Boundary
Most precise postcode geography on the market
Frequent updates
A very detailed boundary which can be used for the most demanding of analysis.
License type - Perpetual
Update cycle – quarterly
Source – Geoplan
Recency – Updated quarterly
Geographical Coverage and Accuracy – UK
Projection – OSGB, WGS84 and other projections available on request.
Available Formats – SHP, TAB, MIF, CSV, TXT and other formats available on request.
Layer Type – Boundary Layer
High quality solutions for national through to street level use
Updated quarterly
License type- Annual
Update frequency – Updated quarterly
Source - Geoplan/OSNI
Updated - Quarterly
Geographical Coverage and Accuracy – Northern Ireland
Projection – EPSG 29903(Irish National Grid)
Available Formats – Shapefile
Most up to date Postcode data
Updated each quarter
Based upon OSNI pointer, boundary & transport data alongside OSM roads - premium sources of information for Northern Ireland geography
License type - Annual
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