Data sources
Every dataset is reviewed for access, coverage, licensing, freshness and known limitations before it can contribute to a public report.
Ordnance Survey
Postcode coordinates and location lookup
- Coverage
- Great Britain
- Expected update
- Each publisher release
Office for National Statistics
Postcode status and administrative or statistical geography codes
- Coverage
- United Kingdom, with restricted territories excluded
- Expected update
- Quarterly
Ordnance Survey
Settlement identities, alternate names and reference points
- Coverage
- Great Britain
- Expected update
- Quarterly
Ordnance Survey
Local-authority names, codes and boundaries
- Coverage
- Great Britain
- Expected update
- Quarterly
HM Land Registry
Residential sold-price history and aggregates
- Coverage
- England and Wales
- Expected update
- Monthly
HM Land Registry and national statistics bodies
Wider-area price levels and historical trends
- Coverage
- United Kingdom, with different historical series
- Expected update
- Monthly
Department for Education
School identity, status, type and location
- Coverage
- England
- Expected update
- Public bulk download
Police.uk
Recorded crime categories, counts and trends
- Coverage
- Primarily England and Wales
- Expected update
- Monthly
Office for National Statistics via Nomis
Usual-resident counts at the postcode reference date
- Coverage
- England and Wales postcodes with at least one usual resident
- Expected update
- Fixed 21 March 2021 reference date
Office for National Statistics via Nomis
Household counts at the postcode reference date
- Coverage
- England and Wales postcodes with at least one household
- Expected update
- Fixed 21 March 2021 reference date
Office for National Statistics via Nomis
Usual-resident totals for postcode-sector context
- Coverage
- England and Wales postcode sectors with at least one usual resident
- Expected update
- Fixed 21 March 2021 reference date
Office for National Statistics via Nomis
Usual-resident totals for district reports and directories
- Coverage
- England and Wales postcode districts with at least one usual resident
- Expected update
- Fixed 21 March 2021 reference date
Office for National Statistics
Disclosure-controlled age bands for wider postcode-sector context
- Coverage
- England and Wales postcode sectors in the commissioned table
- Expected update
- Fixed Census 2021 commissioned release, published 8 April 2024
Department for Transport
Named stops, stations and other public-transport access points
- Coverage
- Great Britain
- Expected update
- Publisher-managed feed
NHS England Organisation Data Service
Active RO76 GP Practice records with postcode-based local context
- Coverage
- England and Wales active RO76 GP Practice records; branch surgeries excluded
- Expected update
- Dynamic predefined report, updated nightly by NHS ODS
Ofsted
Latest published inspection type, date and outcome
- Coverage
- England state-funded schools
- Expected update
- Publisher release schedule
Department for Education
Published primary-school attainment measures
- Coverage
- England school-level KS2
- Expected update
- Academic-year publication
Department for Education
Published secondary-school attainment and progress measures
- Coverage
- England school-level KS4
- Expected update
- Academic-year publication
Environment Agency
Counts of address receptors in long-term flood-risk areas
- Coverage
- England postcodes
- Expected update
- Quarterly
Ofcom
Postcode-level predicted superfast, ultrafast and gigabit-capable availability
- Coverage
- United Kingdom postcodes
- Expected update
- Connected Nations releases
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Application references, descriptions, dates, decisions and published map points
- Coverage
- Partial England: Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing only
- Expected update
- Source is not currently updating
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Relative overall and domain deprivation ranks and deciles by LSOA
- Coverage
- England LSOAs
- Expected update
- Publisher release