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Data Catalogue: UK Postcode Points & Boundaries
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UK Postcode Points
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These point files provide a list of x,y locations at your chosen level (unit postcodes, postcode sectors, street etc). Additional attributes such as addresses, number of delivery points and output area, are included.

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These postcode boundary products provide the boundary of each postcode sector, postcode district, postcode area or unit postcode, as required. For non-UK data, see relevant continent section. To determine which file is best for your project: Contact MapMechanics.

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UNDERSTANDING UK
POSTCODE GEOGRAPHY

UK UNIT POSTCODES

(groups of individual addresses)
Unit postcode point files are most often used to geocode (add geography to your postcoded data) so that each entry in your customer address list, for example, is represented individually on the map. Unit postcode points can also be used to relocate your map.
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Unit postcode boundary files are often used to make small territories or undertake detailed analysis in a local area (e.g. catchments covering everywhere within 5 minutes of an outlet).
UK Example:CH60 9HL
Qty in UK: 1.7 million
Households (average): 15

UK POSTCODE DISTRICTS

(groups of postcode sectors)
This is a popular UK postcode level at which to map trends. Postcode districts are the ideal building block for creating dealer territories, delivery areas, pharmaceutical bricks; or any application where you need a more strategic view.
UK Example: CH60
Qty in UK: 2,827
Households (average):8,275

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UK POSTCODE SECTORS

(groups of unit postcodes)

Popular level at which to map trends in performance measures, business and consumer demographics, marketing response rates etc. Use postcode sector boundaries to create shaded maps or combine to create your own sales territories, hospital or school catchments. Sector level point files can also be used to geocode records (locate your own data on the map).
Postcode sector boundaries
UK Example:CH60 9
Qty in UK:9,487
Households (average):2,500>


UK POSTCODE AREAS

(groups of postcode districts)

Use postcode areas to create UK wide shaded maps or large distribution territories.
UK Example:CH
Qty in UK:124
Households (average):190,000

USING POSTCODE BOUNDARIES

Trend analysis

Creating catchments

Use postcode boundaries in GIS maping systems such as GeoConcept to create shaded maps highlighting areas with exceptionally high or low values of your chosen data. For example, shade your postcode sectors by market penetration, postcode areas by delivery volumes or unit postcodes by customer profiles. Boundary data sets are used by many organisations as the building blocks to create catchment areas based on postcode geography. Unit postcode polygons can be combined to create walking distribution rounds, postcode areas are ideal for sales territories and sectors or districts for depot delivery areas.

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