Postcodes with 2011 Classifications
General Information🔗
- Dataset name
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Postcode to OA (2011) to LSOA to MSOA to LAD with 2011 Classifications (November 2022) Best Fit Lookup in the UK
- Description
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A best-fit lookup between postcodes, frozen 2011 Census Output Areas (OA), Workplace Zones (WZ), Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA), Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA) and current local authority districts (LAD) along with OA, WZ, and LAD classifications as of November 2022 in the UK. Postcodes are best-fitted by plotting the location of the postcode's mean address into the areas of the output geographies.(File size 44MB).
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Field Definitions🔗
🏷️ Postcode Information🔗
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
pcd7 |
7-character postcode (no space), e.g. AB101AB. |
pcd8 |
8-character postcode (with space), e.g. AB10 1AB. |
pcds |
Standard formatted postcode (upper case, properly spaced), e.g. AB10 1AB. |
usertype |
Postcode type: 0 = small user (residential), 1 = large user (e.g. organisation). |
dointr |
Date of postcode introduction (YYYYMM), e.g. 202203. |
doterm |
Date of postcode termination (YYYYMM), or blank if still active. |
🗺️ Geographic Coordinates🔗
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
oseast1m |
Ordnance Survey grid easting (1m precision). |
osnrth1m |
Ordnance Survey grid northing (1m precision). |
🧾 Census Geographies (2011)🔗
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
oa11cd |
Output Area 2011 code – smallest statistical unit. |
lsoa11cd |
Lower Layer Super Output Area 2011 code. |
lsoa11nm |
LSOA 2011 name, e.g. "Cambridge 001A". |
msoa11cd |
Middle Layer Super Output Area 2011 code. |
msoa11nm |
MSOA 2011 name, e.g. "Cambridge 001". |
🧠 Census Classifications (2011)🔗
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
oac11cd |
Output Area Classification 2011 code. |
oac11nm |
Output Area Classification 2011 name, e.g. "Urban Professionals". |
soac11cd |
Super Output Area Classification 2011 code. |
soac11nm |
Super Output Area Classification 2011 name. |
🏢 Workplace Zones (2011)🔗
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
wz11cd |
Workplace Zone 2011 code. |
wzc11cd |
Workplace Zone Classification 2011 code. |
wzc11nm |
Workplace Zone Classification 2011 name. |
🏛️ Administrative Geography🔗
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
ladcd |
Local Authority District (LAD) code – GSS format, e.g. E08000012. |
ladnm |
LAD name (English), e.g. "Birmingham". |
ladnmw |
LAD name (Welsh), if applicable; otherwise same as ladnm. |
laccd |
Local Council Area code – sometimes same as ladcd. |
lacnm |
Local Council Area name – sometimes same as ladnm. |