XYZ UK Postcode Data
Why would you need postcode data?
Postcode data can be a valuable asset to help expand your business. It can provide a variety of uses in many different aspects of business applications such as:
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Real Estate:
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Economic Studies:
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Location Planning & Analysis:
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Address Verifications:
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Origins of our postcode data
XYZ postcode data-sets are derived from the Royal Mail master database.
The XYZ Digital Map Company is an approved reseller
of the Royal Mail
address database which will assure you access to the most
accurate postal data available. Royal Mail data is updated monthly,
and we can provide
quarterly updates of the Royal Mail postal information.
XYZ Postcode Data Regions
Geographic polygons showing the hierarchy of postcode regions. The data can be purchased for the entire U.K. or just your area of interest. Contact us for pricing information regarding requests by region.
This data is available by level of detail:
• Areas
An Area is the most generalised postcode region dataset. Areas provide the smallest scale of postcode data available. Areas are defined by the letter(s) at the beginning of the Postcode for example EH
A District is more specific than a postcode area and is defined by the first half of the complete postcode for example EH22
• Sectors
Sectors are the most specific postcode region dataset available. They are further defined by the number in the second part of the postcode. One postcode sector would cover a region such as EH22 3
Possible uses:
• Ideal for thematic mapping in GIS packages
• Sales & Marketing - show sales patterns or develop sales regions such as displaying sales patterns
• Assigning census data information for analyses
• They are also useful in studies such as in epidemiology or demographics
• Sectors are useful for planning sales territories
Output:
Each data level is delivered as attributed graphic regions
Attributes:
Postcode attributes are given dependant upon specific region type (i.e. area, district, or sector).
• Area data
Holds the postcode area.
• District data
Holds the postcode district and its component parts as separate fields (i.e. the postcode area & the postcode number in the first half of the postcode).
• Sector data
Holds the postcode sector, postcode district, and the postcode district’s component parts in separate fields.
Deliverable formats (Click to download some sample data):
• ArcGIS
• ArcView
• MapInfo
• MaPublisher
• Other formats may be possible upon requestOptional Extra:
Counts of business and residential postcode addresses within each Area, District, or Sector. The counts are held in the form of attributes attached to the polygons. This information can be put to good use for pursuing clients for business purposes. The counts are provided for Q1 2004 and Q1 2005 so you can see increases / decreases over the year.
Postcode Boundary Data is an Essential Tool for Business in the UK today. Together with your own Business Statistics or other Information such as Census Data, you can Easily Show Spatial Business Trends.
The following example demonstrates how Postcode Regions can be used to Evaluate Sales Regions of a Company. Each Sales Region can be Divided by Postcode Districts (noted by red boundaries & text). Sales Statistics (purple text) within each Postcode District can help Identify and Locate key Sales Figures for Further Evaluation. Automatically You can See Which Areas are Performing Well!
Adding Census Data as Another Layer, You Can use Postcode Regions to Determine which Regions have more Potential Customers. For Example, Showing the Number of People in each Postcode Region and the percentage of people earning over £30,000 per year can clearly identify Target Areas for Sales.
The uses for Postcode Data in Business are Endless and is an Extremely Valuable Tool for Marketing Purposes.
Address Count Growth Business Growth and Residential Growth between 2004 and 2005 as a percentage. Red is highest, blue is a decline. These maps are created using the XYZ Districts with the optional extra address counts, using MapInfo software.
XYZ Postcode Data Centroids
We also Provide Centroids (i.e. the geographic centre point of the shape representing the object) for Postcode Areas, Districts and Sectors. The Data is Provided as Eastings and Northings using the GB National Grid, in a Comma Separated (csv) File.
Click to download some sample data:
Possible uses:
• Distance Calculation between Postcodes
• Web Site Use
