ONS Postcode Directory (February 2026) User Guide

This User Guide contains information about the ONSPD including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality and limitations and details of recent changes that have impacted on the data. Various annexes and tables provide more detailed supporting information. The download includes PDF and ODT versions of the user guide. (File size - 898 KB)本用户指南涵盖ONSPD的相关信息，具体包括：目录内容、数据时效性、邮编区域分配方法、数据格式、数据质量与局限性，以及影响该数据集的近期变更详情。各类附录与附表可提供更详尽的辅助支撑信息。本次下载包含该用户指南的PDF与ODT版本（文件大小：898 KB）。