ONS Postcode Directory (February 2018) 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. (File size - 487 KB)<div><br /><div><div>* STOP PRESS *<br /></div><div><p>For the new release of the ONSPD, there are important field changes. Please read the User Guide for full details. The ‘old’ directories will be included for one release only. From May 2018 only the new layout will be available.</p></div></div></div>本用户指南涵盖英国国家统计局邮政编码目录（ONSPD）的相关信息，具体包括：目录内容、数据时效性、邮政编码区域分配方法论、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。各类附件与表格将提供更为详尽的辅助说明。（文件大小：487 KB） * 最新快讯 * 本次ONSPD新版本发布涉及重要字段变更，请查阅本用户指南获取完整细则。"旧版"目录仅会保留一个发布周期，自2018年5月起，仅可使用新版格式。