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Edinburgh
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Postcode unit boundaries are created and maintained by National Records of Scotland (NRS) for every live small user postcode so that the entire land surface of Scotland is covered by postcode polygons. The dataset represents the smallest plotted unit in Scotland which supports the production of high quality statistics. NRS publish these boundaries twice a year as part of the Scottish Postcode Directory (SPD) which should be considered the definitive source for postcode geographies in Scotland. Note the published version of the SPD does not include Royal Mail information on Delivery Point Count (DPC), Delivery Point Count Non-Residential (DPCNR) or Household Count (HC). Those interested in this information should enquire with geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Geography Branch
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Edinburgh
Scotland
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GB
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Where re-use is permitted, the following attribution statements from us must be incorporated into the form of any other required acknowledgement needed to be used under that authorisation: © Crown copyright and database rights (insert year) (organisation covered by Crown copyright) – i.e. “© Crown copyright and database rights (insert year) National Records of Scotland”.
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Digital boundaries of postcode units created and maintained by National Records of Scotland (NRS) as part of the Scottish Postcode Directory (SPD).
© National Records of Scotland, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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2022-11-29T00:00:00
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset is being made available for your personal, non-commercial use under the terms of the </SPAN><A href="https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/documents/licensing/inspire-end-user-licence.pdf" target="_blank" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>INSPIRE End User Licence </SPAN></A><SPAN>because it includes Ordnance Survey (OS) Licensed data. By viewing and or downloading this dataset you will have been deemed to have accepted the terms of this licence. You may not sub-license, distribute, sell or otherwise make available any part of this dataset to third parties (including others within your business), except where expressly authorised in writing by us (the Licensor) and OS (for example, by having a valid licence for the data used in the creation of this dataset).</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Where re-use is permitted, the following attribution statements from us must be incorporated into the form of any other required acknowledgement needed to be used under that authorisation: © Crown copyright and database rights (insert year) (organisation covered by Crown copyright) – i.e. “© Crown copyright and database rights (insert year) National Records of Scotland”.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>For more information, PSGA members should look at the public sector licensing guidance at https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/public-sector-geospatial-agreement or contact OS via https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/contact-us.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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National Records of Scotland (NRS) Geography first began plotting postcode boundaries in 1973. The Post Office (as it was at that time) assigned addresses to postcodes and NRS Geography staff manually traced the boundaries around the addresses using Ordnance Survey (OS) 1:10,000 and 1:50,000 maps to reference the boundary lines. Current digital boundaries are created with ESRI’s ArcGIS platform, delineating a notional boundary around address content of a live small user postcode utilising real world features depicted in Ordnance Survey’s MasterMap® product.
NRS Postcode boundaries are based on the Postal Address File (PAF®) received from Royal Mail® . This data is provided to NRS Geography on a quarterly basis and provide details of new and deleted postcodes. This information is augmented by information from local authorities (e.g. new development plans). Using all available data, the Geography Branch digitisers plot the changes to the dataset. Ordnance Survey also provides quarterly updates of its ADDRESS-POINT® product. NRS Geography uses this product to check the postcodes, amending any as required.
Postcode boundaries are subject to continuous change due to new addresses, single addresses acquiring large user postcodes as mail volume increases (e.g. business addresses), and the need to restrict the number of addresses per unit to less than 100. This dataset is formally issued twice a year as part of National Records of Scotland’s Scottish Postcode Directory (SPD). In addition to postcode geographies, the SPD contains a database detailing the higher geographies that each postcode is assigned to.
Note the published version of the SPD does not include Royal Mail information on Delivery Point Count (DPC), Delivery Point Count Non-Residential (DPCNR) or Household Count (HC). Those interested in this information should enquire with NRS Geography Customer Services.
For more information please visit the Geography policies and information notes page of the NRS website https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography-products/geography-policies-and-information-notes/ or contact NRS Geography Customer Services.
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Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
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Postcodes have alphanumeric code used by Royal Mail to sort and deliver mail, consisting of an outward code (outcode) and an inward code (incode), which together identify a specific geographic unit and delivery point. The outcode specifies the post town or district, while the incode further identifies a sector and one or more properties for delivery.
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Postcode districts are represented by the outward code (first part of a postcode). For example, if the individual postcode is EH12 7TB, then the district of that postcode is EH12.
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Postcode sector code
National Records of Scotland
Postcode districts are represented by the outward code (first part of a postcode) plus the first character of the inward code. For example, if the individual postcode is EH12 7TB, then the sector of that postcode is EH12 7.
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Date of introduction
National Records of Scotland
Date on which the postcode was introduced.
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Nine character alpha-numeric code of the 2022 Output Area as listed in the Scottish Register of Geographic Codes.
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datazone2022
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Nine character alpha-numeric code of the 2022 Data Zone as listed in the Scottish Register of Geographic Codes.
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Nine character alpha-numeric code of the 2022 Electoral Ward as listed in the Scottish Register of Geographic Codes.
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System calculated area of the feature.
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st_perimeter(shape)
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