Address Database
Ideal Postcodes can enrich, append and update your records with the most complete and up-to-date address data available
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Append Critical UK Datapoints
Address Database can be used to extract crucial datapoints for properties in the UK
Rooftop Accurate Geolocations
Geocoding provides longitude and latitude coordinates of an address. Ideal Postcodes' rooftop geocoding pinpoints properties precisely.
Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRN)
Every land and property in the UK is identified by a Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN). Enrich your address database with the standardised means of addressing.
Government Statistics (GSS Codes)
The Office for National Statistics connects locations with statistical areas. Connect addresses to local authorities, NHS trusts, electoral divisions and more.
Built with the Most Complete Datasets
Address Lists are sourced from the most accurate, reliable and updated datasets for the UK
Postcode Address File
The Postcode Address File or PAF is an address dataset maintained by Royal Mail. It contains all known delivery points and postcodes in the UK.
The Postcode Address File provides access to 1.4 million business names, 1.8 million UK postcodes and over 30 million residential and business addresses.
Multiple Residence
Multiple residences in the UK are sub-premises situated within multiple occupancy buildings.
Each of these premises do not have their own publicly available delivery point. Instead they have a shared delivery point that belongs to a parent premise listed on PAF. The Multiple Residence dataset outlines all 850,000 occupancies.
Not Yet Built
The Not Yet Built (NYB) dataset is outside of the standard PAF. It lists residential and commercial premises that are under construction or in the planning stage.
NYB contains about 500,000 premises which are not (yet) included in the PAF database as they are currently unoccupied.
AddressBase Core
AddressBase Core is Ordnance Survey's own addressing product. Crucially it adds UPRNs, rooftop geolocations and building classifications to Royal Mail's national address database.
AddressBase Plus
AddressBase Plus extends AddressBase Core by adding non-postal addresses as identified by Ordnance Survey and Local Authorities, including community centres, places of worship and utilities.
AddressBase Premium
AddressBase Premium is Ordnance Survey's most complete, flagship addressing dataset giving up-to-date information about addresses properties and land areas.
OSNI Pointer
Ordnance survey of Northern Ireland provides comprehensive address data with rooftop accurate longitude/latitude coordinates and UPRNS for every property in Northern Ireland.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | Global unique internally generated identifier for an address |
| Dataset | Indicates the provenance of an address |
| Language | Language represented by 2 letter ISO Code (639-1) |
| Line 1 | First Address Line. Often contains premise and thoroughfare information. In the case of a commercial premise, the first line is always the full name of the registered organisation. Never empty. |
| Line 2 | Second Address Line. Often contains thoroughfare and locality information. May be empty. |
| Line 3 | Third address line. May be empty. |
| Premise | A pre-computed string which sensibly combines building_number, building_name and sub_building_name. building_number, building_name and sub_building_name represent raw data from Royal Mail';s and can be difficult to parse if you are unaware of how the Postcode Address File premise fields work together. For this reason, we also provide a pre-computed premise field which intelligently gathers these points into a single, simple premise string. This field is ideal if you want to pull premise information and thoroughfare information separately instead of using our address lines data. |
| UPRN | Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) assigned by the LLPG Custodian or Ordnance Survey. |
| UDPRN | Royal Mail's Unique Delivery Point Reference Number (UDPRN). |
| Parent UPRN | UPRN of the parent Record if a parent-child relationship exists. |
ONS Postcode Directory
ONS Postcode Directory links postcodes to statistical areas, local authorities and other localities across the UK. This dataset is updated quarterly. ONSPD attaches GSS codes to UK postcodes allowing premises and areas to be linked and categorised.
Energy Performance Certificate
Access EPC data for buildings England and Wales. Energy rating, property type, address information, inspection details and building descriptions available with our address database.
Companies House
Companies House Data is a snapshot of information for live businesses. Retrieve accurate details about limited companies such as registered address, company category, SIC Codes, status, and previous names.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Company Name | A company name is a unique and distinctive term or phrase that identifies and distinguishes a business entity from its competitors. |
| Company Number | A company number is a unique numerical identifier assigned to a company by a government agency or company registrar. |
| Care of | The "care of" in an address indicates that the letter or package is intended for someone who is temporarily staying at that address. |
| PO Box | A PO Box (short for Post Office Box) is a mailbox that is located at a post office. PO Boxes are rented to individuals or businesses who need a mailing address but don't want to use their physical address for privacy or security reasons. |
| Address Line 1 | First Address Line. Often contains premise and thoroughfare information. In the case of a commercial premise, the first line is always the full name of the registered organisation. Never empty. |
| Address Line 2 | Second Address Line. Often contains thoroughfare and locality information. May be empty |
| Post Town | A Post Town is mandatory for delivery of mail to a Delivery Point. This is not necessarily the nearest town geographically, but a routing instruction to the Royal Mail delivery office sorting mail for that Delivery Point. A Post Town will always be present in every address, and for some Localities the Post Town will be the only locality element present. |
| County | Counties are often sub-divisions of larger regions such as states, provinces or countries. |
| Country | Country |
| Postcode | Postcode |
Why Use Address Database?
Single Customer View
A single customer view is a unified representation of your CRM data. Improve your customer profiles with complete and accurate address records.
Bespoke Database
Request relevant address data based on postcode area, geolocation and more. Ensure your data is up-to-date, complete, and accurate for your business needs.
Internal Business Tools
Address database can be used as mailing lists, to cleanse addresses and more. We can provide the necessary data and licensing for various use cases
Market Research
Build market intelligence with strategic address targeting. We can list properties under construction, UPRNs, commercial properties, under construction multiple residences and more.
FAQs
Can I use this data to power online address validation?
Address Databases can only be used for internal business usage. This prohibits public access to Address Databases in the form of online address validation.
Could there be any additional licensing fees attached to Address Databases?
It depends. The default licence for Address Databases allows a single user or an automated process (e.g. server) to extract and process the data. Additional licence fees may be due depending on your use case. If you intend for more than one individual to use this list or have a complex requirement, please contact us for revised pricing and licensing.
What format do you provide your address data in?
Address Databases are rendered in CSV only.
Can I resell the data?
Address Databases can only be used for internal business usage. This includes data cleansing, customer data collection via an employee (e.g. call centre or POS terminal) and marketing list creation.
What happens when my Address Databas's data licence expires?
You will be required to delete the all addressing data provided to you and any datasets derived from your Address Database.
How long does the licence last?
Address Databases can be used for up to 1 year before licence renewal is required.
Do you provide any sample data to view?
Yes. Please contact us with a request for sample data.
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