This GSS Geography Policy sets out the principles of those standards. The document provides best practice guidance on the geographic reference data to use, and how to use it so...

This document provides an introduction to the Urban Audit VII and the geographies of Urban Audit VII.  (File Size - 1 MB)

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This User Guide contains information about the ONSPD including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality...

This User Guide contains information about the NSUL including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality and...

This User Guide contains information about the ONSUD including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality...

This user guide gives a full rundown and explanation of the contents of the 2024 Index of Place Names (IPN) in Great Britain. The download includes PDF and ODT versions of the...

This file contains the ONS UPRN Directory (ONSUD) for Great Britain as at January 2019. The ONSUD relates the Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) for each GB address from...

The document provides information for the 2011 Rural-Urban Classification For Small Area Geographies. For downloadable datasets please see the ONS Geography web pages  (File...

This user guide and version notes contains information about the ONS Postcode Directory including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to...

This user guide and version notes contains information about the NSPL including: content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data...

This User Guide contains information about the ONSPD including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality...

This User Guide contains information about the NSPL including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality and...

This User Guide contains information about the ONSPD including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality...

This User Guide contains information about the NSPL including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality and...

This User Guide contains information about the NSPL including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality and...

This User Guide contains information about the ONSPD including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality...

This User Guide contains information about the ONSPD including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality...

This User Guide contains information about the NSPL including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality and...