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We're organising UK open data into location-based dashboards, surfacing the data available, and signposting the source.

We include a GetTheData panel alongside all the data we publish, explaining where to get the data, and where to view the licence. Like this:

House Prices: Rolling out property-related open data

There is a wealth of open data relating to individual properties, localities, and local authority areas. We are starting to roll out pages showcasing this data. For example:

• Individual property pages:
  • 7, WOLSEY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8BY
  • 44, GROSVENOR ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5EN
  • 8, PHILLIMORE ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8UR
  • 82, CROMWELL ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5EB
  • 49, CONISBORO AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JF
• City, town, and locality pages:
  • London
  • Milton Keynes
  • Derby
  • Northampton
  • Bournemouth
  • Poole
  • Sheffield
  • Leeds
  • Telford
  • Birmingham
  • Swindon
  • Norwich
  • Warrington
  • Stoke-on-Trent
  • Peterborough
  • Leicester
  • Cardiff
  • Royal Sutton Coldfield
  • Nottingham
  • Colchester
  • House prices for more places

Postcode dashboards

Discover open datasets with records in or near a given postcode. Example: SW1A 1AA. Search by postcode, or use the postcode drill down.

Datasets include:

• Office of National Statistics Postcode Database
• Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Ratings

Open Postcode Geo

We maintain the Open Postcode Geo dataset and API. This open dataset contains English, Scottish, and Welsh postcodes along with additional fields optimised for geospace applications.

• Open Postcode Geo dataset
• Open Postcode Geo API

See also bng2latlong - a simple API to convert an OSGB36 easting and northing (British National Grid) to WGS84 latitude and longitude.

Open Postcode Elevation

We publish and maintain Open Postcode Elevation. This open dataset contains British postcodes and their elevations (in metres above sea level) to the nearest ten metres.

• How high above sea level am I? Find your elevation from your device's GPS.

Open Pubs

We publish and maintain the Open Pubs dataset, containing UK pub names, addresses, positions, and local authority as open data.

Open Flood Risk by Postcode

We've mashed up the Environment Agency's Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea with Open Postcode Geo to create a new dataset:

• Open Flood Risk by Postcode
• Example application: Flood risk maps by postcode.
• Example application: Flood maps by place.

Where Is...?

This is a new experimental area to attempt to answer where is [location]? using open data.

We've started with postcode districts, which you can drill down to, or look at the below examples:

• Where is RG1?
• Where is RG4?
• Where is RG9?

See also...

• Where is Burneside?
• Where is Catterick Bridge?
• Where is Hinckley?
• Where is Hardwick?
• Where is Chiddingstone Causeway?
• Where is Reedham?
• Where is Old Thornley?
• Where is Stone?
• Where is Royston?
• Where is Toothill?

Drill down into more places organised by county.

See also...

• What is the postcode for Nelson's Column?
• What is the postcode for Gatwick Airport?

Tools

• Character Count online tool - count the characters in a string, with each character numbered individually.