Postcode Sectors Grid References - Scotland
Postcode sector grid references are created and maintained by National Records of Scotland (NRS). Grid references are calculated based on the Royal Mail Delivery Point Count of the postcodes within the postcode sector, while ensuring that the centroid is located inside the boundary. NRS publish these grid references twice a year as part of the Scottish Postcode Directory (SPD) which should be considered the definitive source for postcode geographies in Scotland.
dataset
https://maps.gov.scot/server/services/NRS/SPD/MapServer/WMSServer?
protocol: OGC:WMS
name: PostcodeSectorGridRef
description: OGC View Service
function: information
https://maps.gov.scot/server/services/NRS/SPD/MapServer/WFSServer?
protocol: OGC:WFS
name: SPD:PostcodeSectorGridRef
description: OGC Feature Download Service
function: download
http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography/nrs-postcode-extract
protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
name: National Records of Scotland website
description: Geography – Scottish Postcode Directory
function: information
NRS_SPD_SectorGridRef
www.nrscotland.gov.uk
eng
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files/geography/Products/postcode-bkgrd-info.pdf
boundaries
Statistical units
publication
2008-06-01
statistical data
publication
2010-01-13
Boundaries
Postcodes
publication
2020-11-18
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creation
2016-03-01
revision
2021-02-03
biannually
National Records of Scotland (NRS) delineate notional boundaries around address content of live small user postcodes utilising real world features depicted in Ordnance Survey’s MasterMap® product. Postcodes that fall within the same sector are dissolved to create postcode sector boundaries. Grid references are calculated in ESRI desktop GIS tools, ensuring that the centroid is located inside the polygon. As postcode boundaries are subject to continuous change, the district grid references may change as the postcode geographies are altered. 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. NRS produce two versions of the SPD, one containing Royal Mail Delivery Point information and another without. If you require delivery point information please contact customer services. For more information on the postcode geography please see background note at https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files/geography/Products/postcode-bkgrd-info.pdf or contact NRS Geography.
publication
2010-12-08
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WMS
1.3.0
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Geography Branch
National Records of Scotland
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United Kingdom
geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk
publisher
Geography Branch
National Records of Scotland
Ladywell House, Ladywell Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7TF
United Kingdom
geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk
pointOfContact
2021-02-12T09:32:40