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Postcodes (Latest) - WMCA

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Release: February 2025

To view previous versions see the Snapshots section on the Export tab.

This is the ONS Postcode Directory (ONSPD) for the West Midlands Combined Authorities.

The ONSPD relates both current and terminated postcodes in the United Kingdom to a range of current statutory administrative, electoral, health and other area geographies. It also links postcodes to pre-2002 health areas, 1991 Census enumeration districts for England and Wales, 2001 Census Output Areas (OA) and Super Output Areas (SOA) for England and Wales as well as Wards and Constituencies.

The ONSPD is produced by ONS Geography, who provide geographic support to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations. The ONSPD is issued quarterly. Please note that this product contains Royal Mail, Gridlink, LPS (Northern Ireland), Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Data is updated quarterly. See https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/ for the full release schedule. 

Note

Since the August 2024 release these now include the new 2024 constituencies. You can use our Boundaries - Constituencies(2024) dataset to work with this new geography.

This dataset will always contain the latest iteration of the postcodes file.

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Postcode
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
postcode
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
dointr formatted
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
dointr_formatted
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
date
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
doterm formatted
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
doterm_formatted
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
date
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
oslaua
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
oslaua
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Local Authority Name
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
local_authority_name
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
osward
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
osward
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Ward Name
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
ward_name
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
parish
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
parish
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Parish Name
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
parish_name
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
rgn
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
rgn
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Region Name
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
region_name
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
pcon
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
pcon
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
Constituency Name
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
constituency_name
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
oa11
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
oa11
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
lsoa11
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
lsoa11
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
LSOA11 Name
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
lsoa11_name
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
msoa11
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
msoa11
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
MSOA11 Name
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
msoa11_name
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
lat
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
lat
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
decimal
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
long
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
long
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
decimal
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
_
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
id
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
lep1
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
lep1
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
oa21
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
oa21
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
lsoa21
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
lsoa21
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
LSOA21 Name
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
lsoa21_name
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
msoa21
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
msoa21
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
MSOA21 Name
       
           
               
               
No description available for this field.
           
               
                   
                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
msoa21_name
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
text
                       		                   
                                      
                                                  Sample                                                                         
                       		                   
               
       
   
       
geopoint
       
           
               
               
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                                                  Name (identifier)                                                                         
geopoint
                       		                   
                   
                                                  Type                                                                         
geo point
                       		                   
                                      
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