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Postcode to OA (2021) to LSOA to MSOA to LAD (May 2025) Best Fit Lookup in the UK

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Updated
7 October 2025
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Summary

A best-fit lookup between postcodes, 2021 Census Output Areas (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA), Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA) and local authority districts (LAD). Postcodes are as at May 2025 in the UK and are best-fitted by plotting the location of the postcode's mean address into the areas of the output geographies. (File size 22 MB). Field Names - PCD7, PCD8, PCDS, DOINTR, DOTERM, USERTYPE, OA21CD, LSOA21CD, MSOA21CD, LADCD, LSOA21NM, MSOA21NM, LADNM, LADNMW Field Types - All Text Field Lengths - 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 1, 9, 9, 9, 9, 55, 65, 45, 45

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