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Postcode Districts Grid References - Scotland

Publisher
Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Updated
27 August 2026
Topic
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Summary

Postcode district 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 district, 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.

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
National Records of Scotland website 27/8/2026
SPD:PostcodeDistrictGridRef 27/8/2026
PostcodeDistrictGridRef 27/8/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
27 August 2026
Harvest GUID
ec9346ed-b213-40c1-8ce7-273e981abe45
Extent (Latitude)
60.87° to 54.63°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.80° to -0.71°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2016-03-01
Dataset reference date (revision)
2026-08-18
Frequency of update
biannually
Access constraints
The following statements must be used when reproducing or using this material: Copyright National Records of Scotland, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year).
Responsible party
National Records of Scotland (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng