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Census 2022 - Postcode Units

Publisher
Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Updated
10 February 2025
Topic
Not set
Licence
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Summary

This dataset contains 2022 frozen Postcode boundaries Postcode unit boundaries are created and maintained by National Records of Scotland (NRS) for every live small user Postcode so that the entire land surface of Scotland is covered by Postcode polygons. The dataset represents the smallest plotted unit in Scotland which supports the production of high quality statistics. The Postcode dataset used for 2022 Census outputs is based on the April Postcode Address File (PAF®) received from Royal Mail®. The dataset contains 153,192 Postcode polygons.

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
National Records of Scotland website 10/2/2025
CEN2022:PostcodeUnit2022 10/2/2025
PostcodeUnit2022 10/2/2025

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
10 February 2025
Harvest GUID
a517d292-4021-4ba3-8182-e7380ab3f106
Extent (Latitude)
60.87° to 54.63°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.80° to -0.71°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2024-05-21
Dataset reference date (publication)
2024-05-21
Frequency of update
asNeeded
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 (publisher)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng