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Postcode Units - Scotland

Publisher
Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Updated
9 March 2026
Topic
Not set
Licence
Not set

Summary

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. NRS publish these boundaries twice a year as part of the Scottish Postcode Directory (SPD) which should be considered the definitive source for postcode geographies in Scotland. Note the published version of the SPD does not include Royal Mail information on Delivery Point Count (DPC), Delivery Point Count Non-Residential (DPCNR) or Household Count (HC). Those interested in this information should enquire with geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk.

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
National Records of Scotland website 9/3/2026
SPD:PostcodeUnit 9/3/2026
PostcodeUnit 9/3/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
09 March 2026
Harvest GUID
6792f3c6-eae4-41b3-8416-acd7f5d3f317
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)
2026-03-09
Frequency of update
biannually
Access constraints
This dataset is being made available for your personal, non-commercial use under the terms of the INSPIRE End User Licence because it includes Ordnance Survey (OS) Licensed data. By viewing and or downloading this dataset you will have been deemed to have accepted the terms of this licence. You may not sub-license, distribute, sell or otherwise make available any part of this dataset to third parties (including others within your business), except where expressly authorised in writing by us (the Licensor) and OS (for example, by having a valid licence for the data used in the creation of this dataset).
Responsible party
National Records of Scotland (publisher)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng