This is the User Guide for the ONS UPRN Directory (ONSUD) for Great Britain as at July 2018. The ONSUD relates the Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) for each GB address to...

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This document explains how postcodes are allocated to a range of geographies on which statistics are published. It explains the main differences in how postcodes are allocated...

The document explains the changes to output areas and super output areas between 2001 and 2011 in England and Wales.  (File Size - 287 KB)

This user guide and version notes contains information about the ONS Postcode Directory including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to...

The document provides a methodological note and user guidance for the ONS Major Towns and Cities.  (File Size - 2 MB)

This User Guide contains information about the NSPL including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality and...

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This is the User Guide for the National Statistics UPRN Lookup (NSUL) for Great Britain as at May 2018. The NSUL relates the Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) for each GB...

This guidance note sets out the recommended standard presentation of statistics for travel to work areas in the UK.  (File Size - 343 KB)

This User Guide contains information about the NSPL including: directory content; data currency; the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes; data formats; data quality and...

This is the User Guide for the ONS Address Directory (ONSAD) for Great Britain as at January 2017. The ONSAD relates the Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) for each GB...

This is the User Guide for the ONS UPRN Directory (ONSUD) for Great Britain as at July 2017. The ONSUD relates the Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) for each GB address to...

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(File Size - 765 KB)  The 'Hierarchical Representation of Statistical Geographies' in the UK as at April 2018 shows the hierarchical representation of the different statistical...

This guidance note sets out the recommended standard presentation of statistics for Middle Layer and Lower Layer Super Output Areas nested within relevant local authority...

This guidance note sets out the recommended standard presentation of statistics for health areas within the countries and regions of the UK.  (File Size - 443 KB)

The document explains the differences between the different boundary sets that ONS Geography provides. Valid for datasets between 2001 and 2011.  (File Size - 393 KB)