Office for National Statistics data
Download Office for National Statistics (ONS) postcode data for each commissioning region. How to make enquiries about the data and report errors or omissions. Data is uploaded quarterly.
Special release of NHS PD and ODS postcode data
This file contains the 'Full' NHS Postcode Directory (NHSPD) as at February 2026, but including the 1 April 2026 changes to SICBL and ICB.
The NHSPD relates both current and terminated postcodes in the UK to a selection of health geographies. The NHSPD is issued quarterly. For further technical information about this file, refer to the user guide contained within the zip file.
This file also contains the ODS postcode data, which are extracts of the above, and include the 1 April 2026 changes to SICBL and ICB.
This data is being provided as an advanced view, as the next scheduled release of the given data is not until the end of May.
This product contains Royal Mail, Gridlink, LPS (Northern Ireland), Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) supplies postcode related data to ODS.
Before using this data you are strongly advised to read the NHSPD user guide that supports it.
The content covers:
- directory content
- data currency
- latest news, including area changes
- the methodology for assigning areas to postcodes
- data format
- summary statistics and data quality and limitations
- annex A – NHSPD Record Specification
If you have any enquiries about this data, or wish to notify us of any errors or omissions, please contact the Office for National Statistics.
| File description | File | Date uploaded | Quarterly/Monthly |
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| A number of look up tables including the Pseudo Country Postcode files | look_ups | 27 February 2026 | Quarterly |
| Meta data files mapping Government Statistical Service (GSS) standard 9-character codes for administrative and electoral areas, against ODS code where applicable, and the official names for the given areas. | names_and_codes | 27 February 2026 | Quarterly |
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Postcodes in North East and Yorkshire Commissioning Region |
gridy63 | 27 February 2026 | Quarterly |
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Postcodes in North West Commissioning Region |
gridy62 | 27 February 2026 | Quarterly |
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Postcodes in East of England Commissioning Region |
gridy61 | 27 February 2026 | Quarterly |
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Postcodes in Midlands Commissioning Region |
gridy60 | 27 February 2026 | Quarterly |
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Postcodes in South East Commissioning Region |
gridy59 | 27 February 2026 |
Quarterly |
| Postcodes in South West Commissioning Region | gridy58 | 27 February 2026 | Quarterly |
| Postcodes in London Commissioning Region | gridy56 | 27 February 2026 | Quarterly |
| Postcodes in Channel Islands and Isle of Man, unallocated postcodes and pseudo codes | gridoth | 27 February 2026 | Quarterly |
| Postcodes in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland | gridwsn | 27 February 2026 | Quarterly |
| Complete Gridlink NHS Postcode Directory | gridall | 27 February 2026 | Quarterly |
Last edited: 26 February 2026 10:34 am