2016-2 Scottish Postcode Directory Files
2016-2 Scottish Postcode Directory Files
Please note: The files below are Zipfiles or Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF), the following files are quite large so may take a few minutes to download.
News Bulletin
Postcode Index and lookups
- Data Dictionary (PDF)
- Postcode Index – Access format
- Postcode Index – Text format
- Geography metadata – Access format
- Geography metadata – Text format
- Live undigitised small user postcodes (Excel)
- Postcode to SIMD 2016 look-up (Excel)
Digital Boundaries
Please note that the digital boundaries are provided in Shapefile format only. Our geography guidance - Converting Shapefiles to MapInfo (PDF) will guide users on how to convert Shapefiles for use in MapInfo.
The boundaries are available to members of the Public Sector Geospatial Agreement (PGSA).
- Digital Boundaries File Specification (PDF)
- Postcode Unit Boundaries
- Postcode Sector Boundaries
- Postcode District Boundaries
- Postcode Unit Grid References
- Postcode Sector Grid References
- Postcode District Grid References
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Useful Information
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Enquiries
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