Postcode Sectors - Scotland

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Summary

Postcode sector boundaries are created and maintained by National Records of Scotland (NRS). Postcode districts are represented by the outward code (first part of a postcode) plus the first character of the inward code. For example, if the individual postcode is EH12 7TB, then the sector of that postcode is EH12 7. Postcodes that fall within the same sector are dissolved to create postcode sector boundaries.

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.

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National Records of Scotland website N/A 26 January 2024 Not available
SPD:PostcodeSector N/A 26 January 2024 Not available
PostcodeSector N/A 26 January 2024 Not available

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Added to data.gov.uk
2024-01-26
Access contraints
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).
Harvest GUID
02460955-8067-45ce-808c-c9a2de061a14
Extent
Latitude: 60.87° to 54.63°
Longitude: -8.80° to -0.71°
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Dataset reference date
2016-03-16 (creation)
2024-01-26 (revision)
Frequency of update
biannually
Responsible party
National Records of Scotland (publisher)
ISO 19139 resource type
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Metadata language
eng
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