Open data downloads

This is the mySociety cache of OS OpenData, released 1^st April 2010, and other related similarly-licensed data, as allowed under the licences. Thanks to Ordnance Survey, data.gov.uk, ONS, and everyone else involved in releasing this data! :)

mySociety is run by a registered charity – please donate to help keep us going and to be able to do new things with all this data!

• National Statistics Postcode Database (NSPD) Open, May 2010 edition.
• Boundary-Line – October 2009 and May 2010 editions. This includes the Parliamentary boundaries for the general election. See TheyWorkForYou for what constituency you’re in :-)
• Code-Point Open (May 2010)
  • NationalGrid ↔ WGS84: AGPL Perl code, GPL PHP code
  • CSV headers: Postcode, Quality, PO box indicator, Delivery points stuff x 7, Easting, Northing, Country, NHS region, NHS health authority, County, District, Ward, Postcode type
• Code-Point Open (launch, so presumably February 2010)
  • WGS84 edition (torrent from @adrianshort) – with latitude and longitude instead of National Grid, and empty columns removed (so CSV headers are: Postcode, Quality, Latitude, Longitude, Country, NHS region, NHS health authority, County, District, Ward).

Sites & Products of ours that use OS data

• WriteToThem — postcode lookup to administrative areas, for contacting your representative;
• FixMyStreet — postcode lookup, maps of your local area, boundaries to work out which council your report is in;
• TheyWorkForYou — postcode lookup to locate your MP.