Postcode to OA (2021) to LSOA to MSOA to LAD with 2011 Classifications (August 2023) Best Fit Lookup in the UK
type: Dataset
description: A best-fit lookup between postcodes, 2021 Census Output Areas (OA), Workplace Zones (WZ), Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA), Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA) and current local authority districts (LAD) along with OA, WZ, and LAD classifications as at August 2023 in the UK. Postcodes are best-fitted by plotting the location of the postcode's mean address into the areas of the output geographies. (File size 44MB). Field Names - PCD7, PCD8, PCDS, DOINTR, DOTERM, USERTYPE, OSEAST1M, OSNRTH1M, OA21CD, OAC11CD, OAC11NM, WZ11CD, WZC11CD, WZC11NM, LSOA21CD, LSOA21NM, MSOA21CD, MSOA21NM, LADCD, LADNM, LADNMW, LACCD, LACNM Field Types - All Text Field Lengths - 7, 8, 8, 6, 6, 1, 6, 7, 9, 3, 48, 9, 2, 60, 9, 63, 9, 35, 9, 36, 35, 3, 48
landing page: https://open-geography-portalx-ons.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/ons::postcode-to-oa-2021-to-lsoa-to-msoa-to-lad-with-2011-classifications-august-2023-best-fit-lookup-in-the-uk
keyword: 2023
keyword: AUG_2023
keyword: LAD
keyword: LSOA
keyword: LUP_BFT_PCD_OA21_OAC11
keyword: Local Authority Classification
keyword: Local Authority District
keyword: Local Authority Districts
keyword: Lookup
keyword: Lookups
keyword: Lower Layer Super Output Area
keyword: Lower Layer Super Output Areas
keyword: MSOA
keyword: Middle Layer Super Output Area
keyword: Middle Layer Super Output Areas
keyword: NSPCL
keyword: Output Area
keyword: Output Area Classification
keyword: Output Areas
keyword: Postcode
keyword: Postcode Lookups
keyword: Postcode to Output Area Hierarchy with Classifications Lookup
keyword: Postcodes
keyword: Super Output Area Classification
keyword: UK
keyword: Workplace Zone Classification
keyword: classification
issued: 2023-08-24T07:44:07+00:00
modified: 2025-12-10T09:43:07+00:00
publisher: Office for National Statistics

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type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: https://open-geography-portalx-ons.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/ons::postcode-to-oa-2021-to-lsoa-to-msoa-to-lad-with-2011-classifications-august-2023-best-fit-lookup-in-the-uk
issued: 2024-07-20T08:07:08.040661
modified: 2024-07-20T08:07:07.904864