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Topic: Postcode


In the News (Sun 19 May 13)

  
  HM Revenue & Customs:Stamp Taxes -
You can use this postcode search tool to help you to establish whether your property is situated in a qualifying area for disadvantaged areas relief.
This postcode search tool is provided for guidance only and any indication given does not override the statutory rules which establish the qualifying areas.
The search tool may not identify every postcode which is situated in a statutory qualifying area, particularly (but not exclusively) in the case of newly-built properties.
www.hmrc.gov.uk /so/dar/dar-search.htm   (285 words)

  
  Postcode
Each postcode generally represents a street, part of a street, or a single premises.
London postcodes are slightly different, being based on the old system of London postal districts, which predated by many years the introduction of postcodes in the 1960s:
Validation is usually performed against a copy of the "Postcode Address File", which is generated by the Royal Mail[?] and contains every UK address and postcode.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/po/Postcode.html   (413 words)

  
  Postcode - Reviews - Books - Entertainment - theage.com.au
The aim is lofty - to dissect the "splintering of a nation" under the weight of unequal distribution of wealth - but Wayne Swan's treatise begins with a George Washington-ian perspective as he recalls his childhood all those years ago in regional Queensland.
Poverty, he notes, is "often concentrated in forgotten postcodes full of people who are invisible until something goes wrong".
Railing against a dominant political culture that exhorts the masses to dob in a "dole bludger" and characterises a good many disability pensioners as merely bad-back sufferers, he suggests the fight for a fair society must remain at the core of ALP values.
www.theage.com.au /news/reviews/postcode/2005/07/29/1122144004071.html   (832 words)

  
 Home - Postcode.nl
Voor aan de muur is er de Postcode poster van Nederland.
Postcodes en de daaraan gerelateerde gegevens zijn zeer geschikt voor logistieke doeleinden.
De kaarten tonen de 2 Positie Postcodes, dit houdt in dat de kaart is opgedeeld op basis van de eerste 2 tekens van een postcode.
www.postcode.nl   (202 words)

  
 UK and international address management and postcode finder web services and more
Postcode Anywhere provides the means for organisations to verify, capture and maintain accurate data using fully hosted or local web services.
Postcode Anywhere's BACS web service helps you to overcome this problem by letting you quickly record and validate bank details from a sort code, and instantly verify account and credit card numbers, resulting in fewer fraudulent or delayed payments.
Postcode Anywhere's route planning and optimisation service is the essential tool to enable you to streamline your logistics operations.
www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk   (1217 words)

  
 Definition of postcode - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Learn more about "postcode" and related topics at Britannica.com
Find more about "postcode" instantly with Live Search
See a map of "postcode" in the Visual Thesaurus
www.m-w.com /cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=postcode   (46 words)

  
 UK Postcode Coordinates
With no guarantees to its accuracy, here you can download a list of UK postcode area codes and their grid coordinates.
You should be able to import this data into most applications that support "comma separated variables".
You can also help to support this web site by linking to it from your own web sites.
www.jibble.org /ukpostcodes   (296 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | London | 'Postcode gangs' stalk East End
Simply crossing to the other side of a street which borders two postcodes could end in violence.
Some teens are so intimidated they take long detours in order not to cross into "rival" postcodes, he said.
He puts it down to peer pressure and said police have been enlisting the help of teens to confront those trying to create the rivalries.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/london/6304345.stm   (427 words)

  
 PostCode Express by Hudson Software
Due to lackluster interest in PostCode Express in the 12 months to June 2002, (less than $2000 in sales for the whole year) we have decided that it is simply no longer a viable product to sell.
PostCode Express will now be 100% free up until the end of 2002, at which time it will be deleted from this web site entirely.
PostCode Express 2002 is designed to be as easy to use as a spell checker...
www.hudsoft.com /products/postcode/index.html   (508 words)

  
 Geography - Geographic products - Postcode Geography Products
Postcodes have been used for many years as a locational reference for data.
For example, if a birth occurred at an address with postcode PO14 1PB, it could be referenced to the Fareham West electoral ward in Hampshire.
Lists all unit postcodes in the UK and relates them to administrative, health, electoral and other geographies.
www.statistics.gov.uk /geography/geog_products_postcode.asp   (109 words)

  
 CDU: Postcode-Enumeration District Directory
The directory was originally compiled to reflect 1991 postcodes, but it has since been updated to reflect changes current in 1995.
The postcode to ED utility allows users to convert postcodes to EDs, either interactively on an individual basis, or in batch mode by supplying a file of postcodes.
It is intended to modify the program to interrogate the 1999b version of the All Fields Postcode Directory that is held by MIMAS in the near future.
census.ac.uk /cdu/Datasets/Lookup_tables/Postal/Postcode_Enumeration_District_Directory.htm   (1301 words)

  
 POSTCODE DATASETS - Computing Services - University of Liverpool
It is quite often required to draw maps that are themed according to postcode area classifications.
Provided you have registered to use Digimap, it can be used to produce maps of postcode areas or for downloading postcode datasets via standard web browsers on any PC connected to the local servers.
Postcode Datasets are supported at category B. Please contact the CSD Helpdesk for all support issues.
www.liv.ac.uk /csd/software/gis/postcode/index.htm   (178 words)

  
 Global Mapping Postcode Data
Postcode boundary data can be an essential tool for business in the UK today.
For output by postcode, one further attribute is available which gives the number of delivery points at the postcode (i.e.
The postcode map supplied as a GIF file is suitable for plotting and for use in a GIS system.
www.globalmapping.uk.com /postcode_data.html   (1437 words)

  
 Postcode Anywhere - Developer Centre - Documentation
Given a list of destination postcodes and an origin postcode, returns a list of destinations in ascending order of distance from origin.
Calculates the nearest sectors (first part of the postcode and first character of the second part of the postcode e.g.
Postcode Anywhere is a trademark of Fernhill Solutions Ltd. The Postcode Anywhere address management webservice covers UK, US and international addresses; ACORN® geodemographic data and street level UK mapping from Collins Bartholomew.
www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk /developers/documentation/uk   (521 words)

  
 Postcode Maps, Sector, District or customised.
Choose the postcode map you need - all are usually available for next-day delivery (subject to stocks and an additional charge).
Please note there is not a single postcode map available showing all the postcode districts - click here to see all the 6 Postcode District maps to cover the UK.
An alternative is the very usefulPostcode Atlas which covers all the postcode districts in a single A4 sized hardcover atlas.
www.elstead.co.uk /acatalog/UK_Postcode_Maps_.html   (330 words)

  
 Postcode and Address Management Solutions
AFD Postcode Plotter offers affordable, easy access to fast, accurate address entry, to ordnance survey grid references (for mapping from the postcode) and to free high quality map data.
Postcode Internet is a powerful engine, which interrogates the full Royal Mail Postcode Address File with lightning speed.
Postcode Plus is designed for rapid address entry, address verification, postcoding, NHS Administration and mapping of existing data.
www.graticule.com /products/PostcodeSoftware.html   (1128 words)

  
 PostCode Express : Australian PostCode Finder for WinWord
PostCode Express is the original (but much copied) Australian PostCode Finder for Windows.
PostCode Express is a fast, easy to use, PostCode look-up and correction program for Windows.
PostCode Express is designed to be as easy to use as a spell checker...
fileprofile.com /Business/databases_tools/postcode_express   (386 words)

  
 postcode lottery definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
postcode lottery definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
Search for "postcode lottery" in all of MSN Encarta
U.K. inequality of public service: the unequal or inconsistent distribution of a public service such as health care across different areas of the United Kingdom
encarta.msn.com /dictionary_701708778/postcode_lottery.html   (88 words)

  
 GDSC - Postcode
The Postcodes are an abbreviated form of address which enable a group of delivery points (a delivery point being a property or a post box) to be specifically identified.
A large user Postcode is one that has been assigned to a single address due to the large volume of mail received at that address.
This is separated by a single space from the second part which is the Inward Postcode, or Incode.The Outward Postcode enables mail to be sent to the correct local area for delivery.
www.govtalk.gov.uk /gdsc/html/frames/PostCode.htm   (423 words)

  
 Geography - Geographic products - Postcode Geography Products
This is released quarterly (in February, May, August and November) and lists all unit postcodes in the United Kingdom assigning them to a range of administrative, health, electoral and other geographies.
Alternatively if you are looking for area information about a single postcode then the GIgateway website offers a service called Area Search.
All you have to do is type the postcode into the search engine and it will return the relevant information extracted from the NSPD.
www.statistics.gov.uk /geography/postcode_area_rel.asp   (134 words)

  
 Geo::Postcode - UK Postcode validation and location
Postcodes are checked against BS7666, which specifies the various kinds of sequences allowed and the characters which may appear in each position.
If the postcode is well-formed and complete, this method returns true (in the useful form of the postcode itself, properly formatted).
These methods provide the various sector, area and district codes that can be derived from a full postcode, each of which identifies a larger area that encloses the postcode area.
cpan.uwinnipeg.ca /htdocs/Geo-Postcode/Geo/Postcode.html   (1541 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "unit postcode": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As discussed by Lloyd et al (this volume), even though the data were aggregated to unit postcode level (and not at their most atomised level, that is individual businesses and buildings), when they were viewed at finer...
Postcode level systems will always operate at unit postcode and sector aggregation levels.
In the case of the individual house data, the data are allocated to unit postcode centroids; in the case of enumeration districts and wards, the data are allocated to the centroids of these zones.
www.amazon.com /phrase/unit-postcode   (570 words)

  
 The UK Postcode Lottery - Just for Kids
Play the Postcode Lottery and together we can provide a helping hand when and where it is needed most.
Latest figures show the UK Postcode Lottery has given over half a million pounds to North East charities.
The Postcode Lottery has given over one million pounds to North East winners and selected charities, since launching last July.
www.postcodelottery.co.uk /web/show/id=47873   (482 words)

  
 Australian Postcode Lookup - Free Australia postcode software
Australia Postcode lookup is a simple MS-Access database that sits right on your desktop.
Postcode lookup has the names and post codes of over 16,000 towns and suburbs in Australia.
Postcode lookup open is in seconds and is always right where you left it
www.galleryimage.com.au /Postcode-lookup.htm   (206 words)

  
 GOEM: PostCode search
The system checks the position of that postcode and compares it to the geographical electoral ward boundaries as they existed in 1991.
The European Secretariat accept that there may be inaccuracies within the postcode database, however this is the information with which our local audit team will confirm eligibility for European Structural Funding.
If you wish to challenge the ineligibility of a postcode position you will need to present your evidence to the relevant European Funding team.
www.go-em.gov.uk /euro_skin/search_skin.php   (187 words)

  
 CDU: Postcode-Higher Area Index
These files were created by merging the Postcode to Output Area and Output Area to Higher Area indices for Scotland.
For every unit postcode they give the Output Area code, and the codes for the higher area in which much or all of that Output Area lies.
For example, the 'Postcode Sector' variable associated with a postcode in the file is in a few cases different from that indicated by the postcode (for example EH13 9PQ is assigned to postcode sector EH14) because the postcode lies in an Output Area most of which falls into a different postcode sector.
census.ac.uk /cdu/Datasets/Lookup_tables/Postal/Postcode_Higher_Area_Index.htm   (214 words)

  
 QAS Postcode Validation For GoldMine
The UK postcode system identifies areas, districts and if complete, it allows you to uniquely identify a small number of addresses in a street or block of flats, requiring only the house name or number to be added.
When capturing data during a telephone call or in a call centre environment, speed of entry is crucial and managers nowadays expect agents to be able to rapidly populate their addresses from postcodes.
With QAS Postcode Validation For GoldMine you simply insert the house number and postcode in the postcode field and the address is filled out for you.
www.papillontechnology.co.uk /gmqas.htm   (266 words)

  
 Debian -- libgeo-postcode-perl
Geo::Postcode will accept full or partial UK postcodes, validate them against the official spec, separate them into their significant parts, translate them into map references or co-ordinates and calculate distances between them.
The last two features require a postcode database to be supplied separately.
It does not check whether the supplied postcode exists: only whether it is well-formed according to British Standard 7666, which you can find here:
packages.debian.org /unstable/perl/libgeo-postcode-perl   (168 words)

  
 WebThang Tutorials: Search Distance by UK Postcode Dreamweaver MX 2004
Place a textbox next the ‘Select a postcode’ and name it yrpostcode and place a dropdown menu next to the ‘distance willing to travel’ and name it yrdistance.
When clicked they pass the info from the postcode box, distance dropdown menu and the value of the selected text.
This makes sure that when the text is clicked the postcode and distance is entered otherwise the search routine can’t work.
www.webthang.co.uk /Tuts/tuts_dmx/dan1/dan2.asp   (620 words)

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