Open Postcode Elevation

Description

British postcodes with elevation, i.e. distance above sea level, or altitude, in metres.

Download

Filename: open_postcode_elevation.csv.zip

Regional Extracts

Extracts are available for the below regions:

Winchester District (E07000094)
Wales (W92000004)

➜ Request a regional extract

Version

June 2017

Source

Derived from OS Terrain 50 and the ONS Postcode Directory.

Methodology

Each postcode in the ONS Postcode Directory is assigned an elevation based on the nearest point on a contour line from OS Terrain 50 to the approximate centre of the postcode.

Note that the centre of the postcode is typically the position of the building closest to the postcode mean - other buildings within the same postcode could have the same elevation, or significantly different elevations.

OS Terrain 50 has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

Licence

Open data - free to use for any purpose; attribution required.

OS Terrain 50 is licensed under the Open Government Licence.

The ONS Postcode Directory is licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Attribution:

Sample

AB10 1AB,20
AB10 1AF,20
AB10 1AG,20
AB10 1AH,10
AB10 1AL,20
AB10 1AN,20
AB10 1AP,20
AB10 1AQ,10
AB10 1AR,10
AB10 1AS,20

Example Applications

How high above sea level am I? Find your elevation from your device's GPS.
Drilldown into one of our postcode dashboards to find the elevation for a particular postcode.