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street

This endpoint returns one or more street addresses for a given UK postcode.

Request URL

GET https://ws.postcoder.com/pcw/{apikey}/street/uk/{postcode}

Path parameters

ParameterDescriptionExample
apikeyYour API keyPCW45-12345-12345-1234X
postcodeThe URL-encoded UK postcode that you wish to look upnr1%201ne

Querystring parameters

ParameterDescriptionExample
formatSets the format of the response, xml or json (default unless "application/xml" header is detected)format=json
identifierSpecifies your own meaningful identifier for the request such as "websiteA" or "client123"; you can view usage for each identifier on the Identifier Usage page, which may be helpful when using your API key across multiple websites, apps or clientsidentifier=websiteA
addtagsSpecifies the extra address fields to include within the response using a comma-delimited list, supported values: latitude, longitude, udprn, deliverypointsuffix, usercategory... see additional response fields below for the full listaddtags=latitude,longitude
callbackSpecifies the name of your JSONP callback functioncallback=jsoncallback

Example request and response

Return UK streets with a postcode of NR1 1NE:

GET https://ws.postcoder.com/pcw/PCW45-12345-12345-1234X/street/uk/nr1%201ne?format=json

[
	{
		"summaryline": "St. Faiths Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 1NE",
		"street": "St. Faiths Lane",
		"posttown": "Norwich",
		"county": "Norfolk",
		"postcode": "NR1 1NE"
	}
]

Response fields

FieldDescriptionExample
summarylineA summary of the street, ideal for displaying in a drop-down listSt. Faiths Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 1NE
dependentstreetThe dependent street
streetThe streetSt. Faiths Lane
doubledependentlocalityThe double dependent locality
dependentlocalityThe dependent locality
posttownThe post townNorwich
countyThe countyNorfolk
postcodeThe postcodeNR1 1NE

Additional response fields

Use the addtags querystring parameter to specify a comma-delimited list of fields that you wish to add to the response. For example, to add latitude, longitude and udprn:

GET https://ws.postcoder.com/pcw/...?format=json&lines=2&addtags=latitude,longitude,udprn

FieldDescriptionExample
Coordinate data
latitudeETRS89 latitude (ideal for use with mapping APIs)52.6299163702
longitudeETRS89 longitude (ideal for use with mapping APIs)1.3018030246
latitudeosgbOSGB36 latitude52.6294875459
longitudeosgbOSGB36 longitude1.3035999409
grideastingEasting OS Grid Reference (1m precision in units of 1m)623545
gridnorthingNorthing OS Grid Reference (1m precision in units of 1m)308689
Address fields
deliverypointsuffixDelivery Point Suffix3JS
uniquedeliverypointreferencenumberUnique Delivery Point Reference Number (UDPRN); there is no additional credit cost for including this field; you can also use addtags=udprn50959190
multipleoccupancycountMultiple Occupancy Count - count of the number of multiple occupancy addresses for the delivery point0
administrativecountyAdministrative County (top tier local government)Norfolk
postalcountyFormer Postal County
traditionalcountyTraditional CountyNorfolk
usercategoryUser Category ('R' for Residential, 'N' for Non-residential, 'L' for Large User)N
sortcodeSortcode for Royal Mail Mailsort35529
countrycodeCountry code within the United Kingdom064
countryCountry name within the United KingdomEngland
welsh_dependentstreetWelsh language alternative for dependent street field
welsh_streetWelsh language alternative for street field
welsh_doubledependentlocalityWelsh language alternative for double dependent locality field
welsh_dependentlocalityWelsh language alternative for dependent locality field
welsh_posttownWelsh language alternative for post town field
Special PAF keys
The uniquedeliverypointreferencenumber is populated across countries and is the recommended primary key. For Royal Mail PAF addresses only, the following keys can be used as a composite primary key in this order: addresskey,organisationkey,postcodetype.
addresskeyThe 8-digit PAF Address Key from Royal Mail (UK only)00001000
organisationkeyThe 8-digit PAF Organisation Key from Royal Mail (UK only, '0' for Residential Small Users and Large Users)00456120
postcodetypeThe PAF Postcode Type from Royal Mail (UK only, 'S' for Small Users, 'L' for Large Users)S
Census data
oa112011 Census Output AreaE00136551
lsoa112011 Census Lower Layer Super Output AreaE01033438
msoa112011 Census Middle Layer Super Output AreaE02006907
NHS data
commissioningregioncode_gssNHS Commissioning Region Code (ONS GSS)E40000007
commissioningregionnameNHS Commissioning Region NameNHS England East of England
areateamcode_nhsNHS Area Team Code (NHS)QMM
areateamcode_gssNHS Area Team Code (ONS GSS)E54000022
areateamnameNHS Area Team NameNHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
clinicalcommissioninggroupcode_nhsNHS Clinical Commissioning Group Code (NHS)26A
clinicalcommissioninggroupcode_gssNHS Clinical Commissioning Group Code (ONS GSS)E38000239
clinicalcommissioninggroupnameNHS Clinical Commissioning Group NameNHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB - 26A
Government data
localauthoritycodeLocal Authority CodeE07000148
localauthoritynameLocal Authority NameNorwich
electoralwardcodeElectoral Ward CodeE05012910
electoralwardnameElectoral Ward NameThorpe Hamlet
electoralcountycodeElectoral County CodeE10000020
electoralcountynameElectoral County NameNorfolk
parliamentaryconstituencycodeWestminster Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14000864
parliamentaryconstituencynameWestminster Parliamentary Constituency NameNorwich South
europeanelectoralregioncodeEuropean Electoral Region CodeE15000006
europeanelectoralregionnameEuropean Electoral Region NameEastern
nationalparkcodeNational Park CodeS21000003
nationalparknameNational Park NameThe Cairngorms National Park

Integration advice

  • URL encode all special characters (including /) in your request parameters with %xx encoding
  • Verify your request was successful by checking for an HTTP status code of 200; see all HTTP status codes with descriptions
  • When using your API key across multiple websites, apps or clients, set the identifier querystring parameter to a meaningful value such as "websiteA" or "client123"; you'll then be able to view these identifiers and the number of requests made by each one on the Identifier Usage page
  • Treat all response fields as optional

Credit cost

Each request costs the following number of credits:

Standard requestEnhanced request using addtags
1.5 credits1.9 credits

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