spd-cut-edition

Date: 2026-09-10. Status: implemented.

Decision. The cut edition of the postcode index is accepted. Three Royal Mail count fields present in the full edition are absent.

Reason. The cut edition is the freely available one and carries every geography field the build needs.

Evidence. spd-indexdatadictionary-2026-2.docx.

Columns (65): CensusHouseholdCount1991, CensusHouseholdCount2001, CensusHouseholdCount2011, CensusHouseholdCount2022, CensusPopulationCount1991, CensusPopulationCount2001, CensusPopulationCount2011, CensusPopulationCount2022, CivilParish1930Code, CouncilArea2019Code, DataZone2001Code, DataZone2011Code, DataZone2022Code, DateOfDeletion, DateOfIntroduction, ElectoralWard2022Code, EnterpriseRegion2008Code, GridLinkIndicator, GridLinkPositionalAccuracy, GridReferenceEasting, GridReferenceNorthing, HealthBoardArea1995Code, HealthBoardArea2006Code, HealthBoardArea2019Code, ITL2025Level2Code, ITL2025Level3Code, IntegrationAuthority2019Code, IntermediateZone2001Code, IntermediateZone2011Code, IntermediateZone2022Code, IslandCode, LAU2025Level1Code, Latitude, LinkedSmallUserPostcode, LocalGovernmentDistrict1991Code, LocalGovernmentDistrict1995Code, Locality1991Code, Locality2001Code, Locality2020Code, Locality2022Code, Longitude, NationalPark2010Code, NeverDigitised, OutputArea1991Code, OutputArea2001Code, OutputArea2011Code, OutputArea2022Code, Postcode, PostcodeDistrict, PostcodeSector, ROACommunityPlanningPartnership2006Code, ROALocal2006Code, RegistrationDistrict2007Code, ScottishIndexOfMultipleDeprivation2020Rank, ScottishParliamentaryConstituency2026Code, ScottishParliamentaryRegion2026Code, Settlement2001Code, Settlement2020Code, Settlement2022Code, SplitIndicator, StrategicDevelopmentPlanningArea2013Code, TravelToWorkArea2011Code, UKParliamentaryConstituency2024Code, UrbanRural6Fold2022Code, UrbanRural8Fold2022Code