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Download and make maps from UK boundary datasets.

Boundary Data Selector

Boundary Data Selector

Download the boundaries you want, for the area you want, in the format you want.

Easy Download

Easy Download

Quick access to a set of the most frequently requested Census Support boundary datasets. Access is also provided to geographic look up tables.

Download and link postcodes to other UK geographies.

Postcode Data Selector

Postcode Data Selector

Custom downloads from postcode directories. Choose which fields and postcodes are to be downloaded. Add lookups to any geography held as a Census Support boundary data set.

Postcode Directory Download

Postcode Directory Download

Download complete national postcode directories released from 1980 to the present day.

Learn about UK geographies, boundary data and postcodes.

UK Data Service Census Geography eLearning Modules

UK Data Service Census Geography eLearning Modules

Interactive eLearning Modules providing background information on the geography of the UK and examples of the geographic analysis and visualisation of census data.

QGIS Tutorials

QGIS Tutorials

Step-by-step tutorials covering the use of UKDS census data in the QGIS desktop GIS application.

Python Jupyter Notebooks

Python Jupyter Notebooks

Example Jupyter Notebooks demonstrating use of UKDS census data in Python Jupyter Notebooks.