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Postcode to OA (2011) to LSOA to MSOA to LAD (August 2021) Best Fit Lookup in the UK
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· updated 2026-08-13
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A best-fit lookup between postcodes, frozen 2011 Census Output Areas (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA), Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA) and current local authority districts (LAD) as at August 2021 in the UK. Postcodes are best-fitted by plotting the location of the postcode's mean address into the areas of the output geographies. (File size 24 MB). Field Names - PCD7, PCD8, PCDS, DOINTR, DOTERM, USERTYPE, OA11CD, LSOA11CD, MSOA11CD, LADCD, LSOA11NM, MSOA11NM, LADNM, LADNMW Field Types - All Text Field Lengths - 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 1, 9, 9, 9, 9, 55, 65, 45, 45
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