Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF) gives you EVERY address in
the UK or another option - every address
in a
single postcode area (UB Uxbridge,
B Birmingham, CV Coventry for
example).
You have several product purchase options:
Every Address in the
UK
Every Address
in a single postcode area
(UB, B
etc.)
Every Business
Address in the UK
As above,
excluding property number or house name
detail
The Postcode Address File (PAF) is without any
contention the definitive most up-to-date and complete address database in
the UK. There are two product options: the UK file which has every address
and postcode in the UK (28 million addresses both business and residential)
OR just the addresses in your postcode area, which is the cheaper more
address specific / smaller file.
The Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF), is often used to capture,
create and or maintain your in-house address lists. This
includes web site registrations, forms and customer databases
to reduce the number of returned or undelivered items from mailing
programs. Obviously there are many more applications that you can use
the
Postcode Address File (PAF) file for including mailing, planning leaflet
distribution,
door dropping logistics and navigation to name just a few of the
applications!
Postcode Address File (PAF) Applications
The Royal Mail
Postcode Address File (PAF), is often used to capture, create and or
maintain your in-house address lists
or planning leaflet door drops, but also in website registrations, forms and
customer databases to reduce the number of returned or undelivered
items from mailing programs. Obviously there are many more
applications that you can use the
Postcode Address File (PAF) file for including mailing, planning leaflet
distribution, logistics, navigation to name just a few!
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Reduce postage costs through Mailsort,
Presstream and Cleanmail
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Reduce the amount of undelivered mail
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Preservation of brand image
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Improved accuracy of customer and
prospect analysis
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Door Drop Planning
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Distribution Analysis
-
Mailings
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Address
Validation & Correction
Fields
- Organisation Name (blank if residential)
- Department Name (blank if residential)
- PO Box
- Building / House Name
- Sub Building Name
- Building Number
- Thoroughfare
- Street Name
- Double Dependent Locality
- Dependent Locality
- Post Town
- Postcode
- Postcode Type
- DPS
- SU Organisation Flag (blank if residential)
- Grid Reference (optional)
Grid references can be appended to the PAF data
for the appropriate licence fee or licenced separately for mapping and GIS
applications.
Coverage
The Postcode Address File (PAF) file covers
every known address in the UK and extracts can be taken either by postcode
area or as a full
UK supply (28 million address locations across the UK). A sample of
the
Postcode Address File (PAF) can be found above, this will also provide you
with the data fields that are provided for each record.
Licensing
The Postcode Address File (PAF) is licenced
by the year. Various options are available including single,
corporate,
multi user and internet licences.
Updates
The Postcode Address File (PAF)
file is the most up-to-date and complete address database available for
UK addresses, containing a mixture of business and residential sites and
over 28 million addresses. For your licence fee you will receive
the very latest file which will be valid for 12 months use and this
includes quarterly updates to ensure it stays up to date.