Introduction
These are the version notes for the latest Scottish Postcode Directory (SPD) spatial data (ESRI Shapefile format), postcode index and accompanying lookup files (CSV format).
Overview
The data is based on the January 2026 release of Royal Mail’s Postcode Address File (PAF) and contains:
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All postcodes
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Live postcodes
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Deleted postcodes
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All postcodes
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247,261
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161,793
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85,468
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Small User
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196,390
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156,976
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39,414
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Large User
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50,871
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4,817
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46,054
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The number of live, digitised small user postcodes is 155,819.
Postcode Index Changes
There are no changes to the Postcode Index for this release.
Known Errors
We have been made aware that there was a typographical error in the published 2022 Data Zone products. This affected 2 Data Zones in Scottish Borders Council area, S01019676 and S01019677. The naming should have been Newtown St Boswells, not Newton St Boswells.
- S01019676 Newtown St Boswells - East and Eildon
- S01019677 Newtown St Boswells - West
This has been rectified. Thank you to Scottish Borders Council for highlighting this issue.
Supply Restrictions
Postcode Index – customers requiring Royal Mail Delivery Point Count information should contact our Geography Customer Services team.
Postcode boundaries are only available to members of the Public Sector Geospatial Agreement (PSGA) (Ordnance Survey website).
Further information on these restrictions is available on the Geography products - licensing and pricing page of the website.
Data Downloads
Related Content
Geography products - licensing and pricing
Geography policies and information notes
Scotland’s catalogue of spatial data
Contact us
For any enquiries about our Geography products or policies, contact our Geography Customer Services team.
