On this page you will find a collection of useful online tools and downloadable resources.
Please click here to visit our postcode matrix and explore the geographical hierarchy of the UK.
Please click here to use our free postcode lookup service and to test the accuracy of our data.
Please click here to use our free distance calculator to get measurements between postcodes.
Please click here to plot the exact midpoint location between two postcodes and the distance.
Please click here if you wish to plot the exact centroid location of three or more UK postcodes.
Use our database generator to generate a database of centroids for postcode areas, districts and sectors. Ideal for performing rough distance calculations and determing geography. Click here.
Do you need to know where you are? This android app is powered by our professional datasets and will tell you exactly where you are in the United Kingdom, right down to the street name and postcode. No need to walk up and down streets looking for signs to find out where you are. No more getting lost. Copy to clipboard feature allows you to text your exact location within seconds.
To install this app, visit: Google Play or http://app.postcodepal.com/ to download the APK direct.
Do you require a free php postcode validator? Ours is accurate to district level, using an included xml file. It can format the input postcode to the legal format even if a space has not been entered and can also break up the postcode into area, district, sector and unit. British forces and special postcodes are supported too and absolutely no database is required. Please click here to see the bundled example or here to download. This is the strictest validation can get without a database.
Do you require a free php class to calculate distances and perform conversions between Eastings, Northings and National Grid Refrences? Please click here to read the usage guide and to download.
Do you need to hook into our API to resolve the geographic location and coordinates of a postcode? Then please click here to download our integration example or here to view it online.
Do you need to hook into our API to lookup a full UK address from the house number and postcode? Then please click here to download our integration example or here to view it online.
The fastest query we were able to devise for selecting latitude and longitude from a mysql database without any spacial indexing. Click here for the formula or here for mysql_nearest_qry().