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What changed, when, and which tool it feeds.

What we hold right now

Checked 4 Sept 2026, 16:40
Postcodes0in the national spine
Schools0and colleges mapped
Transport0stations and stops
Hospitals0NHS and independent
Post & parcels0branches, boxes, lockers
Data sources20official feeds in use

Data sources and their schedules

Newest refresh first. A dataset appears here the moment it is wired in, with the licence that governs it.

yesterdayLiveOpen data — no key needed

UK Parliament — Members API

Constituency name, sitting MP name, party, service start date, official contact page

CivicFree, no keyOpen Parliament Licence v3.0. Must not imply Parliamentary endorsement. A vacant seat must
yesterdayBi-annual sync jobOpen data — no key needed

Ofcom Connected Nations (data files — no API exists)

Gigabit broadband coverage, Ultrafast availability, 5G signal strength by postcode

Connectivity & BroadbandFree, no keyOpen Government Licence v3.0. CRITICAL: at postcode level Ofcom publishes coverage percent
yesterdayMonthly sync jobOpen data — no key needed

School records — DfE GIAS data file + postcodes.io

School locations, phase (primary/secondary), Ofsted ratings, pupil capacity & admission stats

Education & SchoolsFree, no keyFree to store and display under OGL v3.0. Refresh monthly to reflect new Ofsted inspection
yesterdayFetch hourly; cache in RedisOpen data — no key needed

Open-Meteo (weather + air quality)

7-day weather forecast, air quality index, UV, temperature

Environment & RiskFree, no keyFree tier is strict non-commercial. Commercial sites require €29/mo plan (~10k calls/day).
yesterdayWeekly CSV importOpen data — no key needed

NaPTAN

All bus stops, metro, tube, rail, ferry stations in GB

Transport & CommuteFree, no key100% free under OGL v3.0. Download master national CSV weekly into MySQL.
yesterdayMonthly import of change-only fileOpen data — no key needed

HM Land Registry PPD

All sales since 1995 with address + price

Property & HousingFree, no keyOpen data under OGL v3.0. Allowed to store property sales history, but strictly prohibited
yesterdayCache forever / ONSPD quarterly updateOpen data — no key needed

Postcodes.io

Lat/lng, district, ward, LSOA, constituency, police force

Postcode & GeographyFree, no key100% free for England, Wales & Scotland. Exclude Northern Ireland ("BT" postcodes) or purc
yesterdayContinuous (community)Needs an API key

Open Charge Map

Public EV chargepoints UK-wide: location, operator, connector power, usage cost

Transport & CommuteFree with registered keyReplaces the National Chargepoint Registry (decommissioned 28 Nov 2024). Import filters op
yesterdayAfter each area search (queued job)Needs an API key

CQC inspection ratings

Overall inspection rating (Outstanding / Good / Requires improvement / Inadequate) + report date per location

Health & CareFree with registered keyOGL v3.0 with attribution; keep the key server-side only.
yesterdayReissued by Ofcom every year or twoOpen data — no key needed

TV transmitters — Ofcom DTT network

Site name, position, height, ERP, multiplexes carried, aerial group, polarisation, BBC and ITV region

ConnectivityFree, no keyOGL v3.0. NEVER present this as predicted signal strength or as whether a property already
yesterdayAnnually, published each MarchOpen data — no key needed

MHCLG — Council tax levels set by local authorities

Area Band D council tax for all 296 English billing authorities

Living costsFree, no keyOGL v3.0. ENGLAND ONLY — Scotland (gov.scot) and Wales (gov.wales) publish their own. Band
yesterdayOn demand per searched outcodeOpen data — no key needed

Hospitals — NHS ODS organisation register

Active NHS trust sites and independent healthcare sites: name, ODS code, postcode, sector

Health & CareFree, no keyOGL v3.0 — free to store and display with attribution.
yesterdayContinuously as the register changesOpen data — no key needed

GPs & pharmacies — NHS organisation register

Service name, ODS code, type (GP / pharmacy / dentist), postcode, status

Health & CareFree, no keyOGL v3.0. The register says a service EXISTS — never present it as "accepting new patients
yesterdayContinuously as inspections are publishedOpen data — no key needed

Food hygiene — FSA ratings

Business name, hygiene score, inspection date, component scores, business type, local authority, address

Food & DrinkFree, no keyOGL v3.0. The inspection DATE must be shown with every rating — a score describes one visi
yesterdayMonthly, about six weeks in arrearsOpen data — no key needed

Crime — police.uk street-level data

Crime category, month, approximate location, street anchor name, outcome status

Crime & SafetyFree, no keyOGL v3.0. Locations are anonymised anchor points — must never be presented as addresses.
yesterdayOn first search of an area, then daily at mostOpen data — no key needed

Post & parcels — OpenStreetMap branches, boxes and lockers

Branch and box locations, operator/brand, collection times, opening hours, services, accessibility

Shops & ServicesFree, no keyODbL — attribution required. Do not reproduce operator logos; identify brands by name.
yesterdayOn first search of an area, then daily at mostOpen data — no key needed

Transport — OpenStreetMap stations & stops

Stop name, type, operator, lines served, accessibility, shelter, facilities, coordinates

TransportFree, no keyODbL — attribution required wherever the data is shown.
yesterdayMonthly (Ofsted release schedule)Open data — no key needed

Ofsted school inspection judgements

Overall effectiveness (legacy inspections) plus per-area judgements under the renewed framework, inspection date, safeguarding

Education & SchoolsFree, no keyOGL v3.0 — commercial use permitted with attribution.
yesterdayOnce a year (provisional autumn, revised winter)Open data — no key needed

DfE school performance (Progress 8)

Progress 8, Attainment 8, EBacc average point score per URN

Education & SchoolsFree, no keyOGL v3.0 — free to store and display with attribution.
yesterdayOn first search of an area, then fortnightlyNeeds an API key

Google Places — hospital ratings & photos

Star rating, review count, photo, opening status, phone, website

Health & CarePaid (Google billing, free tier available)Display per Google Maps Platform terms; keep the key server-side.

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