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3 years ago
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### ADR - 012: Inferring LA from postcode
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We use ONS data to infer local authority from postcode in the property information section.
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes the National Statistics
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Postcode Lookup (NSPL) and ONS Postcode Directory (ONSPD) datasets,
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which may be used to find a local authority district for a postcode when compiling statistics.
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We're using postcodes.io API with postcodes_io gem.
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Postcodes.io uses OS and ONS data which is updated as soon as new data becomes available.
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We are not using OS places API due to the lack of data.
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Closest datapoint to LA in OS places api is ADMINISTRATIVE_AREA which does not always match with local authority.
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