Helping to cleanse customer contact data

Name, Address, Phone, and Email data can all be cleansed to to help ensure you and your customers contact data are clean and accurate.

I'd recommend AFD Software for organisations needing to cleanse contact data. In their DNA is a complete understanding of how best to clean and maintain accurate address databases. AFD provides match rates as good as can possibly be achieved and I trust their skill and expertise in this area.

Dr Tim Drye

Director at Mortality Manifest

We are a highly technical, data specialist organisation with complex requirements. When we say that the AFD Refiner engine is best-in-class, we say so after a thorough comparison and examination of multiple dimensions. Our previous supplier’s account management was not at the required level. From initial engagement, the team at AFD Software responded the fastest, and developed a relationship of partnership rather than transaction. This continued through testing, our bespoke development requirements, go-live, and ongoing support. If you need address data cleansing – partner with The Postcode People at AFD Software.

Relevant Solutions and Datasets for Your Sector

AFD software products which may interest you

Sector Specific Datasets

Here you can find data sets we can cleanse and additional datasets that can be appended.

AFD Data Processing Specialists

 

Data

Groups

Dataset

Description

Demo

Address

Postcode

The Royal Mail Postcode for this address (or ZipCode).

Address

Organisation

Business Name.

Address

Property

Property (building-includes any sub-building).

Address

Street

Delivery Street (includes any sub-street).

Address

Locality

Locality (sometimes a village name; in ZipAddress used for Urbanization).

Address

Town

Postal Delivery Town (or City).

Address

DPS

The Delivery Point Suffix which along with the postcode uniquely identifies the letterbox.

Address

UDPRN

Royal Mail Unique Delivery Point Reference Number assigned to this letter box.

Address

Country

Country of Address.

Business

Phone

STD Code or Phone Number.

Business

Business

Provides a description of the type of business.

Business

Size

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation at this particular office.

Business

SIC Code

Standard Industry Classification Code for an organisation record.

Business

LocationType

The type of Business Location, e.g. Head Office or Branch Office.

Business

Branch Count

The number of branches for this business.

Business

Group ID

An ID of the Group where a business is part of a wider group.

Business

Turnover

The modelled annual turnover for the business.

Business

National Size

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation covering all sites.

Demographics

Censation Code

Censation Code assigned to this Postcode.

Demographics

Censation Label

Label for the Censation Code.

Demographics

Affluence

Provides a description of affluence.

Demographics

Lifestage

Provides a description of life stage.

Demographics

Additional Census Info

Additional information from the Census.

General

UPRN

Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) used to link other datasets, used heavily in public sector data.

Geographical

GridE

Grid Northing as a 6 digit reference

Geographical

GridN

Grid Northing as a 6/7 digit reference

Geographical

Latitude

Latitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84) 9 digit reference (53.6655850).

Geographical

Longitude

Latitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84) 9 digit reference (53.6655850).

Geographical

Grid Level

This indicates the level of grid reference returned (1 – postcode, 2 – address, 3 – approximate). This is only available to address level grid users.

Property
Characteristics

Just Built

Contains the date of inclusion on PAF for properties thought to be recently built.

Property
Characteristics

Postcode Type

L for Large User Postcode, S for Small User.

Large user postcodes are allocated to single addresses (usually businesses) that receive at least 500 mail items per day.

Property
Characteristics

Address Type

Indication of the type of property level data to capture to have the full address for a property on the selected postcode.

Property
Characteristics

Address Type Description

Description matching the Address Type.

Property
Characteristics

Occupancy

Indication of the type of occupants of properties found on the selected postcode.

Property
Characteristics

Occupancy Description

Description matching the Occupancy.

Property
Characteristics

Multiple Residency Indicator

Indicates if an address is a multiple residency address, e.g., a flat within a building with a single delivery point. This is a single character – O for Multiple Residency Owner, M for Multiple Residency address. 1 where the flag is indicated, 0 where the flag is not valid. This is only available to Multiple Residency users.

Property
Characteristics

Not Yet Built

Identify and deliver services to the addresses of properties that are at the planning and construction stage.

To see all the datasets available in AFD’s Solutions click here.

Helping to capture accurate patient data

Name, Address, Phone, Email and Bank data can all be validated to help reduce invalid data being entered into your systems. 

Existing data can also be cleansed to check if the data is valid, and where possible correct them.

Epilepsy Action Logo

If we can speed up the collection of routine data, then we can give more time and resource to people with epilepsy, their families and supporters. Using Postcode Plus helps us to do that, as otherwise taking down an address might be the longest part of a call.

Barry Wilson

Epilepsy Action

The Walton Centre
The Centre has a data quality policy in place, part of the outworking of this policy is validating patient details within the PAS. This means that any member of staff at The Centre who uses the PAS and registers patients requires the functionality to validate contact data at the point of entry. We would recommend other trusts to sit down with AFD and see how they can improve their data quality processes.
Val Hayden
Patient Administration System & Data Quality Manager at
The Walton Centre

Relevant Solutions and Datasets for Your Sector

AFD software products which may interest you

Sector Specific Datasets

Here you can find additional datasets that can be returned at the same time as an address is validated.

AFD Health

Data

Grouping

Dataset

Description

Demo

Address

UDPRN

Royal Mail Unique Delivery Point Reference Number assigned to this letter box.

Administra-
tive

WardCode

Code identifying the electoral ward for this postcode.

Administra-
tive

WardName

Name identifying the electoral ward for this postcode.

Demo
graphics

Censation
Code

Censation Code assigned to this Postcode.

Demo
graphics

Censation
Label

Label for the Censation Code.

Demo
graphics

Affluence

Provides a description of affluence.

Demo
graphics

Lifestage

Provides a description of life stage.

Demo
graphics

Additional
CensusInfo

Additional information from the Census.

General

UPRN

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Geo
graphical

GridE

Grid Easting as a 6 digit reference.

Geo
graphical

GridN

Grid Easting as a 6/7 digit reference.

Geo
graphical

Latitude

Latitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Geo
graphical

Longitude

Longitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Health

NHSCode

National Health Service Area Code.

Health

NHSName

National Health Service Area Name.

Health

NHSRegionCode

NHS Region Code.

Health

NHSRegionName

NHS Region Name.

Health

PCTCode

National Heath Service Clinical Commisioning Group Code for England (Local Health Board Code in Wales, Community Health Partnership in Scotland, Local Commissioning Group in Northern Ireland, Primary Healthcare Directorate in the Isle of Man).

Health

PCTName

Name matching the PCT Code field.

Property Charact-
eristics

Multiple
Residency
Indicator

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Property Charact-
eristics

NotYetBuilt

Identify and deliver services to the addresses of properties that are at the planning and construction stage.

Helping to capture accurate client data

Name, Address, Phone, Email and Bank data can all be validated to help reduce invalid data being entered into your systems. 

Existing data can also be cleansed to check if the data is valid, and where possible correct them.

Pannone Logo

There is potential for error in any human typing of bank account details. Client bank data has to find its way onto our systems, and we need to be sure that it is accurate before processes of authorisation, entry to accounting systems and fund transfers take place.

Heather Sanders

Financial Controller at Pannone

MTA Solicitors Logo
For us, the biggest driver was the time saved by not having to key in data manually. On average we would make between 4 and 7 address checks on any new case, taking between 2 and 3 minutes to enter all the address data per case. On average we receive 2000 cases per month. That translates to a saving of between 4,000 and 6,000 minutes, 66 and 100 hours each month!
David Reeves
Head of Systems Development at MTA Solicitors

AFD software products which may interest you

Sector Specific Datasets

Here you can find additional datasets that can be retuned at the same time as an address is validated.

AFD Legal

 

Data

Grouping

Dataset

Description

Demo

Demo
graphics

Censation
Code

Censation Code assigned to this Postcode.

Demo
graphics

Censation
Label

Label for the Censation Code.

Demo
graphics

Affluence

Provides a description of affluence.

Demo
graphics

Lifestage

Provides a description of life stage.

Demo
graphics

Additional
CensusInfo

Additional information from the Census.

DX

DXNumber

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

DX

DXExchange

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

DX

DX
Organisation

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

DX

DXProfession

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Property Charact-
eristics

Multiple
Residency
Indicator

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Property Charact-
eristics

NotYetBuilt

Identify and deliver services to the addresses of properties that are at the planning and construction stage.

Helping to capture accurate customer data

Name, Address, Phone, Email and Bank data can all be validated to help reduce invalid data being entered into your systems. 

Existing data can also be cleansed to check if the data is valid, and where possible correct it.

Joe Browns Logo

AFD Software has provided Joe Browns Ltd with address validation for the past fifteen years. Ultimately, communication and orders fail if errors are entered or information is omitted. We like working relationships to be built around people and results – AFD have the right people and have delivered the results we have wanted.

Darren Abbott

Finance Director at Joe Browns Ltd

Axminster Tools
Any questions that have come up have been answered and solved straightaway, the solutions run themselves and we are pleased with the solutions we have had. There is a can-do attitude that we get with everyone at AFD, nothing is an issue, promises are kept, and this is important from a software partner - a refreshing change.
Damion Norcombe
Chief Information Officer at Axminster

Relevant Solutions and Datasets for Your Sector

AFD software products which may interest you

Sector Specific Datasets

Here you can find additional datasets that can be retuned at the same time as an address is validated.

AFD Multi Channel Retail

Data

Grouping

Dataset

Description

Demo

Address

UDPRN

Royal Mail Unique Delivery Point Reference Number assigned to this letter box.

Demo
graphics

Censation
Code

Censation Code assigned to this Postcode.

Demo
graphics

Censation
Label

Label for the Censation Code.

Demo
graphics

Affluence

Provides a description of affluence.

Demo
graphics

Lifestage

Provides a description of life stage.

Demo
graphics

Additional
CensusInfo

Additional information from the Census.

Geo
graphical

GridE

Grid Easting as a 6 digit reference.

Geo
graphical

GridN

Grid Easting as a 6/7 digit reference.

Geo
graphical

Latitude

Latitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Geo
graphical

Longtitude

Longtitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Property Charact-
eristics

JustBuilt

Contains the date of inclusion on PAF for properties thought to be recently built.

Property Charact-
eristics

Multiple
Residency
Indicator

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

DX

DX
Organisation

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

DX

DXProfession

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Property Charact-
eristics

NotYetBuilt

Identify and deliver services to the addresses of properties that are at the planning and construction stage.

Residential Individual

Name

Name of Resident.

Residential Individual

Residency

This indicates the number of years the selected resident has been on the electoral roll at this address.

Residential Individual

Household
Composition

This describes the household composition of the selected address. 

Residential Individual

OnEditedRoll

Records that can be used for Marketing purposes.

Residential Individual

Gender

The gender (M or F) of the resident if known.

Residential Individual

Forename

Resident’s Forename.

Residential Individual

MiddleInitial

Resident’s Middle Initial.

Residential Individual

Surname

Resident’s Surname.

Residential Individual

DateOfBirth

Resident’s Date Of Birth.

Helping to capture accurate supporter and member data

Name, Address, Phone, Email and Bank data can all be validated to help reduce invalid data being entered into your systems. 

Existing data can also be cleansed to check if the data is valid, and where possible correct them. 

RSPB Logo

We use AFD's BankFinder solution online as part of the new member onboarding process. We have to ensure that our systems are not a cause of failure when an individual is completing a membership application. To facilitate this, our systems have been designed to make that initial joining experience as smooth and pain-free as possible.

Melissa Werry

Application Development Manager at RSPB

Unique Fundraising
We started talking with AFD Software because of field connectivity issues, and our AFD consultant Jonathan carefully worked through our business model with us. Doing this really added value to our business and the result is a much deeper and wider solution. AFD were also flexible in tailoring their solutions to our specific needs. The benefits are both tactical and strategic, immediate and long-term.
Tom Colmer
Unique Fundraising, IT Manager

Relevant Solutions and Datasets for Your Sector

AFD software products which may interest you

Sector Specific Datasets

Here you can find additional datasets that can be retuned at the same time as an address is validated.

AFD Charities & NFP

Data

Grouping

Dataset

Description

Demo

Address

UDPRN

Royal Mail Unique Delivery Point Reference Number assigned to this letter box.

Demo
graphics

Censation
Code

Censation Code assigned to this Postcode.

Demo
graphics

Censation
Label

Label for the Censation Code.

Demo
graphics

Affluence

Provides a description of affluence.

Demo
graphics

Lifestage

Provides a description of life stage.

Demo
graphics

Additional
CensusInfo

Additional information from the Census.

Geo
graphical

GridE

Grid Northing as a 6 digit reference

Geo
graphical

GridN

Grid Northing as a 6/7 digit reference

Geo
graphical

Latitude

Latitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Geo
graphical

Longitude

Longitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Property Charact-
eristics

JustBuilt

Contains the date of inclusion on PAF for properties thought to be recently built.

Property Charact-
eristics

Multiple
Residency
Indicator

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Property Charact-
eristics

NotYetBuilt

Identify and deliver services to the addresses of properties that are at the planning and construction stage.

Helping to capture accurate customer data

Name, Address, Phone, Email and Bank data can all be validated to help reduce invalid data being entered into your systems. 

Existing data can also be cleansed to check if the data is valid, and where possible correct them.

KBIS Logo

We realised that the system we had developed would not only benefit KBIS, but all insurers across the sector struggling with the limitations of currently available systems. As part of the system package, AFD will provide the address validation element to all users, delivering fast, accurate data entry.

Guy Prest

Managing Director at KBIS

Right To Health
Functionality from AFD Software has and continues to be instrumental in the growth of our business. We have been able to reach more customers as a direct result of the solution and provide them with the right health insurance solutions. As a data quality partner, I would recommend AFD to any organisation wanting to improve conversion rates via the quality of contact data.
Gary Marney
Co-founder and Director at Right to Health

Relevant Solutions and Datasets for Your Sector

AFD software products which may interest you

Sector Specific Datasets

Here you can find additional datasets that can be retuned at the same time as an address is validated.

AFD Insurance

Data

Grouping

Dataset

Description

Demo

Address

UDPRN

Royal Mail Unique Delivery Point Reference Number assigned to this letter box.

Administra-
tive

NUTS3Code

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Administra-
tive

NUTS3Name

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Business

Phone

Provides a description of the type of business.

Business

Business

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation at this particular office.

Business

Size

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation at this particular office.

Business

SIC Code

Standard Industry Classification Code for an organisation record.

Business

LocationType

The type of Business Location, e.g. Head Office or Branch Office

Business

BranchCount

The number of branches for this business.

Business

GroupID

An ID of the Group were a business is part of a wider group.

Business

Turnover

The modelled annual turnover for the business.

Business

NationalSize

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation covering all sites.

Demo
graphics

Censation
Code

Censation Code assigned to this Postcode.

Demo
graphics

Censation
Label

Label for the Censation Code.

Demo
graphics

Affluence

Provides a description of affluence.

Demo
graphics

Lifestage

Provides a description of life stage.

Demo
graphics

Additional
CensusInfo

Provides a description of life stage.

General

UPRN

Additional information from the Census.

General

SOALower

Lower level Super Output Area (Data Zone in Scotland, Super Output Area in Northern Ireland).

General

SOAMiddle

Middle level Super Output Area (Intermediate Geography in Scotland, not applicable for Northern Ireland).

General

UrbanRural
Code

Provides a code which indicates if an area is mainly urban or rural and how sparsely populated those areas are.

General

UrbanRural
Name

Provides a description which goes along with the UrbanRuralCode.

General

GridE

Grid Easting as a 6 digit reference.

General

GridN

Grid Easting as a 6/7 digit reference.

General

Latitude

Latitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

General

Longitude

Longitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Property Charact-
eristic

JustBuilt

Contains the date of inclusion on PAF for properties thought to be recently built.

Property Charact-
eristic

PostcodeType

L for Large User Postcode, S for Small User.

Property Charact-
eristic

AddressType

Indication of the type of property level data to capture to have the full address for a property on the selected postcode.

Property Charact-
eristic

AddressType
Description

Description matching the Address Type.

Property Charact-
eristic

Occupancy

Indication of the type of occupants of properties found on the selected postcode.

Property Charact-
eristic

Occupancy
Description

Description matching the Occupancy

Property Charact-
eristic

Multiple
Residency
Indicator

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Property Charact-
eristic

NotYetBuilt

Identify and deliver services to the addresses of properties that are at the planning and construction stage.

Property Charact-
eristic

Name

Name of Resident.

Property Charact-
eristic

Residency

This indicates the number of years the selected resident has been on the electoral roll at this address.

Property Charact-
eristic

Household
Composition

This describes the household composition of the selected address. 

Property Charact-
eristic

OnEditedRoll

Records that can be used for Marketing purposes.

Property Charact-
eristic

Gender

The gender (M or F) of the resident if known.

Property Charact-
eristic

ForeName

Resident’s Forename.

Property Charact-
eristic

MiddleInitial

Resident’s Middle Initial.

Property Charact-
eristic

Surname

Resident’s Surname.

Property Charact-
eristic

DateOfBirth

Resident’s Date Of Birth.

Helping to capture accurate student data

Name, Address, Phone, Email and Bank data can all be validated to help prevent invalid data being entered into your systems. Existing data can also be cleansed to check if the data is valid, and where possible correct it.

AFD’s fast, accurate validation solutions integrate with the leading MIS packages including (but certainly not restricted to):

SITS and e:Vision from Tribal
ebs from Tribal
ProSolution from Advanced
Unit-e from ESS
REMS from Civica
U4SM from Unit4

And our flexible API’s can be deployed
in bespoke or inhouse systems.

South and City College Birmingham Logo
Each student studying at the college between 16 and 18 years old effectively provides us with £5,000 per annum of vital funding, whilst students over 18 provide £2,000. Preventing one or two students from slipping through the net more than covers the cost of email and phone validation from AFD. From sales through to support, all the team at AFD Software are friendly and quick to respond to any queries we have. The length of time we have relied on The Postcode People at AFD is a testament to their skills and expertise.
Paul Brownlow
Systems Development Manager, South & City College Birmingham

Relevant Solutions and Datasets for Your Sector

AFD software products which may interest you

Sector Specific Datasets

Here you can find additional datasets that can be retuned at the same time as an address is validated.

AFD Education

 

Data

Grouping

Dataset

Description

Demo

Address

UDPRN

Royal Mail Unique Delivery Point Reference Number assigned to this letter box.

Administra-
tive

WardCode

Code identifying the electoral ward for this postcode.

Administra-
tive

WardName

Name identifying the electoral ward for this postcode.

Administra-
tive

AuthorityCode

Local/Unitary Authority for this Postcode (same as the start of the ward code).

Administra-
tive

Authority

Local / Unitary Authority for this postcode.

Demo
graphics

Censation
Code

Censation Code assigned to this Postcode.

Demo
graphics

Affluence

Provides a description of affluence.

Demo
graphics

Lifestage

Provides a description of life stage.

Demo
graphics

Additional
CensusInfo

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

LEACode

Code identifying the Local Education Authority for this postcode.

Education

LEAName

Name identifying the Local Education Authority for this postcode.

Education

Devolved
Constituency
Code

Devolved Constituency Code for this postcode (currently covers Scotland)

Education

Devolved
Constituency
Name

Devolved Constituency Name for this postcode (currently covers Scotland)

Education

POLAR3Young

The participation of local areas (POLAR) classification groups, show how likely young people are to participate in higher education across the UK by postcode.

Education

POLAR3Adult

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

POLAR4

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

Deprivation
Rank

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

Deprivation
Decile

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

LEPCode

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

LEPName

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

LEPCode2

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

LEPName2

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

AEBArea

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

AEBSource

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

AEBEffectiveTo

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

General

UPRN

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Geo
graphical

GridE

Grid Easting as a 6 digit reference.

Geo
graphical

GridN

Grid Easting as a 6/7 digit reference.

Geo
graphical

Latitude

Latitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Geo
graphical

Longitude

Longitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Property Charact-
eristics

Multiple
Residency
Indicator

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Property Charact-
eristics

NotYetBuilt

Identify and deliver services to the addresses of properties that are at the planning and construction stage.

IMD and POLAR

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

Relative rank of each small area in England from most deprived to least deprived.

Participation of Local Areas (POLAR)

Developed by the Office for Students (OfS), the POLAR classification groups areas across the UK based on the proportion of the young population that participates in higher education. 

AEB, LEP, LEA

Adult Education Budget (AEB) 

Learner addresses that fall within areas of devolved funding, helping to understand at the point of interest/enrolment which funding body is responsible for the learner.

Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)

Voluntary partnerships between local authorities and businesses to help determine local economic priorities and lead economic growth and job creation within the local area.

Local Education Authority (LEA)

Local councils in England and Wales responsible for education within their jurisdiction.

Geodemographic classifications

Censation® is AFD’s own geodemographic classification system that assigns one of 52 group codes to most UK postcodes. The code system uses the latest Census data, which is the most complete and comprehensive survey of the UK population. Whilst not specifically developed for the Education Sector, Censation has a wide range of possible applications and can be used to give an indication of the socioeconomic background of an applicant

Helping to capture accurate customer data

Name, Address, Phone, Email and Bank data can all be validated to help ensure your systems are clean and accurate.

Skipton Building Society Logo

Mortgage applications illustrate the necessity for name and address accuracy. We need the current address for each applicant, the property to be purchased, and the property the vendor is moving to, the solicitor, surveyor and other professionals. A mortgage application can include over five addresses – all need to be right to process an application successfully.

Bob Fielding

Skipton Building Society Strategic Buyer

Skipton Building Society Logo
We've relied on AFD’s Address Lookup solutions since the turn of the century (!), however, we recently revisited this important area to ensure we get the best we can for the Society and its members. After this review we confidently decided to continue with AFD Software– their solutions are robust, reliable and bug-free – they always work. We are fully satisfied that AFD is delivering the best value for money and a solution that is proven to deliver on our regulatory and customer needs
Bob Fielding
Skipton Building Society Strategic Buyer

Relevant Solutions and Datasets for Your Sector

AFD software products which may interest you

Sector Specific Datasets

Here you can find additional datasets that can be retuned at the same time as an address is validated.

AFD Banking & Finance

 

Data

Groups

Dataset

Description

Demo

Address

UDPRN

Royal Mail Unique Delivery Point Reference Number assigned to this letter box.

Business

Phone

STD Code or Phone Number.

Business

Business

Provides a description of the type of business.

Business

Size

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation at this particular office.

Business

SIC Code

Standard Industry Classification Code for an organisation record.

Business

LocationType

The type of Business Location, e.g. Head Office or Branch Office.

Business

Branch Count

The number of branches for this business.

Business

GroupID

An ID of the Group where a business is part of a wider group.

Business

Turnover

The modelled annual turnover for the business.

Business

NationalSize

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation covering all sites.

Demo
graphics

Censation
Code

Censation Code assigned to this Postcode.

Demo
graphics

Censation
Label

Censation Code assigned to this Postcode.

Demo
graphics

Affluence

Provides a description of affluence.

Demo
graphics

Additional
CensusInfo

Additional information from the Census.

General

UPRN

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Demo
graphics

Lifestage

Provides a description of life stage.

Geo
graphical

GridE

Grid Northing as a 6 digit reference

Geo
graphical

GridN

Grid Northing as a 6/7 digit reference

Geo
graphical

Latitude

Latitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Geo
graphical

Longitude

Longitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Property
Charact-
eristics

Multiple
Residency
Indicator

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Residential
Individual

NotYetBuilt

Identify and deliver services to the addresses of properties that are at the planning and construction stage.

Residential Individual

Name

Name of Resident.

Residential Individual

Household
Composition

This describes the household composition of the selected address. 

Residential Individual

OnEditedRoll

Records that can be used for Marketing purposes.

Residential Individual

Gender

The gender (M or F) of the resident if known.

Residential Individual

Forename

Resident’s Forename.

Residential Individual

MiddleInitial

Resident’s Middle Initial.

Residential Individual

Surname

Resident’s Surname.

Residential Individual

DateOfBirth

Resident’s Date of Birth.

Helping to capture accurate delivery data

Name, Address and Location data can be validated and appended to help ensure your systems have clean data and deliveries are efficient and accurate – including final mile deliveries!

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Without the AFD element providing a valid address, a route planner would have to plan the route by manually locating it using mapping software and dropping a ‘pin’. This would be a relatively quick process in isolation, but we have over 1600 vans distributing from over 100 depots, each with route planners. This job is done first thing in the morning in a time-pressurised environment and, without the quality data that AFD provide, it would quickly lead to frustration for the route planners and would needlessly slow down the process.

Sean Stanley

Head of Business Systems at APC Overnight

DPD
We work at the cutting edge of technology and AFD’s solutions meet our data quality. Every minute counts and ten to fifteen minutes makes a significant difference - the equivalent of 2- 3 extra deliveries. Equally important, as a people-focused business we want to minimise stress for our drivers. We have achieved this by minimising the time taken to validate, correct or complete addresses at the point of collection or in the depot. The result is that drivers now are out on the road earlier and have more time available to deliver parcels.
Gurnam Singh
Enterprise Architect at DPD

AFD software products which may interest you

Sector Specific Datasets

Here you can find additional datasets that can be retuned at the same time as an address is validated.

AFD Logistics & Delivery

Data

Grouping

Dataset

Description

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Address

UDPRN

Royal Mail Unique Delivery Point Reference Number assigned to this letter box.

Business

Phone

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation at this particular office.

Business

Business

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation at this particular office.

Business

Size

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation at this particular office.

Business

SIC Code

Standard Industry Classification Code for an organisation record.

Business

LocationType

The type of Business Location, e.g. Head Office or Branch Office

Business

BranchCount

The type of Business Location, e.g. Head Office or Branch Office

Business

GroupID

An ID of the Group were a business is part of a wider group.

Business

Turnover

The modelled annual turnover for the business.

Business

NationalSize

Gives an indication of the number of employees of an organisation covering all sites.

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Censation
Code

Censation Code assigned to this Postcode.

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Censation
Label

Label for the Censation Code.

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Affluence

Provides a description of affluence.

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Lifestage

Provides a description of life stage.

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Additional
CensusInfo

Additional information from the Census.

General

UPRN

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

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UrbanRural
Code

Provides a code which indicates if an area is mainly urban or rural and how sparsely populated those areas are.

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UrbanRural
Name

Provides a description which goes along with the UrbanRuralCode.

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GridE

Grid Easting as a 6 digit reference.

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GridN

Grid Easting as a 6/7 digit reference.

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Latitude

Latitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

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Longitude

Longitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Property Charact-
eristics

JustBuilt

Contains the date of inclusion on PAF for properties thought to be recently built.

Property Charact-
eristics

PostcodeType

L for Large User Postcode, S for Small User.

Property Charact-
eristics

AddressType

Indication of the type of property level data to capture to have the full address for a property on the selected postcode.

Property Charact-
eristics

AddressType
Description

Description matching the Address Type.

Property Charact-
eristics

Occupancy

Indication of the type of occupants of properties found on the selected postcode.

Property Charact-
eristics

Occupancy
Description

Description matching the Occupancy.

Property Charact-
eristics

Multiple
Residency
Indicator

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Property Charact-
eristics

NotYetBuilt

Identify and deliver services to the addresses of properties that are at the planning and construction stage.

Property level grids

Getting to the postcode is easy, getting to the right address is where the value lies for logistics companies. Many deliveries rely on postcode level grids at the centre of a postcode, in some instances this can be 15 minutes away from the target property, potentially leading the delivery to fail, or causing knock-on effects on the rest of the driver’s deliveries. Property level grid references give you full confidence that you can navigate precisely to your customer’s address and make a successful delivery.

Classifying addresses

What’s the split between B2B and B2C deliveries for your organisation?

Are deliveries failing because a driver tried to deliver after 6 pm to a commercial address?

All addresses have a property classification, e.g., Residential or Business, allowing for time-sensitive deliveries to be planned properly and for insight into the types of deliveries that are taking place each day.

Occupancy type

AFD’s occupancy indicator helps identify occupancy at postcode and property level, indicating if it is business, residential or mixed occupancy.

The types returned are as follows:

  • Large User Organisation
  • Small User Organisation
  • Mostly Organisations
  • Mixed
  • Mostly Residential
  • Residential

Further indicators provide details about a property with the following information returned:

  • Numbered and Named
  • Likelihood of
    Multiple Occupancy
  • Named
  • Non-Standard Address Format
  • No Property Information
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