What We Do.
Welcome to Open Address File UK
Campaigning for an open address file for the UK
Like most countries, the UK has ‘address data’ – an official list of all the postal addresses in the country and where they are. This data is important for helping people get post, for government services, and for businesses.
Unlike most countries, in the UK, our address data is not maintained by the government and free. Instead, it’s owned and managed by private companies and public sector bodies, in a complex and costly tangle of intellectual property rights and contracts.
As a result, the UK’s address data is difficult to correct, and expensive to use. This makes life harder for people and businesses.
We want to fix that.
Have you been affected by poor address data? It’s important that your story is heard so that we can all make address data better.
Tell us your story
Have you been affected by poor address data? It’s important that your story is heard so that we can all make address data better.
We’d like to hear from
- individuals
- business
- third sector bodies
- public sector organisations
Why it matters
- Some homes and flats struggle to get services
- Public service delivery is less efficient
- Life is more difficult for businesses and civil society
- The UK becomes less competitive than other economies
Making things better
Free and open address data supported by:
- a statutory duty
- adequate funding
- collaboratively maintained
Who We Are.
A coalition of the willing
We are a group of people with varied day jobs but who share an interest in using UK geospatial data, such as addresses, to create more benefits for people, organisations and society.
We are a ‘coalition of the willing’ without a formal membership.