Free the postcode!

Update 2010-05-10: Post code data from OS now freed

Update 2016-12-02New submissions are no longer being accepted on this site. The data will be available for another few weeks at least, but there is no ongoing maintenance. The freethepostcode.org domain has been transferred to the OSM Foundation and so the project in the future be revived by them.

Some projects using our data:

A geo-location and postcode search API

Some other sites collecting UK location data:

NPE Maps allows you to browse out of copyright maps to submit postcodes easily.
Open Postcode DataBase aims to collect postcodes and street addresses.
Open Street Map is a freely editable map of the world
OpenAddresses.org: "Management of free and open worldwide localized addresses"

Some other projects exist for non-UK postcode collection:

Dutch

The small print

If you'd like a copy of the current public domain list, it is here (html). Or, there is a geoRSS feed here. Stats are here and progress is here.

For info on the geocoder, problems, questions or rants please see the wiki page or mail me.