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:

Some other sites collecting UK location data:

Some other projects exist for non-UK postcode collection:

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.