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Data preview
| name | hospital type | has accident and emergency | postcode | town | operator | longitude | latitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&E Department | ae | 1 | E13 8SL | London | 0.03436 | 51.52298 | |
| Aberaeron Integrated Care Centre | hospital | 0 | SA46 0DZ | Aberaeron | Hywel Dda University Health Board | -4.2577 | 52.23782 |
| Aberbeeg Hospital | hospital | 0 | NP13 2DA | N/A | Elysium Healthcare | -3.150013 | 51.708474 |
| Abingdon Community Hospital | community | 0 | OX14 1AG | Vale of White Horse | -1.30202 | 51.669902 | |
| Aboyne Hospital and Health Centre | hospital | 0 | AB34 5GJ | -2.766945 | 57.076213 |
Data dictionary
- osm_id
- OpenStreetMap element identifier for the source feature.
- name
- Hospital or urgent-care location name.
- hospital_type
- Classification such as hospital, community, mental health or urgent care.
- has_accident_and_emergency
- 1 where the source identifies an A&E service; otherwise 0.
- postcode
- Nearest or recorded full postcode.
- outcode
- Outward postcode district.
- sector
- Postcode sector derived from the postcode.
- town
- Matched town or locality.
- admin_district
- Matched local administrative district.
- county
- Matched ceremonial county or equivalent area.
- country
- England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
- operator
- Published operator where available.
- ownership_sector
- Published sector such as NHS or private where available.
- beds
- Published bed count where available.
- speciality
- Published speciality text where available.
- phone
- Published telephone number where available.
- website
- Published external website where available.
- longitude
- Longitude in decimal degrees.
- latitude
- Latitude in decimal degrees.
- county_listing_url
- Permanent Postcodes UK county hospital listing.
Methodology and sources
Hospitals and urgent-care locations are sourced from OpenStreetMap, then matched to the nearest postcode, town and county. Type and A&E fields reflect published source tagging and should be checked with the provider before making a healthcare decision.
- OpenStreetMap contributors
- Office for National Statistics postcode products
- Postcodes UK geographic matching
Source datasets change over time and can contain omissions or revisions. Verify operational, admissions, financial or safety-critical decisions with the responsible authority.
Licence and suggested attribution
You may use this compilation for research, analysis and publishing with attribution to Postcodes UK and compliance with the applicable underlying source licences. The download does not transfer or override third-party rights.
Suggested attribution:
Source: Postcodes UK (postcodesuk.com), “UK Hospitals”, September 2026, https://postcodesuk.com/data-downloads/hospitals. Includes data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence; postcode matching includes public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Office for National Statistics and other public-sector information is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode geography may contain Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail rights. HM Land Registry aggregates are derived from Price Paid Data. School fields derive from Department for Education and Ofsted sources.
OpenStreetMap data is © OpenStreetMap contributors and is available under the Open Database Licence.