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HES field name Ordnance survey grid reference
Field gridlink
Class Geographical
Length and format 9an
Availability From 2002-03 onwards
Description

Ordnance survey postcode grid reference.

Gridlink� is the name for a set of branded postcode products produced by the Gridlink Consortium (Royal Mail, Ordnance Survey (GB), General Register Office for Scotland (GROS), Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI) and ONS).

The Gridlink field in HES is only available to the NHS.

Value

9an = Ordnance survey grid reference (4 digits eastings, 5 digits northings)

Data cleaning
Not applicable (derived by rule 1200)

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