terminated_postcode: Terminated postcode lookup

In PostcodesioR: API Wrapper Around 'Postcodes.io'

Terminated postcode lookup

Description

Returns month and year if a postcode was terminated or is no longer active.

Usage

terminated_postcode(postcode)

Arguments

postcode

A string. Terminated UK postcode.

Value

A data frame with data about terminated postcode. NULL if postcode is active.

• postcode Postcode. All currently terminated postcodes within the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, received every 3 months from Royal Mail. 2, 3 or 4-character outward code, single space and 3-character inward code.

• year_terminated Termination year. Year of termination of a postcode.

• month_terminated Termination month. Month of termination of a postcode. 1-January, 2-February, ..., 12-December.

• longitude Longitude. The WGS84 longitude given the Postcode's national grid reference.

• latitude Latitude. The WGS84 latitude given the Postcode's national grid reference.

See https://postcodes.io/docs for more details.

Examples

terminated_postcode("EC1Y 8LX") # existing postcode
terminated_postcode("E1W 1UU") # terminated postcode

PostcodesioR documentation built on March 18, 2022, 8:04 p.m.