terminated_postcode function

Terminated postcode lookup

Returns month and year if a postcode was terminated or is no longer active.

terminated_postcode(postcode)

Arguments

• postcode: A string. Terminated UK postcode.

Returns

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