National Building Class
Contains Ordnance Survey Open data © Crown copyright and database right 2012
About National Building Class
National Building Class is a comprehensive residential building dataset that categorises dwellings by both age and building type. This unique database covers all urban centres with a population in excess of 10,000 population, amounting to the classification of over 60% of England, Scotland and Wales’ postcodes and totalling some 17.1 million addresses.
Property age classes range from pre-Georgian through to modern day and structural types span tall flats through to terraces and large detached houses.
National Building Class provides a detailed perspective of the urban environment for a wide range of applications from long term strategic planning, urban regeneration, crime reduction and direct marketing.
Features
- 57 class database defining all residential buildings
- 5 age bands from pre Georgian to modern day
- 15 building types from tower blocks to terraces
- Compatible with UKMap and Ordnance Survey mapping
- Data can be provided linked to national building polygons or in an address list format.
The address list format requires an appropriate PAF or OS Address product licence. - Raster and vector databases in industry standard formats
- Over 550 UK towns and Cities with over 10,000 population
Building Class Category Examples
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| Tall flats 6-15 storeys Sixties / seventies |
Semis Multiply Interwar |
Semi Multply Post War |
Tall Terrace Georgian |
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| Large Semi Victorian |
Tall Flats Sixties / seventies |
Terrace Victorian |
Low Terrace Sixties / seventies |
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Applications
- Urban panning
- Green Deal planning
- Property development
- Utility mapping
- Direct marketing
- Asset management
- Network modelling
- Risk and insurance portfolio management
- Housing stock assessment
- Strategic planning
- Crime analysis
Enquiry
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