Proprietary Classification

UK Geodemographic Classification Data & API

24 geodemographic groups. 8 supergroups. One consistent 3-facet convention that makes every label instantly readable — by humans and AI agents alike.

The Naming Convention

<Economic Position> · <Household Profile> · <Setting>

Every group name follows a fixed 3-part pattern drawn from a controlled vocabulary of 18 terms. Learn the vocabulary once — instantly read any label.

Economic Position

5 terms

Describes the financial standing of the area.

Affluent Top-decile income, negligible deprivation
Comfortable Above-average income, low deprivation
Moderate Near-median income, average deprivation
Squeezed Income under pressure relative to costs
Supported Benefit-dependent, high deprivation

Household Profile

6 terms

Describes who lives there — age, composition, life stage.

Young Singles Single adults under 35, few children
Young Families Families with school-age children, active mortgages
Working Families Established working-age families, dual income
Established Settled middle-aged to older, mortgages often paid off
Retired Predominantly pensioner households
Mixed No dominant household type; diverse age and composition

Setting

7 terms

Describes the physical environment and geography.

City Core Dense urban centre, high-rise, walkable
Inner City Inner urban, mixed housing, good transport
Suburban Residential suburbs, semi-detached / detached
Town Smaller town centres and fringes
Semi-Rural Fringe settlements near towns, some commuting
Rural Countryside, hamlets, dispersed settlement
Estate Purpose-built housing estates, planned layout

What You Actually Receive

Every API response includes the full 5-layer context — from machine-readable codes to natural-language summaries ready for LLM consumption.

GET /v1/lookup?postcode=GU21+3AA
{
  "postcode": "GU21 3AA",
  "supergroup": {
    "code":       "PF",
    "name":       "Premier Families",
    "descriptor": "Affluent family areas with expensive
                 homes and professional occupations",
    "tags": [
      "high-income", "professional",
      "detached-homes", "high-turnout"
    ]
  },
  "group": {
    "code":   "PF-13",
    "facets": {
      "economic":  "Affluent",
      "household": "Working Families",
      "setting":   "Suburban"
    },
    "label":      "Affluent · Working Families · Suburban",
    "descriptor": "High-income dual-earner families with
                 school-age children in premium suburbs",
    "tags": [
      "dual-income", "professional",
      "mortgage-active", "school-age-children",
      "high-qualifications"
    ]
  }
}

Rendered dashboard card

GU21 — Woking, Surrey

PF PREMIER FAMILIES

Affluent · Working Families · Suburban

dual-income professional mortgage-active school-age-children high-qualifications
91% confidence

The same data is also available as a pre-formatted AI summary — a full natural-language paragraph describing the area, ready for direct injection into an LLM context window.

Five Layers of Context per Record

From machine-readable codes to prose AI summaries — every dimension your analysts and agents need is included.

1

Code

Short, machine-readable identifiers at supergroup and group level.

PF PF-13
2

Brand Name

Human-friendly supergroup names for reporting and communications.

Premier Families
3

Convention Name

The 3-facet self-documenting label — globally unique per group, parseable without any lookup table.

Affluent · Working Families · Suburban
4

Descriptor & Trait Tags

A plain-English descriptor plus a structured set of trait tags for filtering, segmentation, and analytics.

"High-income dual-earner families with school-age children in premium suburbs"

dual-income professional mortgage-active school-age-children
5

AI Summary

A full natural-language paragraph per group — pre-written for direct injection into an LLM prompt or RAG context window. No prompt engineering required.

"Premier Families areas represent the wealthiest segment of suburban Britain… dual-earner professional households, expensive detached homes, outstanding schools…"

8 Supergroups, 24 Groups

Every UK postcode maps to one of 24 groups, nested within 8 supergroups. All 24 convention names are globally unique — no lookup table needed.

SH

Social Heartlands

Benefit-dependent communities in Scottish, Northern Irish and post-industrial towns.

Supported · Mixed · Town Moderate · Working Families · Town Squeezed · Young Families · Suburban
SS

Suburban Settled

Stable suburban families and retirees in established outer-city residential areas.

Moderate · Young Families · Suburban Moderate · Working Families · Suburban Comfortable · Retired · Suburban
UG

Urban Graduates

Graduate renters and young professionals living in city cores and inner urban areas.

Squeezed · Young Singles · City Core Moderate · Young Singles · Inner City Comfortable · Established · Suburban
HN

High-Need Neighbourhoods

Deprived estates and mixed-tenure areas with high benefit dependency and concentrated disadvantage.

Supported · Mixed · Estate Supported · Working Families · Estate Squeezed · Mixed · Town
PF

Premier Families

High-income professional families in premium suburban and semi-rural locations.

Affluent · Working Families · Suburban Affluent · Established · Suburban Affluent · Established · Semi-Rural
PO

Post-Industrial Owners

Working-class homeowners in former industrial towns and semi-rural ex-mining communities.

Squeezed · Working Families · Town Comfortable · Established · Town Moderate · Retired · Semi-Rural
CP

Country Prosperous

Comfortable and affluent households in rural villages and countryside settings.

Comfortable · Young Families · Rural Comfortable · Retired · Rural Affluent · Working Families · Rural
ID

Inner-City Diverse

Multicultural inner-city communities — social renters, working families, and mobile young singles.

Supported · Mixed · Inner City Moderate · Working Families · Inner City Squeezed · Young Singles · Inner City

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