Returns a random postcode and all available data for that postcode.
See also
postcode_lookup
for documentation.
Examples
# \donttest{
random_postcode()
#> $postcode
#> [1] "PE2 9BY"
#>
#> $quality
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $eastings
#> [1] 518907
#>
#> $northings
#> [1] 297228
#>
#> $country
#> [1] "England"
#>
#> $nhs_ha
#> [1] "East of England"
#>
#> $longitude
#> [1] -0.247368
#>
#> $latitude
#> [1] 52.55992
#>
#> $european_electoral_region
#> [1] "Eastern"
#>
#> $primary_care_trust
#> [1] "Peterborough"
#>
#> $region
#> [1] "East of England"
#>
#> $lsoa
#> [1] "Peterborough 017C"
#>
#> $msoa
#> [1] "Peterborough 017"
#>
#> $incode
#> [1] "9BY"
#>
#> $outcode
#> [1] "PE2"
#>
#> $parliamentary_constituency
#> [1] "North West Cambridgeshire"
#>
#> $parliamentary_constituency_2024
#> [1] "North West Cambridgeshire"
#>
#> $admin_district
#> [1] "Peterborough"
#>
#> $parish
#> [1] "Peterborough, unparished area"
#>
#> $admin_county
#> NULL
#>
#> $date_of_introduction
#> [1] "198001"
#>
#> $admin_ward
#> [1] "Fletton and Woodston"
#>
#> $ced
#> NULL
#>
#> $ccg
#> [1] "NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough"
#>
#> $nuts
#> [1] "Peterborough"
#>
#> $pfa
#> [1] "Cambridgeshire"
#>
#> $codes
#> $codes$admin_district
#> [1] "E06000031"
#>
#> $codes$admin_county
#> [1] "E99999999"
#>
#> $codes$admin_ward
#> [1] "E05010812"
#>
#> $codes$parish
#> [1] "E43000026"
#>
#> $codes$parliamentary_constituency
#> [1] "E14001401"
#>
#> $codes$parliamentary_constituency_2024
#> [1] "E14001401"
#>
#> $codes$ccg
#> [1] "E38000260"
#>
#> $codes$ccg_id
#> [1] "06H"
#>
#> $codes$ced
#> [1] "E99999999"
#>
#> $codes$nuts
#> [1] "TLH41"
#>
#> $codes$lsoa
#> [1] "E01015624"
#>
#> $codes$msoa
#> [1] "E02003253"
#>
#> $codes$lau2
#> [1] "E06000031"
#>
#> $codes$pfa
#> [1] "E23000023"
#>
#>
random_postcode("N1")
#> $postcode
#> [1] "N1 2HY"
#>
#> $quality
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $eastings
#> [1] 532169
#>
#> $northings
#> [1] 184252
#>
#> $country
#> [1] "England"
#>
#> $nhs_ha
#> [1] "London"
#>
#> $longitude
#> [1] -0.095501
#>
#> $latitude
#> [1] 51.5417
#>
#> $european_electoral_region
#> [1] "London"
#>
#> $primary_care_trust
#> [1] "Islington"
#>
#> $region
#> [1] "London"
#>
#> $lsoa
#> [1] "Islington 016B"
#>
#> $msoa
#> [1] "Islington 016"
#>
#> $incode
#> [1] "2HY"
#>
#> $outcode
#> [1] "N1"
#>
#> $parliamentary_constituency
#> [1] "Islington South and Finsbury"
#>
#> $parliamentary_constituency_2024
#> [1] "Islington South and Finsbury"
#>
#> $admin_district
#> [1] "Islington"
#>
#> $parish
#> [1] "Islington, unparished area"
#>
#> $admin_county
#> NULL
#>
#> $date_of_introduction
#> [1] "199002"
#>
#> $admin_ward
#> [1] "Canonbury"
#>
#> $ced
#> NULL
#>
#> $ccg
#> [1] "NHS North Central London"
#>
#> $nuts
#> [1] "Islington"
#>
#> $pfa
#> [1] "Metropolitan Police"
#>
#> $codes
#> $codes$admin_district
#> [1] "E09000019"
#>
#> $codes$admin_county
#> [1] "E99999999"
#>
#> $codes$admin_ward
#> [1] "E05013701"
#>
#> $codes$parish
#> [1] "E43000209"
#>
#> $codes$parliamentary_constituency
#> [1] "E14001306"
#>
#> $codes$parliamentary_constituency_2024
#> [1] "E14001306"
#>
#> $codes$ccg
#> [1] "E38000240"
#>
#> $codes$ccg_id
#> [1] "93C"
#>
#> $codes$ced
#> [1] "E99999999"
#>
#> $codes$nuts
#> [1] "TLI43"
#>
#> $codes$lsoa
#> [1] "E01002719"
#>
#> $codes$msoa
#> [1] "E02000569"
#>
#> $codes$lau2
#> [1] "E09000019"
#>
#> $codes$pfa
#> [1] "E23000001"
#>
#>
# }