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Returns a random postcode and all available data for that postcode.

Usage

random_postcode(outcode = NULL)

Arguments

outcode

A string. Filters random postcodes by outcode. Returns null if invalid outcode. Optional.

Value

A list with a random postcode with corresponding characteristics.

See also

postcode_lookup for documentation.

Examples

# \donttest{
random_postcode()
#> $postcode
#> [1] "PE32 1AX"
#> 
#> $quality
#> [1] 1
#> 
#> $eastings
#> [1] 570466
#> 
#> $northings
#> [1] 322459
#> 
#> $country
#> [1] "England"
#> 
#> $nhs_ha
#> [1] "East of England"
#> 
#> $longitude
#> [1] 0.525545
#> 
#> $latitude
#> [1] 52.77281
#> 
#> $european_electoral_region
#> [1] "Eastern"
#> 
#> $primary_care_trust
#> [1] "Norfolk"
#> 
#> $region
#> [1] "East of England"
#> 
#> $lsoa
#> [1] "King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012B"
#> 
#> $msoa
#> [1] "King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012"
#> 
#> $incode
#> [1] "1AX"
#> 
#> $outcode
#> [1] "PE32"
#> 
#> $parliamentary_constituency
#> [1] "North West Norfolk"
#> 
#> $admin_district
#> [1] "King's Lynn and West Norfolk"
#> 
#> $parish
#> [1] "Grimston"
#> 
#> $admin_county
#> [1] "Norfolk"
#> 
#> $date_of_introduction
#> [1] "199208"
#> 
#> $admin_ward
#> [1] "Gayton & Grimston"
#> 
#> $ced
#> [1] "Freebridge Lynn"
#> 
#> $ccg
#> [1] "NHS Norfolk and Waveney"
#> 
#> $nuts
#> [1] "North and West Norfolk"
#> 
#> $pfa
#> [1] "Norfolk"
#> 
#> $codes
#> $codes$admin_district
#> [1] "E07000146"
#> 
#> $codes$admin_county
#> [1] "E10000020"
#> 
#> $codes$admin_ward
#> [1] "E05012333"
#> 
#> $codes$parish
#> [1] "E04006317"
#> 
#> $codes$parliamentary_constituency
#> [1] "E14000859"
#> 
#> $codes$ccg
#> [1] "E38000239"
#> 
#> $codes$ccg_id
#> [1] "26A"
#> 
#> $codes$ced
#> [1] "E58000984"
#> 
#> $codes$nuts
#> [1] "TLH16"
#> 
#> $codes$lsoa
#> [1] "E01026674"
#> 
#> $codes$msoa
#> [1] "E02005562"
#> 
#> $codes$lau2
#> [1] "E07000146"
#> 
#> $codes$pfa
#> [1] "E23000024"
#> 
#> 
random_postcode("N1")
#> $postcode
#> [1] "N1 6TR"
#> 
#> $quality
#> [1] 1
#> 
#> $eastings
#> [1] 532955
#> 
#> $northings
#> [1] 183177
#> 
#> $country
#> [1] "England"
#> 
#> $nhs_ha
#> [1] "London"
#> 
#> $longitude
#> [1] -0.084606
#> 
#> $latitude
#> [1] 51.53185
#> 
#> $european_electoral_region
#> [1] "London"
#> 
#> $primary_care_trust
#> [1] "City and Hackney Teaching"
#> 
#> $region
#> [1] "London"
#> 
#> $lsoa
#> [1] "Hackney 026B"
#> 
#> $msoa
#> [1] "Hackney 026"
#> 
#> $incode
#> [1] "6TR"
#> 
#> $outcode
#> [1] "N1"
#> 
#> $parliamentary_constituency
#> [1] "Hackney South and Shoreditch"
#> 
#> $admin_district
#> [1] "Hackney"
#> 
#> $parish
#> [1] "Hackney, unparished area"
#> 
#> $admin_county
#> NULL
#> 
#> $date_of_introduction
#> [1] "198001"
#> 
#> $admin_ward
#> [1] "Hoxton West"
#> 
#> $ced
#> NULL
#> 
#> $ccg
#> [1] "NHS North East London"
#> 
#> $nuts
#> [1] "Hackney and Newham"
#> 
#> $pfa
#> [1] "Metropolitan Police"
#> 
#> $codes
#> $codes$admin_district
#> [1] "E09000012"
#> 
#> $codes$admin_county
#> [1] "E99999999"
#> 
#> $codes$admin_ward
#> [1] "E05009378"
#> 
#> $codes$parish
#> [1] "E43000202"
#> 
#> $codes$parliamentary_constituency
#> [1] "E14000721"
#> 
#> $codes$ccg
#> [1] "E38000255"
#> 
#> $codes$ccg_id
#> [1] "A3A8R"
#> 
#> $codes$ced
#> [1] "E99999999"
#> 
#> $codes$nuts
#> [1] "TLI41"
#> 
#> $codes$lsoa
#> [1] "E01001781"
#> 
#> $codes$msoa
#> [1] "E02000370"
#> 
#> $codes$lau2
#> [1] "E09000012"
#> 
#> $codes$pfa
#> [1] "E23000001"
#> 
#> 
# }