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Random postcode

Source: R/random_postcode.R
random_postcode.Rd

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] "WA3 5LD"
#> 
#> $quality
#> [1] 1
#> 
#> $eastings
#> [1] 367326
#> 
#> $northings
#> [1] 396555
#> 
#> $country
#> [1] "England"
#> 
#> $nhs_ha
#> [1] "North West"
#> 
#> $longitude
#> [1] -2.493624
#> 
#> $latitude
#> [1] 53.46473
#> 
#> $european_electoral_region
#> [1] "North West"
#> 
#> $primary_care_trust
#> [1] "Warrington"
#> 
#> $region
#> [1] "North West"
#> 
#> $lsoa
#> [1] "Warrington 001C"
#> 
#> $msoa
#> [1] "Warrington 001"
#> 
#> $incode
#> [1] "5LD"
#> 
#> $outcode
#> [1] "WA3"
#> 
#> $parliamentary_constituency
#> [1] "Warrington North"
#> 
#> $parliamentary_constituency_2024
#> [1] "Warrington North"
#> 
#> $admin_district
#> [1] "Warrington"
#> 
#> $parish
#> [1] "Culcheth and Glazebury"
#> 
#> $admin_county
#> NULL
#> 
#> $date_of_introduction
#> [1] "198001"
#> 
#> $admin_ward
#> [1] "Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft"
#> 
#> $ced
#> NULL
#> 
#> $ccg
#> [1] "NHS Cheshire and Merseyside"
#> 
#> $nuts
#> [1] "Warrington"
#> 
#> $pfa
#> [1] "Cheshire"
#> 
#> $codes
#> $codes$admin_district
#> [1] "E06000007"
#> 
#> $codes$admin_county
#> [1] "E99999999"
#> 
#> $codes$admin_ward
#> [1] "E05011029"
#> 
#> $codes$parish
#> [1] "E04000324"
#> 
#> $codes$parliamentary_constituency
#> [1] "E14001564"
#> 
#> $codes$parliamentary_constituency_2024
#> [1] "E14001564"
#> 
#> $codes$ccg
#> [1] "E38000194"
#> 
#> $codes$ccg_id
#> [1] "02E"
#> 
#> $codes$ced
#> [1] "E99999999"
#> 
#> $codes$nuts
#> [1] "TLD61"
#> 
#> $codes$lsoa
#> [1] "E01012476"
#> 
#> $codes$msoa
#> [1] "E02002590"
#> 
#> $codes$lau2
#> [1] "E06000007"
#> 
#> $codes$pfa
#> [1] "E23000006"
#> 
#> 
random_postcode("N1")
#> $postcode
#> [1] "N1 8UB"
#> 
#> $quality
#> [1] 1
#> 
#> $eastings
#> [1] 531718
#> 
#> $northings
#> [1] 183221
#> 
#> $country
#> [1] "England"
#> 
#> $nhs_ha
#> [1] "London"
#> 
#> $longitude
#> [1] -0.102413
#> 
#> $latitude
#> [1] 51.53254
#> 
#> $european_electoral_region
#> [1] "London"
#> 
#> $primary_care_trust
#> [1] "Islington"
#> 
#> $region
#> [1] "London"
#> 
#> $lsoa
#> [1] "Islington 020E"
#> 
#> $msoa
#> [1] "Islington 020"
#> 
#> $incode
#> [1] "8UB"
#> 
#> $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] "199301"
#> 
#> $admin_ward
#> [1] "St Peter's & Canalside"
#> 
#> $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] "E05013711"
#> 
#> $codes$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] "E01002803"
#> 
#> $codes$msoa
#> [1] "E02000573"
#> 
#> $codes$lau2
#> [1] "E09000019"
#> 
#> $codes$pfa
#> [1] "E23000001"
#> 
#> 
# }