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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] "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"
#> 
#> 
# }