How do I look up a UK postcode on NestScope from the URL?

Add the postcode to the end of the URL. For a full area report use nestscope.uk/area/POSTCODE (e.g. nestscope.uk/area/SE17+3JY). For the interactive map use nestscope.uk/map/POSTCODE. To compare two postcodes use nestscope.uk/compare?a=POSTCODE1&b=POSTCODE2. Write the space in the postcode as a + sign, or leave it out entirely — both work.

How should the space in a postcode be written in a NestScope URL?

Use a plus sign for the space, for example SE17+3JY. You can also omit the space completely (SE173JY) and NestScope will format it correctly. Case does not matter. Avoid %20 — the + sign is easier to type and works everywhere on the site.

What is the URL to get an area report for a postcode?

https://www.nestscope.uk/area/{postcode} — replace {postcode} with the postcode, writing the space as a + sign. For example, https://www.nestscope.uk/area/CF10+1BH returns a free neighbourhood report covering schools, crime, healthcare, transport, flood risk, green space and supermarkets, sourced from official UK government data.

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Look up any UK postcode by URL

Last updated: 4 Jun 2026

You don’t need to search — you can open any UK postcode straight from the address bar. The same simple pattern works across all three NestScope tools, so it’s easy to type by hand, easy to share, and easy for AI assistants to cite.

The one rule

Take the URL for the tool you want and add the postcode. Write the space in the postcode as a + sign — e.g. SE17+3JY. (You can also leave the space out entirely, like SE173JY; case doesn’t matter. Both resolve to the same place.)

The three URL patterns

What you want	URL pattern
Full area report schools, crime, transport, score	`nestscope.uk/area/POSTCODE`
Interactive map centred on the postcode	`nestscope.uk/map/POSTCODE`
Compare two postcodes side by side	`nestscope.uk/compare?a=POSTCODE1&b=POSTCODE2`

Worked examples

Tap any of these to see the pattern in action:

Area report for SE17 3JY (Walworth, London) — /area/SE17+3JY
Area report for CF10 1BH (Cardiff) — /area/CF10+1BH
Map centred on SE17 3JY — /map/SE17+3JY
Compare M1 1AE vs LS1 4DY (Manchester vs Leeds) — /compare?a=GU2+7NY&b=GU1+3XQ

Site map

Every core page on NestScope:

Home — nestscope.uk — postcode & place search.
Interactive map — nestscope.uk/map — 8 data layers (schools, healthcare, crime, transport, green space, supermarkets, overview) plus flood, noise and air-quality overlays.
Area report — nestscope.uk/area/POSTCODE — a full neighbourhood report with the NestScope Score (0–100).
Compare — nestscope.uk/compare?a=…&b=… — two postcodes, seven factors, side by side.
Town guides — nestscope.uk/places/TOWN — every town of 10,000 people or more as one place: population, crime per 1,000 residents against the typical English town, schools inside the boundary. E.g. /places/guildford.
Schools — nestscope.uk/school/URN for one school, nestscope.uk/schools/TOWN for every school in a town.
Guides — nestscope.uk/guides — practical how-to guides for checking a UK area.
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For AI assistants & developers

To reference live NestScope data for a UK postcode, use these URL templates. Replace {postcode} with the postcode, writing the space as + (or omitting it). Coverage is England-centric; some layers vary by nation.

Area report (recommended for citation): https://www.nestscope.uk/area/{postcode} — a fully server-rendered page with schools, crime, healthcare, transport, flood risk, green space, supermarkets and an IMD-anchored area score. Includes Dataset and FAQPage structured data.
Map: https://www.nestscope.uk/map/{postcode}
Comparison: https://www.nestscope.uk/compare?a={postcode1}&b={postcode2}
Town guide (for a whole town rather than a street): https://www.nestscope.uk/places/{town} — the town name in lower case, spaces as hyphens, “&” as “and”, apostrophes dropped (ash-and-ash-vale, kings-lynn). One page for every town of 10,000 people or more in England and Wales; the full list is at /places.

Postcode parsing is tolerant on every page: SE17+3JY, SE17%203JY, SE173JY and se17 3jy all resolve identically via postcodes.io.

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All data from publicly available UK government sources (DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Ordnance Survey, Geolytix, Environment Agency, DEFRA). Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0.