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Postcode Address File (PAF®)



The Postcode Address File (PAF®) is the most up-to-date and complete address database in the UK, containing over 28 million addresses. PAF is an invaluable tool for creating and maintaining mailing lists and databases, as well as reducing the number of returned or undelivered items.


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  • Database contains all known UK addresses and Postcodes
  • Reduce address input time for your Call Centre Staff
  • Eliminate database spelling mistakes and formatting errors
  • Improve or remove poor quality address data and validate your customers’ identity
  • Create new customer mailing lists
  • Allow people to look-up addresses online
  • Save time and re-posting costs by correctly addressing mailings
  • Capture "verified" customer address details
  • Quicken your web checkout process with "address auto-fill" and help avoid abandonment’s
  • Use postcode data for customer profiling
  • Promote a professional image by getting it right
  • Available in a range of file and media formats
  • Daily, monthly or quarterly data updates
  • Try before you buy with our "first steps" CD-Rom
  • Prices from £75 for an annual licence with data supply from £400

PAF is the only complete source of all known UK Postcodes.

Please note - Raw Data contains no software and must be processed for use in IT applications. If you do not wish to program PAF® or Postzon™ data then we can supply it to you in a pre-written application known as UK Addresses on CD.


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