{"product_id":"postcode-sector-to-sector-time-distance-matrix-upgrade","title":"Postcode Sector to Sector Time \u0026 Distance Matrix - Upgrade","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eUpdated for 2024 - Urban \/ Rural Classification for England, Wales and Scotland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are approximately 110 million records that give the travel time in minutes and the distance by road in miles from each postcode sector to every other postcode sector in the UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. Please note that although Northern Ireland is included the use of ferries, possible routes through the Irish Republic and difficulties with the road network mean these figures are only indicative for the BT Postcode Area. For the 2024 edition we have also updated the postcode sector centroids using our 2024 Postcode Sector Boundaries. Just under 900 postcode sectors have been updated compared to the previous 2018 revision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor example, from a Birmingham to an Aberdeen postcode sector:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable border=\"1\" style=\"width: 256px;\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol span=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 15.0pt; width: 48pt;\"\u003eB18 9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48pt;\"\u003eAB51 5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48pt;\"\u003e418.95\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48pt;\"\u003e437.613\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eindicates that it would take 418 minutes (about 7 hours) for 437 miles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe distances are calculated using the Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 Scale road network for May 2024, combined with ferry routes and Irish roads from XYZ Maps data. The route should be the fastest which may not be the shortest distance. The assumed speeds are based on and usually slightly less than the legal speed limits for the type of road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter receiving user feedback we have now set a value of -1 as the No Result value for both Time and Distance. Previously the routing software used a default value of infinity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe values for Rural \/ Urban Roads in England, Wales and Scotland and all roads elsewhere are:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable border=\"1\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 141px;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoad Type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRural\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUrban\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMotorway\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMotorway Slip Road\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrunk Dual\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrunk Single\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA-road Dual\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA-road Single\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA Slip Road\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eB-road Dual\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eB-road Single\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eB Slip Road\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMinor Road\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLocal Road\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLocal Access Road\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOther Slip Road\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSecondary Access Road\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRestricted Local Access Road\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoundabout\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFerry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 mph\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no allowance for congestion, differences between urban and rural in Scotland and Ireland, rest breaks, etc as the data was not available. In each case the start \/ end point is the geographic centroid of the postcode sector (i.e. the middle). From there the software takes a straight line to the nearest road, then follows the road network to the nearest point to the end point, with a straight line for the final section. There is a difference between the time and distance between the centre points of any two postcode sectors and the actual distance and time between full addresses, but this is proportionately smaller the further apart they are. In the case of the above Aberdeen to Birmingham example, there will only be a 1-2% difference between the Sector to Sector time and distance and the actual house to house time and distance. Where addresses are within the same Postcode Sector or adjacent Sectors then the calculated time \/ distance will be a poor estimate. 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