Catchment analysis
Quantify amenities within walking, driving and transit isochrones.
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OS Points of Interest
4M+ classified UK businesses, services and amenities - refreshed continuously.
// WHAT'S IN IT
Inside the dataset
OS Points of Interest is a curated, classified database of more than four million businesses, services and amenities across Great Britain. Every record is geocoded to its premises and tagged with one of nine groups and ~600 specific classifications.
It's the standard input for catchment analysis, retail site selection, competitor mapping, multi-vertical insurance scoring and emergency-service planning.
Key features
- 4M+ classified POIs
- 9 groups, ~600 classifications
- Geocoded to premises
- Quarterly refresh, with monthly delta options
// SAMPLE
What it looks like
A representative render of Points of Interest - production deliveries are tailored to your styling and area of interest.
// WHO LICENSES THIS
Most often licensed by
- Retail & Site Selection
- Logistics & Transport
- Property & Prop-tech
- Insurance & Risk
- Local Authorities
// COMMON USE CASES
What teams build with this
Site selection
Compare candidate locations on competitor density and complementarity.
Insurance peril context
Per-property hazard scoring (industrial proximity, retail use).
Marketplace seeding
Cold-start a marketplace with curated UK supply data.
// COVERAGE & LICENSING
Licensed to fit, not bloat.
Every licence is sized to your actual usage. We'll always recommend the smallest coverage tier that solves your problem - and scale up as you do.
Single site
A specific site or property - typical for small consultancies and one-off projects.
Regional
A council area, county, region or custom polygon - typical for LAs, utilities and dev firms.
National (GB)
Full GB coverage - for prop-tech, insurance, multi-region utilities and national operators.
Bespoke
Custom AOI, mixed cadence, multi-tenant or co-built licence. We scope under NDA.
// SPECS & TECHNICALS
Specs & technicals
Formats & delivery
- CSV
- GeoPackage
- JSON / API
- Update cadence
- Quarterly (monthly delta available)
- Projection
- EPSG:27700 (BNG) + WGS84
- Scale
- 4M+ POIs
- Delivery modes
- API · Files · Custom
Coverage & tiers
We can scope licensing at any of the following tiers - speak to us about anything in between.
- Single site
- Regional
- National (GB)
- Bespoke / custom AOI
Standards & schema
All vector datasets ship with stable identifiers (TOID/OSID/UPRN) suitable for change-aware joining. Raster datasets ship with full georeferencing metadata. We can supply schema documentation, sample files and ETL guidance on request.
// FAQ
Common questions
How fresh is the data?
Quarterly full release, with monthly delta files available on appropriate tiers.
Are closures captured?
Yes - POI removals are tracked in updates so you can retire your dependent records.
Can we license one classification group only?
Yes - we can scope to one or more of the nine top-level groups, or to specific classifications.
Can we resell-derive analytics?
Derivative product permissions depend on intended use - we will scope this with you under partner terms.
// REQUEST A QUOTE
License Points of Interest.
Tell us your scope and use case - we'll come back with delivery options, formats and indicative pricing for Points of Interest under NDA.
- Reply within one UK working day
- Senior partner team - no SDR gauntlet
- Indicative pricing under NDA
Prefer email? Write to data@planningmapsuk.co.uk.
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