Terms of use
Last updated 5 September 2026. Version 1.1.
Important: AreaIQ Places provides information for general reference only. Nothing on this site is financial, legal, planning, medical or professional advice, or a survey. Verify important information with the original authority or source before acting on it.
1. About AreaIQ Places
AreaIQ Places (places.areaiq.org) is a free UK place and authority information service that brings together publicly available geographic, administrative and open data. It is operated by Maheshika Halbeisen. It is a separate product from AreaIQ (areaiq.org).
2. Acceptance
By using the site you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use it. We may update the terms at any time; continued use after a change constitutes acceptance.
3. Information only, not advice
- Administrative geography: the council, ward and constituency shown for a postcode sector is the dominant one across the sector's live postcodes, with the share stated. A full postcode may fall in a different area. Confirm with the GOV.UK council finder or the authority before relying on it.
- Responsibilities: what each authority is responsible for is drawn from statutory duties by authority type. Duties are sometimes shared or delegated. The business panel is a starting point, not legal advice.
- House prices: sector-level figures from recorded sales. Not a valuation and not financial advice. Speak to a qualified adviser before a property or mortgage decision.
- Flood risk: not held on this site. Use the official checker for your nation and commission a survey where it matters.
- Schools: the list shows state schools by address and carries no inspection grade. Read the school's own inspection reports and check admissions and catchment with the local authority.
- Health services: counts of practices only. Registration status is on NHS.uk.
- Broadband, energy, transport, solar: sector-level or modelled figures. Availability and performance at a specific address will differ.
4. Data accuracy and currency
Data comes from the sources listed on the data sources and methodology page and is refreshed on the cadence shown there. It may not reflect recent changes, it describes whole postcode sectors rather than addresses or streets, and we make no representation about its accuracy, completeness or fitness for any purpose.
5. No liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, AreaIQ Places and its operator are not liable for any loss or damage, direct, indirect or consequential, arising from use of or reliance on information on this site.
6. Third-party links
The site links to official bodies and third-party services. We are not responsible for their content, accuracy or privacy practices. The site carries no affiliate links and sells no listings.
7. Intellectual property
The AreaIQ Places brand, design and original written content belong to Maheshika Halbeisen. Data displayed is sourced from open datasets under the Open Government Licence v3, the Open Database Licence and other licences named on the methodology page, with attribution. You may not scrape, copy or redistribute the site's pages or compiled data for commercial purposes without written permission; the underlying open data remains available from its publishers under its own licences.
8. Governing law
These terms are governed by English law. Disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.