Census Demographics

National Identity

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The National Identity endpoint delivers insights into how residents in a postcode area identify themselves, such as British, Scottish, Welsh, or other national identities, reflecting cultural affiliations.

Coverage

England

Wales

Update Frequency

Census

Request Format

To use the API you should send an HTTP request to the following endpoint URL. This will return a JSON response.

https://api.postcodearea.co.uk/census-ts027/?key=&postcode={postcode}

Note that your key has automatically been added to the API endpoint for convenience.

Querystring Parameters:

Authorisation

For every endpoint request your API Key should be sent as part of the querystring:

https://api.postcodearea.co.uk/census-ts027/?key={api_key}&postcode=WS3+3PD

For example:

https://api.postcodearea.co.uk/census-ts027/?key=&postcode=WS3+3PD

Example Request and Response

If the above URL endpoint exists and the API key is valid, our system will return the following example response:

https://api.postcodearea.co.uk/census-ts027/?key=&postcode=WS3+3PD

{"data":[{"Postcode":"ST20 0LY","National identity: Total: All usual residents":311,"National identity: British only identity":172,"National identity: English only identity":67,"National identity: English and British only identity":56,"National identity: Welsh only identity":6,"National identity: Welsh and British only identity":1,"National identity: Any other combination of only UK identities":7,"National identity: Scottish only identity":2,"National identity: Scottish and British only identity":4,"National identity: Northern Irish only identity":0,"National identity: Northern Irish and British only identity":0,"National identity: Cornish only identity":0,"National identity: Cornish and British only identity":0,"National identity: Any other combination of only UK identities":1,"National identity: Irish only identity":0,"National identity: Irish and at least one UK identity":0,"National identity: Other identity only":1,"National identity: Other identity and at least one UK identity":1,"National identity: Non-UK identity only":1,"National identity: UK identity and non-UK identity":1}],"response_time":0,"Source":"PostcodeArea API","Output Area":"OA","Radius":10,"Distance Unit":"Mile","Records":1,"Unique Fields":1,"Referrer":"api.postcodearea.co.uk","Host":"https://api.postcodearea.co.uk/census-ts027/?key=pa_XWQAV24RXCUU19NGUFM11TKTLN&postcode=st200ly","Endpoint":"/census-ts027/?key=pa_XWQAV24RXCUU19NGUFM11TKTLN&postcode=st200ly"}

Error Handling

Caching Policy

You may temporarily cache data retrieved from the API for performance optimisation purposes, provided that the cached data is:

1. Stored in-memory only (e.g., application-level cache).
2. Retained for no longer than one hour.

Caching API data to any persistent storage, including but not limited to databases, files, or external systems, constitutes a breach of our API Terms and Conditions. Such actions are strictly prohibited to ensure data accuracy and compliance with our licensing agreements.

If you have specific requirements for extended caching, you must seek prior written consent from us.

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