Geography United Kingdom
ONS postcode products
Geographic joins. Commercial use of Northern Ireland postcode data needs the appropriate LPS licence.
Access: licensed. Update pattern: Quarterly.
Open the sourceUseful connections
Understand the journey around the lesson.
Find official road, traffic, public transport and weather information for your part of the UK.
Local traffic and road safety
Explore annual data for GB authority areas.
Fuel costs over time
Official weekly UK prices for planning.
Geography Great Britain
OS OpenData
Names, roads, boundaries and terrain; product-specific releases.
Access: open. Update pattern: Product dependent.
Open the sourceOrdnance Survey · Coverage and reuse conditions
Geography United Kingdom
OpenStreetMap
Map context and volunteered road/place records; retain ODbL provenance.
Access: open. Update pattern: Continuous.
Open the sourceOpenStreetMap contributors · Coverage and reuse conditions
Local context United Kingdom
Population estimates by age
Learner-age population denominator; no inference about individual demand.
Access: open. Update pattern: Annual.
Open the sourceONS / Nomis · Coverage and reuse conditions
Local context England and Wales
Car or van availability
Household transport context; census years differ across UK nations.
Access: open. Update pattern: Census.
Open the sourceONS Census 2021 · Coverage and reuse conditions
Local context Scotland
Transport: Scotland Census 2022
Scottish household vehicle access and commuting context.
Access: open. Update pattern: Census.
Open the sourceNational Records of Scotland · Coverage and reuse conditions
Local context Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Census table builder
Household vehicle access and demographic context.
Access: open. Update pattern: Census.
Open the sourceNISRA · Coverage and reuse conditions
Local context England
English indices of deprivation 2025
Area-level context only. Do not rank individual learners or compare ranks across nations.
Access: open. Update pattern: Release.
Open the sourceMHCLG · Coverage and reuse conditions
Local context Wales
Welsh index of multiple deprivation 2025
Within-Wales neighbourhood context.
Access: open. Update pattern: Release.
Open the sourceWelsh Government · Coverage and reuse conditions
Local context Scotland
Scottish index of multiple deprivation
Within-Scotland context; retain the edition and revision.
Access: open. Update pattern: Release.
Open the sourceScottish Government · Coverage and reuse conditions
Local context Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland multiple deprivation measure
Within-NI context; not directly comparable to other nations.
Access: open. Update pattern: Release.
Open the sourceNISRA · Coverage and reuse conditions
Roads Great Britain
Road safety open data
Police-reported injury collisions. Counts are not a route-level safety rating without exposure.
Access: open. Update pattern: Annual.
Open the source Roads Northern Ireland
Road traffic collision statistics
NI police-recorded injury collisions, with source disclosure controls.
Access: open. Update pattern: Annual.
Open the source Roads Great Britain
Road traffic counts API
Count points and annual average daily flows, with estimated versus measured flags.
Access: open. Update pattern: Annual.
Open the source Roads Northern Ireland
Traffic count data
NI traffic counter locations and observations.
Access: open. Update pattern: Release.
Open the sourceDfI / OpenDataNI · Coverage and reuse conditions
Roads England
Street Manager roadworks
Registered roadworks data; coverage is England.
Access: registration. Update pattern: Live.
Open the source Roads Scotland
Traffic Scotland developer hub
Trunk-road incidents and travel information feeds.
Access: registration. Update pattern: Live.
Open the sourceTransport Scotland · Coverage and reuse conditions
Roads Wales
Traffic Wales developer feeds
Trunk-road disruption and bilingual travel feeds.
Access: reference. Update pattern: Live.
Open the sourceWelsh Government · Coverage and reuse conditions
Roads Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland roadworks
Roadworks RSS and geographic context.
Access: open. Update pattern: Live.
Open the sourceDfI / OpenDataNI · Coverage and reuse conditions
Roads Great Britain
Digital traffic regulation orders
Restrictions and speed limits where published; incomplete authority coverage.
Access: registration. Update pattern: Live.
Open the source Transport Great Britain
National Public Transport Access Nodes
Stops and stations for test-centre access; no journey times inferred from stop distance.
Access: open. Update pattern: Regular.
Open the source Transport Great Britain
Traveline developer data
Timetable datasets; some APIs need separate licences.
Access: registration. Update pattern: Nightly.
Open the sourceTraveline · Coverage and reuse conditions
Transport Northern Ireland
Translink open transport data
NI bus and rail timetables; retain validity period and feed format.
Access: open. Update pattern: Timetable changes.
Open the sourceTranslink · Coverage and reuse conditions
Transport London
Transport for London open data
Stops, disruptions and transport context.
Access: registration. Update pattern: Live.
Open the source Roads United Kingdom
Weather warnings
Official warnings; never infer that a test is cancelled.
Access: registration. Update pattern: Live.
Open the sourceMet Office · Coverage and reuse conditions
Context needs interpretation. Collision counts are
not personal risk predictions or instructor-approved practice routes.
A nearby bus stop is not a journey planner. Weather warnings and
roadworks do not establish that a test is cancelled.