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Acorn demographic data

This provides access to the Acorn® geo-demographic profiling data. Access to this service is not enabled by default and requires the acceptance of an additional license agreement. Please contact us if you want to enable this on your account.

Methods

Method Description SOAP,
.NET
XML, CSV,
DS, RST
AcornCategories Lists the top level Acorn categories, descriptions and population proportion. Yes No
AcornGroups Lists the mid level Acorn categories, descriptions and population proportion. Yes No
AcornTypes Lists the bottom level Acorn types, descriptions and population proportion. Yes No
AcornDemographicStatistics Lists the deviation from the mean for numerous demographic indicators for the given Acorn type. Yes No
AcornLifestyleStatistics Lists the deviation from the mean for numerous lifestyle indicators for the given Acorn type. Yes No
FastAddress Queries the database, returning an address matching the Postcode and Building. This variant can also return the Acorn data pertinent to the postcode. Yes Yes
FetchAddress Queries the database, returning an address matching the Id. This variant can also return the Acorn data pertinent to the postcode. Yes Yes

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