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From seaside saunas to sea level: Sweden's new rail route and Britain's lowest postcode
News 2 Oct 2026

From seaside saunas to sea level: Sweden's new rail route and Britain's lowest postcode

Sweden's new direct rail link is a hit with travellers, while Britain's lowest-lying postcode district sits surprisingly inland at just 0m above sea level.

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From sea cliffs to sea level: how postcode data reveals elevation extremes
News 1 Oct 2026

From sea cliffs to sea level: how postcode data reveals elevation extremes

A water taxi ride transforms a Jurassic Coast hike, but postcode data shows that not all landscapes are so lofty. The EN77 district in Waltham Cross averages 0m elevation, offering a flat counterpoint to Dorset's cliffs.

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A Welsh island farming move and the W1U postcode density example
News 30 Sep 2026

A Welsh island farming move and the W1U postcode density example

Gwyndaf Hughes and Georgina Rannard began a remote island farming life. A single postcode example, W1U in London, shows about 2.7 households per postcode.

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Record Crowd at Village Cup Replay - and What Postcode E12 Tells Us About Density
News 29 Sep 2026

Record Crowd at Village Cup Replay - and What Postcode E12 Tells Us About Density

A controversial FA ruling brings a record crowd to a village club, while London’s E12 postcode district holds 31.6 households per postcode, revealing stark community density.

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Rooftop 5G plan for Inverness exchange: what the IV1 postcode data shows
News 28 Sep 2026

Rooftop 5G plan for Inverness exchange: what the IV1 postcode data shows

A planning application to replace six antennas with nine new 5G units on the BT Telephone Exchange in Inverness has been submitted. Postcode data for the surrounding IV1 district reveals a population of 3,795 and an elevation of about 13 metres above sea level.

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How many Rogates does a data centre eat? The land behind the AI boom
News 27 Sep 2026

How many Rogates does a data centre eat? The land behind the AI boom

Rogate in West Sussex covers just 0.2 square kilometres. That tiny footprint shows how a village can be erased by a hyperscale data centre.

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