Question: I have a PHP script at the moment which allows users to enter a UK postcode.

I was wondering if there was a way I could get their geolocation from the postcode they enter. (Through Google's API or something?)

I have tried <http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/geocoding/index.html> but it requires a full address, whereas I only have a postcode.

Help would be appreciated, thanks :)
Peter

Answer: 
Ordnance Survey's Open CodePoint dataset of postcodes gives you a dataset of all UK mainland postcodes

```
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/code-point-open/index.html

```

You can then convert these to WGS84 Lat/Long using a library like this

```
http://www.jstott.me.uk/phpcoord/

```
Though this is already answered:
here is a link for a simple API that allows obtaining GeoJson for googlemaps..query by single or combining UK Postal Code(ex. ZE1 0AE) ,Sector, District, City, and Wards Boundaries

<https://www.mashape.com/vanitysoft/uk-boundaries-io>

[![query by uk postal](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uGF32.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uGF32.png)