Generate UK postcode from lat,lon search in Google Maps

Question

I'm trying to generate a UK postcode from a latitude and longitude search in Google Maps. For example, a search for 57.350237,-1.977539 in Google Maps returns this:

http://i.imgur.com/35iB5.png

I want to be able to extract that postcode - AB41 8.

All I've seen so far are ideas on how to get the lat,lon from the postcode but not the other way around. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Answer 1

You could take a look at Google's Geocoding API, specifically Reverse Geocoding.

Answer 2

Unfortunately in the UK, the Royal Mail are the only ones with such data of that accuracy and completeness.

To access it, you have to pay them for a copy of their Postcode Address File.