`nearest_postcodes`

Pack: postcodes · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/postcodes/mcp

Find nearby UK postcodes sorted by distance from a given postcode (e.g., ‘SW1A 1AA’). Returns list with coordinates.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`postcode`	string	yes	UK postcode to find neighbours for (e.g. “SW1A 1AA”).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "postcode": "SW1A 1AA"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/postcodes/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"nearest_postcodes","arguments":{"postcode":"SW1A 1AA"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('nearest_postcodes', {
  "postcode": "SW1A 1AA"
});

Response shape

Always returns: results

Field	Type	Description
`results`	array	Array of nearby postcodes sorted by distance

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "postcode": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The UK postcode"
          },
          "incode": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Incode part of postcode"
          },
          "outcode": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Outcode part of postcode"
          },
          "country": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Country name"
          },
          "region": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Region name"
          },
          "admin_district": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Administrative district"
          },
          "admin_ward": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Administrative ward"
          },
          "parliamentary_constituency": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Parliamentary constituency"
          },
          "lat": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Latitude coordinate"
          },
          "lon": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Longitude coordinate"
          },
          "eastings": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Eastings grid reference"
          },
          "northings": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Northings grid reference"
          },
          "codes": {
            "type": "object",
            "description": "Codes mapping object"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "postcode",
          "incode",
          "outcode",
          "country",
          "codes"
        ]
      },
      "description": "Array of nearby postcodes sorted by distance"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "results"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postcodes": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/postcodes/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

nearest_postcodes