Map sales area using UK postal area

[alexb007]

Hi, can anyone suggest a way of mapping sales people on a UK map using just a list of names and the postal areas they cover (e.g. Adam AB, AL, B, BA). Excel maps and 3d mapping don't recognise the areas and data types thinks they are countries, not UK postal areas. Ideally I want to have a different colour for each person and shade the postal area in a map in their colour. So that you can see which areas they cover.

Name	Postal Area
Gordon	AB
Adam	AL
Adam	B
David	BA
Ben	BB
Ben	BD
David	BH
Ben	BL
Steve	BN
Steve	BR
David	BS
Ben	CA
Adam	CB

 

[Logit]

First off ... I've never attempted what you are wanting. But ... here are several resources that should help you ...

How to place points on a map of the UK :
How to Plot Points on a Map in Excel: 2 Effective Methods - ExcelDemy

Here is a download of all UK postal codes and their corresponding Lat / Long numbers. The file is quite large ... 82.2 mb
Internxt Drive – Private & Secure Cloud Storage


Keep in mind there are companies online that would love to sell you precisely what you are desiring. They've already done the heavy work for you.

 

[Trevor G]

I believe you would need to use a third party mapping system. The following link explains how the postcode area, district etc works you could explore the a trial of the download which might help. I've not tried it but perhaps it can point you in the right direction.

How to create a UK postcode map - Smappen

What is a postcode? How to build a UK postcode map? Learn how to map your territories based on UK postcode boundaries: postcode districts or sectors

www.smappen.com