UK postcode lookups
without the friction.
Stop paying legacy premiums for simple data. Placey delivers lightning-fast UK address autocomplete and postcode lookups with 99.99% uptime — at a fraction of the cost.
14ms
P50 latency
£0.005
Per lookup
99.99%
Uptime SLA
QUERY: "SW1A 1AA"
14ms
{
"status": "success",
"result": [{
"line_1": "Buckingham Palace",
"town": "London",
"postcode": "SW1A 1AA"
}]
}Powering address forms at fast-moving UK companies
Everything you need
A grown-up address API,
priced like a side project.
Pay per request
No subscription tiers, no minimum spend. Top up when you need it, leave it when you don't.
Sub-20ms latency
Globally cached at the edge. Your customers won't wait for their address to autofill.
Daily-fresh data
Cross-referenced from 20+ open data sources. Updated every 24 hours, no stale records.
Drop-in JS widget
One script tag. Works with React, Vue, vanilla — anything that runs in a browser.
Predictable billing
Live usage in your dashboard. Hard caps so you'll never get a surprise invoice.
Built for the UK
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland — full PAF coverage with BFPO and overseas.
Three lines of code
Ship address autocomplete this afternoon.
Use the REST API directly, or drop our 4kb JavaScript widget into any HTML form. No framework lock-in, no client libraries you don't want.
- Native React, Vue & Svelte hooks
- Open-source TypeScript SDK
- Webhooks for batch validation jobs
- GDPR-compliant — data stored in London
import { usePlaceyAutocomplete } from "@placey/react";
export function ShippingAddress() {
const { input, suggestions, select } =
usePlaceyAutocomplete({ apiKey: process.env.PLACEY_KEY });
return (
<Combobox onChange={select}>
<Combobox.Input {...input} placeholder="Start typing..." />
<Combobox.Options>
{suggestions.map((s) => (
<Combobox.Option key={s.id} value={s}>
{s.address}
</Combobox.Option>
))}
</Combobox.Options>
</Combobox>
);
}Placey vs the legacy guys
Same data. A lot less money.
| Feature | Placey | Legacy providers |
|---|---|---|
| Per-lookup price (10k/mo) | £0.005 | £0.012+ |
| Monthly minimum | £0 | £40+ |
| Free tier | 20 lookups/day, forever | Trial only |
| P50 latency | 14ms | 70–120ms |
| Drop-in widget | ✓ 4kb, framework-free | ✓ but heavier |
| Hard usage caps | ✓ Built-in | ✗ |
| Self-serve cancellation | ✓ One click | Often manual |
Honest pricing
Three plans. No asterisks.
Hobby
Personal projects and prototypes.
- 20 lookups / day
- Community support
- All API endpoints
Pay-as-you-go
Top up your balance, no commitments.
- Unlimited daily volume
- Email support
- Live usage dashboard
Scale
Volume discounts, dedicated infra.
- Volume pricing
- 99.99% SLA
- Slack-channel support
Spin up a free API key in 30 seconds.
No credit card required. 20 free lookups per day, forever — long enough to ship.