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petelawrence/getaddress
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A PHP library for the Ideal Postcodes postcode lookup service

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getaddress Ideal Postcodes
==========================

[](#getaddress-ideal-postcodes)

A PHP library for the [Ideal Postcodes](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk) postcode lookup service.

Important update
----------------

[](#important-update)

**GetAddress.io has been replaced with Ideal Postcodes.**

Following a High Court ruling in favour of Ideal Postcodes, *GetAddress.io* ceased operations in February 2026. The court found that GetAddress.io had unlawfully used Ideal Postcodes’ database and breached database rights and licensing terms.

As a result, this library and its documentation now reference **Ideal Postcodes** as the lookup provider.

More details can be found here:

Pre-requisites
==============

[](#pre-requisites)

You will require a [Ideal Postcodes](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk) API key.

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

```
$client = new \petelawrence\getaddress\GetAddressClient('YOUR-IDEAL-POSTCODES-API-KEY');
$result = $client->lookup('NR10 4JJ');
$address0 = $result->getAddresses()[0];
echo $address0->getTown();

```

Tests
=====

[](#tests)

```
GETADDRESSKEY=YOUR-IDEAL-POSTCODES-API-KEY vendor/bin/phpunit tests/

```

###  Health Score

47

—

FairBetter than 94% of packages

Maintenance71

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity34

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 91.4% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~770 days

Recently: every ~874 days

Total

6

Last Release

103d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1871471?v=4)[Pete Lawrence](/maintainers/PeteLawrence)[@PeteLawrence](https://github.com/PeteLawrence)

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Tags

postcodegetaddress.io

###  Code Quality

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