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- Postcode Profiler data update: Implementation of the new Acorn methodology
The Postcode Profiler underlying dataset has now been updated to include the new version of Acorn
We are pleased to announce that following our consultation with CACI Acorn licenced HEAT members, we have transitioned the Postcode Profiler (members only) from the old to the new classification of Acorn. This transition has implemented the new version of Acorn into the HEAT system postcode data, via an update to the Postcode Profiler underlying dataset.
What is the new version of Acorn?
For further information on how Acorn works and has been developed, please see the CACI website.
How will the update to the new version of Acorn impact HEAT?
Following the integration of new Acorn data into the Postcode Profiler underlying dataset, for HEAT members with a CACI license, the new Acorn data will feed through to the following locations and fields on the database:
- ‘ACORN Group’ on the Student record Geography Tab
- ‘ACORN Category’ on the Student record Geography Tab
- ‘ACORN Type’ on the Student record Geography Tab
- ‘ACORN Group’ on the Postcode Profiler Report
- ‘ACORN Category’ on the Postcode Profiler Report
- ‘ACORN Type’ on the Postcode Profiler Report
- ACORN Group’ on the Event Programme Application Supporting Indicators Tab
- ‘ACORN Category’ on the Event Programme Application Supporting Indicators Report
- ‘ACORN Type’ on the Event Programme Application Supporting Indicators Report
- All reports and exports that provide Acorn information
Will the old version of Acorn be accessible following the update?
To support members with the transition to the new version of Acorn, we will provide a version of the Postcode Profiler underlying text file matched to the old Acorn as a text file on the File Store. This will be available to all Acorn license members to download should they require the data. This version of the Postcode Profiler underlying text file includes both old and new Acorn, and can be accessed via the File Store (members with an Acorn license only).
Upon our next annual receipt of the updated Acorn data in November 2025, we will no longer be providing access to both the old version of Acorn in the File Store, but access to new Acorn data will continue to be provided via the Postcode Profiler Report and underlying dataset.
If you would like to know more or have any queries regarding this update, please do not hesitate to contact HEAT Support
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