What is address validation and verification?

Address validation is a method to check that the addresses you collect and have stored in your database are valid, accurate and exist by referencing authoritative data sources such as Royal Mail and USPS. 

Powered by the most precise address and location data, Experian Address Validation is the most effective way to ensure only accurate, complete and correctly formatted addresses from 250 countries populate your database. The tool can validate and verify business and consumer addresses in real-time at the point of capture and in bulk for the existing address records in your database.

Addresses can also be enriched with additional attributes such as latitude/longitude coordinates, lifestyle and demographic data, business data, and Unique Point Reference Numbers (UPRNs) and more to provide a more detailed view of your customers.

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How address validation can help your business

Check addresses when provided

Quickly capture, validate and enrich addresses and postcodes as they are entered in your CRM system, website or any online form. Choose from multiple search methods including autocomplete.

Update and enhance addresses

Update, cleanse, and enhance or suppress your existing address records using our batch solution or as a one-off service for the most accurate and complete view of your customers.

Website

Integrate into your customer support forms or e-commerce website.

CRM or ERP

Integrate into your CRM or ERP for accurate lead, contact and account records.

Point of Sale

Integrate into your PoS to capture accurate details first time.

Call Centre

Integrate into your call centre system to speed up data entry time and improve customer service.

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The benefits at a glance

  • Improve customer engagement: Reach customers at their front door and maximise campaign ROI with accurate address data.
  • Maximise employee efficiency: Remove the potential for human error in data entry to enable better sales and billing processes.
  • Enhance your customer experience: Reduce data entry time by up to 80% and lower form abandonment rates using address autocomplete technology.
  • Cut operational costs: Reduce the volume of undeliverable mail, failed deliveries and wasted shipping costs.
  • Protect your brand reputation: Avoid misdirected communications and ensure that your correspondence reaches the right address.
  • Better understand your customers: Enrich addresses in real-time with additional data attributes to build a more detailed customer profile.

Experian helped Travis Perkins reduce data capture time, streamline customer experience, and optimise deliveries


““If someone asked me “Should I use Experian?” I’d say yes. The solution works well, integration was easy, and I can forget about it! It scales when we need it to, it’s performant, and in more than a decade we’ve never had to raise a support ticket.”

Dominic Bishop, Principal Technical Architect, Travis Perkins

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For Bunches, real-time address validation reduced data entry time by 80%

"Our 20-year partnership with Experian has been instrumental in our growth journey. Their Address Validation solution has been a game-changer for us. Real-time search has virtually eliminated address errors. This has saved us time and money, and most importantly, ensured our customers receive their flowers on time."

Elliot Reed, Head of Engineering, Bunches

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Experian helped Charles Tyrwhitt increase customer satisfaction, with frictionless sales experience and more successful deliveries

“It’s stable, works well, and does what we need it to do. If a business isn’t using address validation, they should have it, and yes, I would recommend Experian.”

Doug Wooten, IT Director, Charles Tyrwhitt

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