Ordnance Survey Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

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Review summary

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Looking at 2,797 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers truly appreciate the detailed maps, intuitive route planning tools, and the overall convenience of using the digital application. Many people also find the website simple to navigate, and frequently note that physical orders arrive promptly and securely packaged. Some reviewers were not happy with occasional technical glitches, noting that map views can spin unexpectedly and route recording features sometimes stop. Consumers additionally mentioned difficulties with connection stability and occasional challenges when trying to access digital features smoothly. A few other people also felt that the pricing could be more competitive or that managing subscriptions was overly complicated.

What people talk about most

Product

People report high satisfaction with the product, describing both paper and digital mapping options as clear,... See more

User experience

Reviewers highlight positive aspects of user experience, frequently praising the reliable mapping, excellent... See more

Delivery service

Customers had positive experiences with delivery service, frequently praising the rapid shipping times and... See more

Application

Users describe positive interactions with application, highlighting its reliability for planning routes and... See more

Website

Consumers express satisfaction and appreciation for the website, highlighting that it is simple to use and... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The OS subscription service is super easy to sign up to and use, you can save all your routes and find ones people have already created. Downloading can take a while when they are big maps and it... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordance Survey explorer maps are really great products and the offer of a free OS Map case when buying two maps was superb value. I already have one of these already but worthe getting a spare as thes... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

OS premium mapping online and on the app is a great investment for a walker or cyclist. I use it to find and plan routes and for navigation. Clear detailed mapping as you would expect from OS. Some gr... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordnance survey is always good and I have greatly appreciated the services they provide for many years. That said, recently on the app it doesn't appear to be saving the walks I have been recording. C... See more

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Company details

  1. Mapping Service
  2. also in
  3. Land Surveying Office
  4. Map Store
  5. Outdoor Activity Organiser
  6. Outdoor Clothing and Equipment Shop

About Ordnance Survey

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  • Enables customers to enjoy the outdoors.
  • Supports government delivery of key policies and services.
  • Helps businesses unlock efficiency through our location data.

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered 2 maps

Ordered 2 maps. Came promptly and the free map waterproof map case encouraged me to take up the offer of 2 maps in areas I plan to walk

12 February 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is a must have.

I've had Ordnance survey premium for 4 years. I absolutely wouldn't be without it. Never get lost again. Be it city street to fog bound moorland.

12 February 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy

Easy to identify the required maps and then a good purchasing and delivery service

12 February 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Following the confirmation of the…

Following the confirmation of the order, the service was very good. A possible delivery date was given as between three and five working days. The package was delivered on the second day. It would have been five stars had it been easier to find the number of the maps covering the area of my interest.

11 February 2026
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Reply from Ordnance Survey

Hi David

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're delighted to hear that you received your order sooner than expected. Regarding your need to locate the maps for your area of interest, we will investigate this and contact you shortly on the email address provided.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor communication about auto renewal.

The auto renewal at premium level is going to catch a lot of people out who only want to subscribe for one year.
There should be clearer correspondence to alert the customer.
Poor show as a business model but what can we expect from big business these days.

12 February 2026
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Reply from Ordnance Survey

Hi John

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

We appreciate your feedback regarding the auto-renewal for the premium subscription. We regret that the communication about this wasn't clear enough, and we'll review our notification process to prevent this issue in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As an Artist

As an Artist, it's great to be able to personalise the cover and therefore be a (small) part of the awesome, historic and ongoing OS maps series. Helpful to be able to select the part of the map you wish to concentrate on.

12 February 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great processing and delivery

Thrilled with speed and v low cost of delivery. Using the website to choose books and maps for relevant area is awful / products are listed randomly instead of grouped by area

9 February 2026
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Reply from Ordnance Survey

Hi Catherine

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

We appreciate your feedback about the website's book and map selection. We'll review the product listing to improve the user experience.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Evri a delivery disaster

Evri, the delivery service, delivered to the wrong address. I saw the delivery driver, asked if he had a parcel for my address, he said no. I showed him the email which said my parcel had been delivered to me, I showed him my house, he confirmed he had not delivered to it. He blew up a photo on his phone of the delivered parcel to read the address, despite scrutinising the photo he did not read that the address in the parcel was mine.
Fortunately the lady who received the parcel (into her hands) opened it and realised it's contents were not for her and that evening, (obviously then, having looked at the address), it was brought round to me.

12 February 2026
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Reply from Ordnance Survey

Hi Maggie

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

We appreciate you bringing this delivery issue to our attention. We're sorry the driver didn't deliver to your address, causing you inconvenience. We'll investigate this to prevent similar situations in the future. We appreciate your feedback.

Thank you, and have a lovely day.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Straight forward to renew subscription

Straight forward to renew subscription, however would be great if the app worked in CarPlay

10 February 2026
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Reply from Ordnance Survey

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

We appreciate your feedback on the renewal process. We acknowledge your interest in CarPlay functionality and will consider it for future updates.

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