'UK Postcode Areas' were introduced by Royal Mail for seamlessly directing mail to various parts of UK.
A Postcode Area is the highest geographic area followed by Royal Mail in their mail delivery system.
There are 121 postcode areas in UK, In the Table below you can click any of the postal area links to browse its postcodes in the following pages.
In 1850s due to a huge increase in mail delivery UK postal codes were changed. However due to complete failure of that mail delivery system a new numeric postal code system was discovered in 1934. This new UK postcode system was first put to use by 1954 and was nationally adopted in 1974. Since 1954 UK postcode system has been the best in the world, In terms of management and delivery.
The United Kingdom has over 1.8 million postcodes and Royal Mail delivers to almost 30 million addresses.
Below is a complete list of UK postcodes based on Postcode areas. This list comprise of only active postcodes. The postcodes which are no longer in use are not shown in the below table.
Postcode Area | Area Covered | Population | Households | # Postcodes | Active Postcodes |
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AB | Aberdeen | 499692 | 218798 | 38529 | 16951 |
AL | St Albans | 249911 | 99209 | 11219 | 7724 |
B | Birmingham | 1904293 | 750842 | 60537 | 41598 |
BA | Bath | 434539 | 183530 | 19611 | 15004 |
BB | Blackburn | 488564 | 202015 | 18602 | 13127 |
BD | Bradford | 578374 | 223952 | 23103 | 16974 |
BH | Bournemouth | 552110 | 242907 | 21928 | 15167 |
BL | Bolton | 379929 | 159979 | 13792 | 10317 |
BN | Brighton | 802838 | 356367 | 34463 | 22041 |
BR | Bromley | 299157 | 124954 | 10467 | 6882 |
BS | Bristol | 940076 | 398197 | 44759 | 26647 |
BT | Northern Ireland | 1787720 | 693967 | 61089 | 48912 |
CA | Carlisle | 318114 | 140587 | 16010 | 12531 |
CB | Cambridge | 421151 | 167640 | 18826 | 10345 |
CF | Cardiff | 1005305 | 419896 | 41945 | 23237 |
CH | Chester | 659880 | 285880 | 23935 | 18720 |
CM | Chelmsford | 653626 | 270044 | 26704 | 17666 |
CO | Colchester | 411411 | 176939 | 17650 | 13034 |
CR | Croydon | 405236 | 158695 | 14403 | 8008 |
CT | Canterbury | 482627 | 206290 | 19429 | 14752 |
CV | Coventry | 821033 | 341504 | 27597 | 20019 |
CW | Crewe | 309487 | 130803 | 13676 | 9370 |
DA | Dartford | 430139 | 173329 | 12599 | 8981 |
DD | Dundee | 280568 | 128312 | 11165 | 8915 |
DE | Derby | 730125 | 306586 | 29575 | 16969 |
DG | Dumfries and Galloway | 151139 | 67885 | 7676 | 6817 |
DH | Durham | 309030 | 132814 | 11324 | 8931 |
DL | Darlington | 360734 | 156814 | 16482 | 13225 |
DN | Doncaster | 756058 | 320303 | 27448 | 21528 |
DT | Dorchester | 212796 | 93053 | 9643 | 7773 |
DY | Dudley | 410847 | 171692 | 14321 | 10983 |
E | East London | 989043 | 370613 | 27590 | 16353 |
EC | Central London | 33956 | 17102 | 12454 | 3890 |
EH | Edinburgh | 868113 | 389353 | 31808 | 24243 |
EN | Enfield | 344780 | 137907 | 12869 | 8546 |
EX | Exeter | 547401 | 235895 | 28131 | 22109 |
FK | Falkirk and Stirling | 276371 | 119790 | 9515 | 7693 |
FY | Blackpool | 276593 | 125986 | 9920 | 7257 |
G | Glasgow | 1183614 | 540601 | 46238 | 31610 |
GL | Gloucester | 605458 | 257602 | 28127 | 20825 |
GU | Guildford | 726120 | 288537 | 34982 | 22029 |
HA | Harrow | 480678 | 169132 | 17226 | 10294 |
HD | Huddersfield | 262843 | 111694 | 10618 | 7097 |
HG | Harrogate | 138214 | 59455 | 6239 | 4395 |
HP | Hemel Hempstead | 488592 | 195951 | 21390 | 13853 |
HR | Hereford | 176308 | 75400 | 7800 | 6323 |
HS | Outer Hebrides | 27663 | 12565 | 1080 | 962 |
HU | Hull | 443219 | 191836 | 15035 | 10874 |
HX | Halifax | 160137 | 68980 | 7309 | 5654 |
IG | Ilford | 335693 | 119754 | 9832 | 5924 |
IP | Ipswich | 595883 | 252895 | 26486 | 20871 |
IV | Inverness | 228056 | 98990 | 10564 | 7254 |
KA | Kilmarnock | 370877 | 166467 | 14008 | 11584 |
KT | Kingston upon Thames | 529633 | 214274 | 22073 | 14272 |
KW | Kirkwall | 53132 | 24290 | 2089 | 1828 |
KY | Kirkcaldy | 363956 | 160089 | 12996 | 10026 |
L | Liverpool | 856675 | 370680 | 42841 | 20467 |
LA | Lancaster | 328926 | 143213 | 14544 | 11782 |
LD | Llandrindod Wells | 50225 | 22291 | 2631 | 2209 |
LE | Leicester | 985352 | 391460 | 33974 | 22149 |
LL | Llandudno | 537252 | 232655 | 24144 | 20107 |
LN | Lincoln | 293141 | 126372 | 11763 | 9079 |
LS | Leeds | 774677 | 330676 | 31350 | 21503 |
LU | Luton | 336095 | 129149 | 10182 | 6206 |
M | Manchester | 1167414 | 492884 | 57971 | 31613 |
ME | Rochester | 606891 | 245786 | 21643 | 16188 |
MK | Milton Keynes | 508035 | 202926 | 22264 | 15214 |
ML | Motherwell | 382997 | 168005 | 11574 | 9589 |
N | North London | 847197 | 344938 | 28816 | 17586 |
NE | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1162976 | 510229 | 44491 | 33048 |
NG | Nottingham | 1163617 | 493228 | 36711 | 28669 |
NN | Northampton | 653055 | 272356 | 24444 | 16213 |
NP | Newport | 488569 | 206539 | 27763 | 13633 |
NR | Norwich | 722618 | 315784 | 27836 | 23235 |
NW | North West London | 553732 | 222208 | 25104 | 14214 |
OL | Oldham | 462590 | 188194 | 17524 | 13028 |
OX | Oxford | 613492 | 242551 | 34166 | 19413 |
PA | Paisley | 321350 | 148778 | 12788 | 9288 |
PE | Peterborough | 890470 | 373108 | 38333 | 26192 |
PH | Perth | 165118 | 73021 | 7292 | 6047 |
PL | Plymouth | 543016 | 232152 | 22071 | 17374 |
PO | Portsmouth | 822540 | 352453 | 32366 | 23975 |
PR | Preston | 520366 | 219388 | 19575 | 12915 |
RG | Reading | 778419 | 314408 | 45060 | 22939 |
RH | Redhill | 531923 | 217143 | 23688 | 15943 |
RM | Romford | 517305 | 205322 | 14916 | 9833 |
S | Sheffield | 1358186 | 578058 | 48474 | 33298 |
SA | Swansea | 730075 | 315791 | 29030 | 23134 |
SE | South East London | 988126 | 412444 | 33476 | 20559 |
SG | Stevenage | 402479 | 167182 | 16563 | 11766 |
SK | Stockport | 603540 | 260549 | 24655 | 16368 |
SL | Slough | 373407 | 144554 | 16470 | 10732 |
SM | Sutton | 217171 | 87907 | 6537 | 4362 |
SN | Swindon | 458798 | 191252 | 21011 | 14334 |
SO | Southampton | 665472 | 276330 | 39581 | 18210 |
SP | Salisbury | 232282 | 94658 | 11127 | 8489 |
SR | Sunderland | 250843 | 109612 | 8548 | 6550 |
SS | Southend-on-Sea | 518631 | 216682 | 17033 | 11817 |
ST | Stoke-on-Trent | 644416 | 275646 | 22338 | 17531 |
SW | South West London | 877183 | 382790 | 35938 | 20422 |
SY | Shrewsbury | 341952 | 144660 | 17004 | 14310 |
TA | Taunton | 322408 | 139414 | 14461 | 11587 |
TD | Galashiels | 112644 | 52111 | 5179 | 4458 |
TF | Telford | 212536 | 85637 | 9046 | 6888 |
TN | Tonbridge | 681747 | 286228 | 32043 | 22526 |
TQ | Torquay | 281112 | 125365 | 12992 | 9930 |
TR | Truro | 294061 | 127803 | 15013 | 11910 |
TS | Cleveland | 602320 | 256341 | 22635 | 17341 |
TW | Twickenham | 491918 | 193508 | 19805 | 11144 |
UB | Southall | 371413 | 126879 | 11351 | 7098 |
W | West London | 531690 | 236493 | 39650 | 19108 |
WA | Warrington | 616482 | 261804 | 25269 | 18069 |
WC | Central London | 35745 | 15757 | 7388 | 2729 |
WD | Watford | 256476 | 103336 | 15744 | 7319 |
WF | Wakefield | 512784 | 214107 | 17970 | 14278 |
WN | Wigan | 309156 | 131514 | 9020 | 7088 |
WR | Worcester | 287838 | 122730 | 12258 | 8586 |
WS | Walsall | 449728 | 181669 | 14665 | 9992 |
WV | Wolverhampton | 396187 | 162933 | 14122 | 10435 |
YO | York | 562761 | 242140 | 33790 | 18357 |
ZE | Lerwick | 23086 | 9915 | 742 | 647 |