List of post towns in the United Kingdom

This is a list of post towns in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies, sorted by the postcode area (the first part of the outward code of a postcode).

Postcode
area 		Postcode namesake Post towns
AB Aberdeen Aberdeen, Aberlour, Aboyne, Alford (Aberdeenshire),[Note 1] Ballater, Ballindalloch, Banchory, Banff, Buckie, Ellon, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Insch, Inverurie, Keith, Laurencekirk, Macduff, Milltimber, Peterculter, Peterhead, Stonehaven, Strathdon, Turriff, Westhill
AL St. Albans Harpenden, Hatfield, St. Albans, Welwyn, Welwyn Garden City
B Birmingham Alcester, Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cradley Heath, Halesowen, Henley-in-Arden, Oldbury, Redditch, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Solihull, Studley, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, West Bromwich
BA Bath Bath (Somerset),[Note 2] Bradford-on-Avon (Wiltshire),[Note 3] Bruton, Castle Cary, Frome, Glastonbury, Radstock, Shepton Mallet, Street, Templecombe, Trowbridge, Warminster, Wells, Westbury, Wincanton, Yeovil
BB Blackburn Accrington, Barnoldswick, Blackburn, Burnley, Clitheroe, Colne, Darwen, Nelson, Rossendale
BD Bradford Bingley, Bradford (West Yorkshire),[Note 4] Cleckheaton, Keighley, Settle, Shipley, Skipton
BF British Forces BFPO[Note 5]
BH Bournemouth Bournemouth, Broadstone, Christchurch, Ferndown, New Milton, Poole, Ringwood, Swanage, Verwood, Wareham, Wimborne
BL Bolton Bolton, Bury
BN Brighton Arundel, Brighton, Eastbourne, Hailsham, Hassocks, Henfield, Hove, Lancing, Lewes, Littlehampton, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Pevensey, Polegate, Seaford, Shoreham-by-Sea, Steyning, Worthing
BR Bromley Beckenham, Bromley, Chislehurst, Keston, Orpington, Swanley, West Wickham
BS Bristol Axbridge, Banwell, Bristol, Cheddar, Clevedon, Wedmore, Weston-super-Mare, Winscombe
BT Belfast Antrim, Armagh, Augher, Aughnacloy, Ballycastle, Ballyclare, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Ballynahinch, Banbridge, Bangor (County Down),[Note 6] Belfast, Bushmills, Caledon, Carrickfergus, Castlederg, Castlewellan, Clogher, Coleraine, Cookstown, Craigavon, Crumlin, Donaghadee, Downpatrick, Dromore, Dungannon, Enniskillen, Fivemiletown, Hillsborough, Holywood, Larne, Limavady, Lisburn, Londonderry, Maghera, Magherafelt, Newcastle (County Down),[Note 7] Newry, Newtownabbey, Newtownards, Omagh, Portrush, Portstewart, Strabane
CA Carlisle Alston, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Beckermet, Brampton, Carlisle, Cleator, Cleator Moor, Cockermouth, Egremont, Frizington, Holmrook, Keswick, Kirkby Stephen, Maryport, Moor Row, Penrith, Ravenglass, Seascale, St. Bees, Whitehaven, Wigton, Workington
CB Cambridge Cambridge, Ely, Haverhill, Newmarket, Saffron Walden
CF Cardiff Aberdare, Bargoed, Barry, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Cowbridge, Dinas Powys, Ferndale, Hengoed, Llantwit Major, Maesteg, Merthyr Tydfil, Mountain Ash, Penarth, Pentre, Pontyclun, Pontypridd, Porth, Porthcawl, Tonypandy, Treharris, Treorchy
CH Chester Bagillt, Birkenhead, Buckley, Chester, Deeside, Ellesmere Port (Cheshire),[Note 8] Flint, Holywell, Mold, Neston, Prenton, Wallasey, Wirral
CM Chelmsford Billericay, Bishop's Stortford, Braintree, Brentwood, Burnham-on-Crouch (Essex),[Note 9] Chelmsford, Dunmow, Epping, Harlow, Ingatestone, Maldon, Ongar, Sawbridgeworth, Southminster, Stansted, Witham
CO Colchester Bures, Clacton-on-Sea, Colchester, Frinton-on-Sea, Halstead, Harwich, Manningtree, Sudbury, Walton on the Naze (Essex)[Note 10]
CR Croydon Caterham, Coulsdon, Croydon, Kenley, Mitcham, Purley, South Croydon, Thornton Heath, Warlingham, Whyteleafe
CT Canterbury Birchington, Broadstairs, Canterbury, Deal, Dover, Folkestone, Herne Bay, Hythe, Margate, Ramsgate, Sandwich, Westgate-on-Sea, Whitstable
CV Coventry Atherstone, Bedworth, Coventry, Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Rugby, Shipston-on-Stour, Southam, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick
CW Crewe Congleton, Crewe, Middlewich, Nantwich, Northwich, Sandbach, Tarporley, Winsford
DA Dartford Belvedere, Bexley, Bexleyheath, Dartford, Erith, Gravesend, Greenhithe, Longfield, Sidcup, Swanscombe, Welling
DD Dundee Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie, Dundee, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Montrose, Newport-on-Tay (Fife),[Note 11] Tayport
DE Derby Alfreton, Ashbourne, Bakewell, Belper, Burton-on-Trent, Derby, Heanor, Ilkeston, Matlock, Ripley, Swadlincote
DG Dumfries and Galloway Annan, Canonbie, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Gretna, Kirkcudbright, Langholm, Lockerbie, Moffat, Newton Stewart, Sanquhar, Stranraer, Thornhill
DH Durham Chester le Street, Consett, Durham, Houghton le Spring, Stanley
DL Darlington Barnard Castle, Bedale, Bishop Auckland, Catterick Garrison, Crook, Darlington, Ferryhill, Hawes, Leyburn, Newton Aycliffe, Northallerton, Richmond (North Yorkshire),[Note 12] Shildon, Spennymoor
DN Doncaster Barnetby, Barrow-upon-Humber, Barton-upon-Humber, Brigg, Cleethorpes, Doncaster, Gainsborough, Goole, Grimsby, Immingham, Retford, Scunthorpe, Ulceby
DT Dorchester Beaminster, Blandford Forum, Bridport, Dorchester, Lyme Regis, Portland, Sherborne, Sturminster Newton, Weymouth
DY Dudley Bewdley, Brierley Hill, Dudley, Kidderminster, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Stourport-on-Severn, Tipton
E East London London[Note 13]
EC East-Central London London[Note 14]
EH Edinburgh Balerno, Bathgate (West Lothian),[Note 15] Bo'ness, Bonnyrigg, Broxburn, Currie, Dalkeith, Dunbar, East Linton, Edinburgh, Gorebridge, Gullane, Haddington, Heriot, Humbie, Innerleithen, Juniper Green, Kirkliston, Kirknewton, Lasswade, Linlithgow, Livingston, Loanhead, Longniddry, Musselburgh, Newbridge, North Berwick, Pathhead, Peebles, Penicuik, Prestonpans, Rosewell, Roslin, South Queensferry, Tranent, Walkerburn, West Calder, West Linton
EN Enfield Barnet, Broxbourne, Enfield, Hoddesdon, Potters Bar, Waltham Abbey, Waltham Cross
EX Exeter Axminster, Barnstaple, Beaworthy, Bideford, Braunton, Bude, Budleigh Salterton, Chulmleigh, Colyton, Crediton, Cullompton, Dawlish, Exeter, Exmouth, Holsworthy, Honiton, Ilfracombe, Lynmouth, Lynton, North Tawton, Okehampton, Ottery St. Mary, Seaton, Sidmouth, South Molton, Tiverton, Torrington, Umberleigh, Winkleigh, Woolacombe
FK Falkirk Alloa, Alva, Bonnybridge, Callander, Clackmannan, Crianlarich, Denny, Dollar, Doune, Dunblane, Falkirk, Grangemouth, Killin, Larbert, Lochearnhead, Menstrie, Stirling, Tillicoultry
FY Fylde Blackpool, Fleetwood, Lytham St. Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton-Cleveleys
G Glasgow Alexandria, Arrochar, Clydebank, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Helensburgh
GL Gloucester Badminton, Berkeley, Blakeney, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Cinderford, Cirencester, Coleford, Drybrook, Dursley, Dymock, Fairford, Gloucester, Lechlade, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney, Mitcheldean, Moreton-in-Marsh, Newent, Newnham, Ruardean, Stonehouse, Stroud, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Westbury-on-Severn, Wotton-under-Edge
GU Guildford Aldershot, Alton, Bagshot, Bordon, Camberley, Cranleigh, Farnborough, Farnham, Fleet, Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere, Hindhead, Lightwater, Liphook, Liss, Midhurst, Petersfield, Petworth, Sandhurst, Virginia Water, Windlesham, Woking, Yateley
GY Guernsey Guernsey
HA Harrow Edgware, Harrow, Northwood, Pinner, Ruislip, Stanmore, Wembley
HD Huddersfield Brighouse, Holmfirth, Huddersfield
HG Harrogate Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon
HP Hemel Hempstead Amersham, Aylesbury, Beaconsfield, Berkhamsted, Chalfont St. Giles, Chesham, Great Missenden, Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe, Princes Risborough, Tring
HR Hereford Bromyard, Hereford, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster, Ross-on-Wye
HS Harris Isle of Barra, Isle of Benbecula, Isle of Harris, Isle of Lewis, Isle of North Uist, Isle of Scalpay, Isle of South Uist, Stornoway
HU Hull Beverley, Brough, Cottingham, Hessle, Hornsea, Hull, North Ferriby, Withernsea
HX Halifax Elland, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge
IG Ilford Barking, Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell, Ilford, Loughton, Woodford Green
IM Isle of Man Isle of Man
IP Ipswich Aldeburgh, Brandon, Bury St. Edmunds, Diss, Eye, Felixstowe, Halesworth, Harleston, Ipswich, Leiston, Saxmundham, Southwold, Stowmarket, Thetford, Woodbridge
IV Inverness Achnasheen, Alness, Ardgay, Avoch, Beauly, Cromarty, Dingwall, Dornoch, Elgin, Fochabers, Forres, Fortrose, Gairloch, Garve, Invergordon, Inverness, Isle of Skye, Kyle, Lairg, Lossiemouth, Muir of Ord, Munlochy, Nairn, Plockton, Portree, Rogart, Strathcarron, Strathpeffer, Strome Ferry, Tain, Ullapool
JE Jersey Jersey
KA Kilmarnock Ardrossan, Ayr, Beith, Cumnock, Dalry, Darvel, Galston, Girvan, Irvine, Isle of Arran, Isle of Cumbrae, Kilbirnie, Kilmarnock, Kilwinning, Largs, Mauchline, Maybole, Newmilns, Prestwick, Saltcoats, Stevenston, Troon, West Kilbride
KT Kingston Addlestone, Ashtead, Chertsey, Chessington, Cobham, East Molesey, Epsom, Esher, Kingston upon Thames, Leatherhead, New Malden, Surbiton, Tadworth, Thames Ditton, Walton-on-Thames (Surrey),[Note 16] West Byfleet, West Molesey, Weybridge, Worcester Park (Greater London)[Note 17]
KW Kirkwall Berriedale, Brora, Dunbeath, Forsinard, Golspie, Halkirk, Helmsdale, Kinbrace, Kirkwall, Latheron, Lybster, Orkney, Stromness, Thurso, Wick
KY Kirkcaldy Anstruther, Burntisland, Cowdenbeath, Cupar, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Inverkeithing, Kelty, Kinross, Kirkcaldy, Leven, Lochgelly, St. Andrews
L Liverpool Bootle, Liverpool, Ormskirk, Prescot
LA Lancaster Ambleside, Askam-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, Broughton-in-Furness, Carnforth, Coniston, Dalton-in-Furness, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal, Kirkby-in-Furness, Lancaster, Millom, Milnthorpe, Morecambe, Sedbergh, Ulverston, Windermere
LD Llandrindod Brecon, Builth Wells, Knighton, Llandrindod Wells, Llangammarch Wells, Llanwrtyd Wells, Presteigne, Rhayader
LE Leicester Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Coalville, Hinckley, Ibstock, Leicester, Loughborough, Lutterworth, Market Harborough, Markfield, Melton Mowbray, Oakham, Wigston
LL Llandudno Aberdovey, Abergele, Amlwch, Arthog, Bala, Bangor (Gwynedd),[Note 18] Barmouth, Beaumaris, Betws-y-Coed, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Bodorgan, Brynteg, Caernarfon, Cemaes Bay, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, Corwen, Criccieth, Denbigh, Dolgellau, Dolwyddelan, Dulas, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Fairbourne, Gaerwen, Garndolbenmaen, Harlech, Holyhead, Llanbedr, Llanbedrgoch, Llandudno (Conwy),[Note 19] Llandudno Junction (Conwy),[Note 20] Llanerchymedd, Llanfairfechan, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Llangefni, Llangollen, Llanrwst, Llwyngwril, Marianglas, Menai Bridge, Moelfre, Penmaenmawr, Penrhyndeudraeth, Pentraeth, Penysarn, Porthmadog, Prestatyn, Pwllheli, Rhosgoch, Rhosneigr, Rhyl, Ruthin, St. Asaph, Talsarnau, Talybont (Gwynedd),[Note 21] Trefriw, Ty Croes, Tyn-y-Gongl, Tywyn, Wrexham, Y Felinheli
LN Lincoln Alford (Lincolnshire),[Note 22] Horncastle, Lincoln, Louth, Mablethorpe, Market Rasen, Woodhall Spa
LS Leeds Ilkley, Leeds, Otley, Pudsey, Tadcaster, Wetherby
LU Luton Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Luton
M Manchester Manchester, Sale, Salford
ME Medway[1] Aylesford, Chatham, Faversham, Gillingham (Kent),[Note 23] Maidstone, Queenborough, Rochester, Sheerness, Sittingbourne, Snodland, West Malling
MK Milton Keynes Bedford, Buckingham, Milton Keynes, Newport Pagnell (Buckinghamshire),[Note 24] Olney
ML Motherwell Airdrie, Bellshill, Biggar, Carluke, Coatbridge, Hamilton, Lanark, Larkhall, Motherwell, Shotts, Strathaven, Wishaw
N North London London[Note 25]
NE Newcastle Alnwick, Ashington, Bamburgh, Bedlington, Belford, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Blyth, Boldon Colliery, Chathill, Choppington, Corbridge, Cramlington, East Boldon, Gateshead, Haltwhistle, Hebburn, Hexham, Jarrow, Morpeth, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear),[Note 26] North Shields, Prudhoe, Riding Mill, Rowlands Gill, Ryton, Seahouses, South Shields, Stocksfield, Wallsend, Washington, Whitley Bay, Wooler, Wylam
NG Nottingham Grantham, Mansfield, Newark, Nottingham, Sleaford, Southwell, Sutton-in-Ashfield
NN Northampton Brackley, Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Northampton, Rushden, Towcester, Wellingborough
NP Newport Abergavenny, Abertillery, Blackwood, Caerleon, Caldicot, Chepstow, Crickhowell, Cwmbran, Ebbw Vale, Monmouth, New Tredegar, Newport (Monmouthshire),[Note 27] Pontypool, Tredegar, Usk
NR Norwich Attleborough, Beccles, Bungay, Cromer, Dereham, Fakenham, Great Yarmouth, Holt, Lowestoft, Melton Constable, North Walsham, Norwich, Sheringham, Walsingham, Wells-next-the-Sea, Wymondham
NW North-West London London[Note 28]
OL Oldham Ashton-under-Lyne, Bacup, Heywood, Littleborough, Oldham, Rochdale, Todmorden
OX Oxford Abingdon, Bampton, Banbury, Bicester, Burford, Carterton, Chinnor, Chipping Norton, Didcot, Kidlington, Oxford, Thame, Wallingford, Wantage, Watlington, Wheatley, Witney, Woodstock
PA Paisley Appin, Bishopton, Bridge of Orchy (Argyll),[Note 29] Bridge of Weir (Renfrewshire),[Note 30] Cairndow, Campbeltown, Colintraive, Dalmally, Dunoon, Erskine, Gourock, Greenock, Inveraray, Isle of Bute, Isle of Coll,[Note 31] Isle of Colonsay,[Note 32] Isle of Gigha, Isle of Iona, Isle of Islay, Isle of Jura, Isle of Mull, Isle of Tiree, Johnstone, Kilmacolm, Lochgilphead, Lochwinnoch, Oban, Paisley, Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Skelmorlie, Tarbert, Taynuilt, Tighnabruaich, Wemyss Bay
PE Peterborough Boston, Bourne, Chatteris, Downham Market, Hunstanton, Huntingdon, King's Lynn, March, Peterborough, Sandringham, Skegness, Spalding, Spilsby, St. Ives (Huntingdonshire),[Note 33] St. Neots, Stamford, Swaffham, Wisbech
PH Perth Aberfeldy, Acharacle, Arisaig, Auchterarder, Aviemore, Ballachulish, Blairgowrie, Boat of Garten, Carrbridge, Corrour, Crieff, Dalwhinnie, Dunkeld, Fort Augustus, Fort William, Glenfinnan, Grantown-on-Spey, Invergarry, Isle of Canna, Isle of Eigg, Isle of Rum, Kingussie, Kinlochleven, Lochailort, Mallaig, Nethy Bridge, Newtonmore, Perth, Pitlochry, Roy Bridge, Spean Bridge
PL Plymouth Bodmin, Boscastle, Callington, Calstock, Camelford, Delabole, Fowey, Gunnislake, Ivybridge, Launceston, Lifton, Liskeard, Looe, Lostwithiel, Padstow, Par, Plymouth, Port Isaac, Saltash, St. Austell, Tavistock, Tintagel, Torpoint, Wadebridge, Yelverton
PO Portsmouth Bembridge, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Cowes, East Cowes, Emsworth, Fareham, Freshwater, Gosport, Havant, Hayling Island, Lee-on-the-Solent, Newport (Isle of Wight),[Note 34] Portsmouth, Rowland's Castle, Ryde, Sandown, Seaview, Shanklin, Southsea, Totland Bay, Ventnor, Waterlooville, Yarmouth
PR Preston Chorley, Leyland, Preston, Southport
RG Reading Basingstoke, Bracknell, Crowthorne, Henley-on-Thames, Hook, Hungerford, Newbury, Reading, Tadley, Thatcham, Whitchurch (Hampshire),[Note 35] Wokingham
RH Redhill Betchworth, Billingshurst, Burgess Hill, Crawley, Dorking, East Grinstead, Forest Row, Gatwick, Godstone, Haywards Heath, Horley, Horsham, Lingfield, Oxted, Pulborough, Redhill, Reigate
RM Romford Dagenham, Grays, Hornchurch, Purfleet, Rainham, Romford, South Ockendon, Tilbury, Upminster
S Sheffield Barnsley, Chesterfield, Dronfield, Hope Valley, Mexborough, Rotherham, Sheffield, Worksop
SA Swansea Aberaeron, Ammanford, Boncath, Burry Port, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Clarbeston Road, Clynderwen, Crymych, Ferryside, Fishguard, Glogue, Goodwick, Haverfordwest, Kidwelly, Kilgetty, Lampeter, Llanarth, Llandeilo, Llandovery, Llandysul, Llanelli, Llanfyrnach, Llangadog, Llanwrda, Llanybydder, Milford Haven, Narberth, Neath, New Quay, Newcastle Emlyn (Carmarthenshire),[Note 36] Newport (Pembrokeshire),[Note 37] Pembroke, Pembroke Dock, Pencader, Port Talbot, Saundersfoot, Swansea, Tenby, Whitland
SE South-East London London[Note 38]
SG Stevenage Arlesey, Baldock, Biggleswade, Buntingford, Henlow, Hertford, Hitchin, Knebworth, Letchworth Garden City, Much Hadham, Royston, Sandy, Shefford, Stevenage, Ware
SK Stockport Alderley Edge, Buxton, Cheadle, Dukinfield, Glossop, High Peak, Hyde, Macclesfield, Stalybridge, Stockport, Wilmslow
SL Slough Ascot, Bourne End, Gerrards Cross, Iver, Maidenhead, Marlow, Slough, Windsor
SM Sutton and Morden Banstead, Carshalton, Morden, Sutton, Wallington
SN Swindon Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Devizes, Faringdon, Malmesbury, Marlborough, Melksham, Pewsey, Swindon
SO Southampton Alresford, Brockenhurst, Eastleigh, Lymington, Lyndhurst, Romsey, Southampton, Stockbridge, Winchester
SP Salisbury Plain Andover, Fordingbridge, Gillingham (Dorset),[Note 39] Salisbury, Shaftesbury, Tidworth
SR Sunderland Peterlee, Seaham, Sunderland
SS Southend Basildon, Benfleet, Canvey Island, Hockley, Leigh-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea, Stanford-le-Hope, Westcliff-on-Sea, Wickford
ST Stoke and Stafford Leek, Newcastle (Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire),[Note 40] Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Stone, Uttoxeter
SW South-West London London[Note 41]
SY Shrewsbury Aberystwyth, Bishops Castle, Borth, Bow Street, Bucknell, Caersws, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ellesmere (Shropshire),[Note 42] Llanbrynmair, Llandinam, Llanfechain, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Llanon, Llanrhystud, Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Llanymynech, Ludlow, Lydbury North, Machynlleth, Malpas, Meifod, Montgomery, Newtown, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Talybont (Ceredigion),[Note 43] Tregaron, Welshpool, Whitchurch (Shropshire),[Note 44] Ystrad Meurig
TA Taunton Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea (Somerset),[Note 45] Chard, Crewkerne, Dulverton, Highbridge, Hinton St. George, Ilminster, Langport, Martock, Merriott, Minehead, Montacute, Somerton, South Petherton, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Taunton, Watchet, Wellington
TD River Tweed Berwick-upon-Tweed, Cockburnspath, Coldstream, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Duns, Earlston, Eyemouth, Galashiels, Gordon, Hawick, Jedburgh, Kelso, Lauder, Melrose, Mindrum, Newcastleton (Roxburghshire),[Note 46] Selkirk
TF Telford Broseley, Market Drayton, Much Wenlock, Newport (Shropshire),[Note 47] Shifnal, Telford
TN Tunbridge Wells Ashford (Kent),[Note 48] Battle, Bexhill-on-Sea, Cranbrook, Crowborough, Edenbridge, Etchingham, Hartfield, Hastings, Heathfield, Mayfield, New Romney, Robertsbridge, Romney Marsh, Rye, Sevenoaks, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Tenterden, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Uckfield, Wadhurst, Westerham, Winchelsea
TQ Torquay Brixham, Buckfastleigh, Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, Paignton, Salcombe, South Brent, Teignmouth, Torquay, Totnes
TR Truro Camborne, Falmouth, Hayle, Helston, Isles of Scilly, Marazion, Newquay, Penryn, Penzance, Perranporth, Redruth, St. Agnes, St. Columb, St. Ives (Cornwall),[Note 49] Truro
TS Teesside Billingham, Guisborough, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Stockton-on-Tees, Trimdon Station, Wingate, Yarm
TW Twickenham Ashford (Surrey),[Note 50] Brentford, Egham, Feltham, Hampton, Hounslow, Isleworth, Richmond (Greater London),[Note 51] Shepperton, Staines-upon-Thames,[Note 52] Sunbury-on-Thames, Teddington, Twickenham
UB Uxbridge Greenford, Hayes, Northolt, Southall, Uxbridge, West Drayton
W West London London[Note 53]
WA Warrington Altrincham, Frodsham, Knutsford, Lymm, Newton-le-Willows, Runcorn, St. Helens, Warrington, Widnes
WC West-Central London London[Note 54]
WD Watford Abbots Langley, Borehamwood, Bushey, Kings Langley, Radlett, Rickmansworth, Watford
WF Wakefield Batley, Castleford, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Knottingley, Liversedge, Mirfield, Normanton, Ossett, Pontefract, Wakefield
WN Wigan Leigh, Skelmersdale, Wigan
WR Worcester Broadway, Droitwich, Evesham, Malvern, Pershore, Tenbury Wells, Worcester (Worcestershire)[Note 55]
WS Walsall Burntwood, Cannock, Lichfield, Rugeley, Walsall, Wednesbury
WV Wolverhampton Bilston, Bridgnorth, Willenhall, Wolverhampton
YO York Bridlington, Driffield, Filey, Malton, Pickering, Scarborough, Selby, Thirsk, Whitby, York
ZE Shetland Isles Shetland

Footnotes

  1. ^ Not to be confused with Alford, Lincolnshire (LN).
  2. ^ Not to be confused with Bathgate, West Lothian (EH).
  3. ^ Not to be confused with Bradford, West Yorkshire (BD).
  4. ^ Not to be confused with Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire (BA).
  5. ^ Non-geographic postcode area and post town for UK mail delivered via the British Forces Post Office.
  6. ^ Not to be confused with Bangor, Gwynedd (LL).
  7. ^ Not to be confused with Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (NE); Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire (SA); Newcastle, Staffordshire (ST); or Newcastleton, Roxburghshire (TD).
  8. ^ Not to be confused with Ellesmere, Shropshire (SY).
  9. ^ Not to be confused with Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset (TA).
  10. ^ Not to be confused with Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (KT).
  11. ^ Not to be confused with Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire (MK); Newport, Monmouthshire (NP); Newport, Isle of Wight (PO); Newport, Pembrokeshire (SA); or Newport, Shropshire (TF).
  12. ^ Not to be confused with Richmond, Greater London (TW).
  13. ^ Covers areas of East London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  14. ^ Covers areas of East Central London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  15. ^ Not to be confused with Bath, Somerset (BA).
  16. ^ Not to be confused with Walton on the Naze, Essex (CO).
  17. ^ Not to be confused with Worcester, Worcestershire (WR).
  18. ^ Not to be confused with Bangor, County Down (BT).
  19. ^ Not to be confused with Llandudno Junction, Conwy (LL).
  20. ^ Not to be confused with Llandudno, Conwy (LL).
  21. ^ Not to be confused with Talybont, Ceredigion (SY).
  22. ^ Not to be confused with Alford, Aberdeenshire (AB).
  23. ^ Not to be confused with Gillingham, Dorset (SP).
  24. ^ Not to be confused with Newport-on-Tay, Fife (DD); Newport, Monmouthshire (NP); Newport, Isle of Wight (PO); Newport, Pembrokeshire (SA); or Newport, Shropshire (TF).
  25. ^ Covers areas of North London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  26. ^ Not to be confused with Newcastle, County Down (BT); Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire (SA); Newcastle, Staffordshire (ST); or Newcastleton, Roxburghshire (TD).
  27. ^ Not to be confused with Newport-on-Tay, Fife (DD); Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire (MK); Newport, Isle of Wight (PO); Newport, Pembrokeshire (SA); or Newport, Shropshire (TF).
  28. ^ Covers areas of North West London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  29. ^ Not to be confused with Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire (PA).
  30. ^ Not to be confused with Bridge of Orchy, Argyll (PA).
  31. ^ Not to be confused with Isle of Colonsay (PA).
  32. ^ Not to be confused with Isle of Coll (PA).
  33. ^ Not to be confused with St. Ives, Cornwall (TR).
  34. ^ Not to be confused with Newport-on-Tay, Fife (DD); Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire (MK); Newport, Monmouthshire (NP); Newport, Pembrokeshire (SA); or Newport, Shropshire (TF).
  35. ^ Not to be confused with Whitchurch, Shropshire (SY).
  36. ^ Not to be confused with Newcastle, County Down (BT); Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (NE); Newcastle, Staffordshire (ST); or Newcastleton, Roxburghshire (TD).
  37. ^ Not to be confused with Newport-on-Tay, Fife (DD); Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire (MK); Newport, Monmouthshire (NP); Newport, Isle of Wight (PO); or Newport, Shropshire (TF).
  38. ^ Covers areas of South East London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  39. ^ Not to be confused with Gillingham, Kent (ME).
  40. ^ Not to be confused with Newcastle, County Down (BT); Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (NE); Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire (SA); or Newcastleton, Roxburghshire (TD).
  41. ^ Covers areas of South West London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  42. ^ Not to be confused with Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (CH).
  43. ^ Not to be confused with Talybont, Gwynedd (LL).
  44. ^ Not to be confused with Whitchurch, Hampshire (RG).
  45. ^ Not to be confused with Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (CM).
  46. ^ Not to be confused with Newcastle, County Down (BT); Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (NE); Newcastle Emlyn, Dyfed (SA); or Newcastle, Staffordshire (ST)
  47. ^ Not to be confused with Newport-on-Tay, Fife (DD); Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire (MK); Newport, Monmouthshire (NP); Newport, Isle of Wight (PO); or Newport, Pembrokeshire (SA).
  48. ^ Not to be confused with Ashford, Surrey (TW).
  49. ^ Not to be confused with St. Ives, Huntingdonshire(PE).
  50. ^ Not to be confused with Ashford, Kent (TN).
  51. ^ Not to be confused with Richmond, North Yorkshire (DL).
  52. ^ Formerly "Staines". "New sectors and localities to 20 July 2012" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  53. ^ Covers areas of West London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  54. ^ Covers areas of West Central London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  55. ^ Not to be confused with Worcester Park, Greater London (KT).

References

  • Royal Mail (1999). Address Management Guide (6th ed.).
  • "Royal Mail major recode historical information – 2000 to September 2011" (PDF). Royal Mail. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  1. ^ "ME Postcode". streetlist.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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