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Encyclopedia > List of postal districts in the United Kingdom
This is a list of the post towns of the United Kingdom sorted in postcode sequence. Each town has one or more postal districts , for example PE2. These are also called postcode districts or outward codes . In rural areas a postal district may cover more than one post town. A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ...
postal area , for example YO.
Royal Mail recommend that on envelopes, etc. the post town should be written in capitals. But the county may be omitted provided that a full postcode is given - see postal counties of the United Kingdom . Royal Mail is the national postal service in the United Kingdom. ...
See also list of postal areas in the United Kingdom . The UK postal system runs on a system of alphanumeric codes, or Postcodes. ...
A-H Post town Postal county District Area n/a = not allocated England E Aberdeen Aberdeenshire AB1, AB2 Aberdeen S Aberlour , Aboyne , Alford , Ballater , Ballindalloch, Banchory , Braemar , Craigellachie , Laurencekirk , Skene, Stonehaven , Turriff Aberdeenshire , Banffshire , Kincardineshire AB3 Banff , Macduff , Ellon , Fraserburgh , Peterhead Banffshire , Aberdeenshire AB4 Buckie , Huntly , Insch, Inverurie , Keith Banffshire , Aberdeenshire AB5 St. Albans Hertfordshire AL1, AL2, AL3, AL4 St. Albans E Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL7, AL8 Hatfield Hertfordshire AL9, AL10 Birmingham Warwickshire , Staffordshire & Worcestershire B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B10, B11, B12, B13, B14, B15, B16, B17, B18, B19, B20, B21, B22, B23, B24, B25, B26, B27, B28, B29, B30, B31, B32, B33, B34, B35, B36, B37, B38, B39, B40, B42, B43, B44, B45, B46, B47, B48 Birmingham E Alcester Warwickshire B49, B50 n/a B51 to B59 Bromsgrove Worcestershire B60, B61 Halesowen Worcestershire B62, B63, B64 Smethwick Worcestershire B65, B66, B67 Oldbury Worcestershire B68, B69 West Bromwich Staffordshire B70, B71, B72 Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire B73, B74, B75, B76 Tamworth Staffordshire B77, B78, B79 Studley Warwickshire B80 n/a B81, B82, B83, B84, B85, B86, B87, B88, B89 Solihull Warwickshire B90, B91, B92, B93, B94, B95 Redditch Worcestershire B96, B97, B98 Bath Somerset BA1, BA2 Bath E Radstock Somerset BA3 Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 Wells Somerset BA5 Glastonbury Somerset BA6 Castle Cary Somerset BA7 Templecombe Somerset BA8 Wincanton Somerset BA9 Bruton Somerset BA10 Frome Somerset BA11 Warminster Wiltshire BA12 Westbury Wiltshire BA13 Trowbridge Wiltshire BA14 Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire BA15 Street Somerset BA16 n/a BA17, BA18, BA19 Yeovil Somerset BA20, BA21, BA22 Blackburn Lancashire BB1, BB2 … BB6 Blackburn E Darwen Lancashire BB3 Rossendale Lancashire BB4 Accrington Lancashire BB5 Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 Colne Lancashire BB8 Nelson Lancashire BB9 Burnley Lancashire BB10, BB11, BB12 Bradford West Riding of Yorkshire BD1, BD2, BD3, BD4, BD5, BD6, BD7, BD8, BD9, BD10, BD11, BD12, BD13, BD14, BD15 Bradford E Bingley do. BD16 Shipley do. BD17, BD18 Cleckheaton do. BD19 Keighley do. BD20, BD21, BD22 Skipton do. BD23 Settle do. BD24 Bournemouth Hampshire BH1, BH2, BH3, BH4, BH5, BH6, BH7, BH8, BH9, BH10, BH11 Bournemouth E Poole Dorset BH12, BH13, BH14, BH15, BH16, BH17 Broadstone Dorset BH18 Swanage Dorset BH19 Wareham Dorset BH20 Wimborne Dorset BH21, BB22 Christchurch Dorset BH23 Ringwood Hampshire BH24 New Milton Hampshire BH25 Bolton Lancashire BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, BL5, BL6, BL7 Bolton E Bury Lancashire BL8, BL9 Brighton Sussex BN1, BN2, BN41, BN42 Brighton E Hove Sussex BN3 Shoreham-by-Sea , Steyning Sussex BN4 Henfield Sussex BN5 Hassocks Sussex BN6 Lewes Sussex BN7, BN8 Newhaven Sussex BN9 n/a BN10 Worthing Sussex BN11, BN12, BN13, BN14 Lancing Sussex BN15 Littlehampton Sussex BN16, BN17 Arundel Sussex BN18 n/a BN19 Eastbourne Sussex BN20, BN21, BN22, BN23 Pevensey Sussex BN24 Seaford Sussex BN25 Polegate Sussex BN26 Hailsham Sussex BN27 Bromley Kent BR1 Bromley E Keston Kent BR2 Beckenham Kent BR3 West Wickham Kent BR4 Orpington Kent BR5, BR6 Chislehurst Kent BR7 Swanley Kent BR8 Bristol Gloucestershire & Somerset BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4, BS5, BS6, BS7, BS8, BS9, BS10, BS11, BS13, BS14, BS15, BS16, BS20, BS30, BS31, BS34, BS35, BS39, BS40, BS41, BS49 Bristol E Clevedon Somerset BS21 Weston-super-Mare Somerset BS22, BS23, BS24 Winscombe Somerset BS25 Axbridge Somerset BS26 Cheddar Somerset BS27 Wedmore Somerset BS28 Belfast County Antrim BT1, BT2, BT3, BT4, BT5, BT6, BT7, BT8, BT9, BT10, BT11, BT12, BT13, BT14, BT15, BT16, BT17 Belfast N Northern Ireland All counties BT18, BT19, BT20, BT21, BT22, BT23, BT24, BT25, BT26, BT27, BT28, BT29, BT30, BT31, BT32, BT33, BT34, BT35, BT36, BT37, BT38, BT39, BT40, BT41, BT42, BT43, BT44, BT45, BT46, BT47, BT48, BT49, BT50, BT51, BT52, BT53, BT54, BT55, BT56, BT57, BT58, BT59, BT60, BT61, BT62, BT63, BT64, BT65, BT66, BT67, BT68, BT69, BT70, BT71, BT72, BT73, BT74, BT75, BT76, BT77, BT78, BT79, BT80 Carlisle Cumberland CA1, CA2, CA3, CA4, CA5, CA6 Carlisle E Wigton Cumberland CA7 Brampton Cumberland CA8 Alston Cumberland CA9 Penrith Cumberland CA10, CA11 Keswick Cumberland CA12 Cockermouth Cumberland CA13 Workington Cumberland CA14 Maryport Cumberland CA15 Appleby Westmorland CA16 Kirkby Stephen Westmorland CA17 Ravenglass Cumberland CA18 Holmrook Cumberland CA19 Seascale Cumberland CA20 Beckermet Cumberland CA21 Egremont Cumberland CA22 Cleator Cumberland CA23 Moor Row Cumberland CA24 Cleator Moor Cumberland CA25 Frizington Cumberland CA26 St. Bees Cumberland CA27 Whitehaven Cumberland CA28 Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5 Cambridge E Saffron Walden Essex CB10, CB11 Ely Cambridgeshire CB6, CB7 Newmarket Suffolk CB8 Haverhill Suffolk CB9 Cardiff Glamorgan CF3, CF5, CF10, CF11, CF14, CF15, CF23, CF24 Cardiff W Bridgend Glamorgan CF31, CF32, CF33, CF34, CF35 Porthcawl Glamorgan CF36 Pontypridd Glamorgan CF37, CF38 Porth Glamorgan CF39 Tonypandy Glamorgan CF40 Pentre Glamorgan CF41 Treorchy Glamorgan CF42 Ferndale Glamorgan CF43 Aberdare Glamorgan CF44 Mountain Ash Glamorgan CF45 Treharris Glamorgan CF46 Merthyr Tydfil Glamorgan CF47, CF48 Llantwit Major Glamorgan CF61 Barry Glamorgan CF62, CF63 Dinas Powys, Penarth Glamorgan CF64 Cowbridge Glamorgan CF71 Pontyclun Glamorgan CF72 Bargoed Glamorgan CF81 Hengoed Glamorgan CF82 Caerphilly Glamorgan CF83 n/a CF1, CF2, CF4, CF6, CF7, CF8, CF9, CF12, CF13, CF16, CF17, CF18, CF19, CF20, CF21, CF22, CF23, CF24, CF25, CF26, CF27, CF28, CF29, CF30 Chester Cheshire CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4 Chester E Deeside Flintshire CH5 Chester W Bagillt, Flint Flintshire CH6 Buckley , Mold Flintshire CH7 Holywell Flintshire CH8 Birkenhead Cheshire CH41, CH42, CH43 Chester E Wallasey Cheshire CH44, CH45 Wirral Cheshire CH46, CH47, CH48, CH49 … CH60, CH61, CH62, CH63 South Wirral Cheshire CH64, CH65, CH66 Chelmsford Essex CM1, CM2, CM3 Chelmsford E Burnham-on-Crouch , SouthminsterEssex CM10 Billericay Essex CM11, CM12 Brentwood Essex CM13, CM14, CM15 Epping Essex CM16 Harlow Essex CM17, CM18, CM19, CM20 Sawbridgeworth Essex CM21 Bishops Stortford Essex CM22, CM23 Stansted Essex CM24 Ingatestone Essex CM4 Ongar Essex CM5 Dunmow Essex CM6 Braintree Essex CM7 Witham Essex CM8 Maldon Essex CM9 Colchester Essex CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4, CO5, CO6, CO7 Colchester E Sudbury Suffolk CO10 Manningtree Essex CO11 Harwich Essex CO12 Frinton-on-Sea Essex CO13 Walton-on-the-Naze Essex CO14 Clacton-on-Sea Essex CO15 Bures Suffolk CO8 Halstead Essex CO9 Croydon Surrey CR0 … CR9 Croydon E n/a CR1 South Croydon Surrey CR2 Caterham Surrey CR3 Mitcham Surrey CR4 Coulsdon Surrey CR5 Warlingham Surrey CR6 Thornton Heath Surrey CR7 Purley Surrey CR8 Canterbury Kent CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4 Canterbury E Broadstairs Kent CT10 Ramsgate Kent CT11, CT12 Sandwich Kent CT13 Deal Kent CT14 Dover Kent CT15, CT16, CT17 Folkestone Kent CT18, CT19, CT20 Hythe Kent CT21 Whitstable Kent CT5 Herne Bay Kent CT6 Birchington Kent CT7 Westgate Kent CT8 Margate Kent CT9 Coventry Warwickshire CV1, CV2, CV3, CV4, CV5, CV6, CV7 Coventry E Nuneaton Warwickshire CV10, CV11, CV12, CV13 n/a CV14, CV15, CV16, CV17, CV18, CV19 Rugby Warwickshire CV21, CV22, CV23 n/a CV24, CV25, CV26, CV27, CV28, CV29, CV30 Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV31, CV32, CV33 Warwick Warwickshire CV34, CV35 Shipston-on-Stour Warwickshire CV36 Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 Kenilworth Warwickshire CV8 Atherstone Warwickshire CV9 Crewe Cheshire CW1, CW2, CW3, CW4 Crewe E Middlewich Cheshire CW10 Sandbach Cheshire CW11 Congleton Cheshire CW12 Nantwich Cheshire CW5 Tarporley Cheshire CW6 Winsford Cheshire CW7 Northwich Cheshire CW8, CW9 Dartford Kent DA1, DA2, DA3, DA4 Dartford E Swanscombe Kent DA10 Gravesend Kent DA11, DA12, DA13 Sidcup Kent DA14, DA15 Welling Kent DA16 Belvedere Kent DA17 Erith Kent DA18 Bexley Kent DA5, DA6 Bexleyheath Kent DA7, DA8 Greenhithe Kent DA9 Dundee Angus DD1, DD2, DD3, DD4, DD5 Dundee S Montrose Angus DD10 Arbroath Angus DD11 Newport-on-Tay , TayportFife DD6 Carnoustie Angus DD7 Kirriemuir Angus DD8 Brechin Angus DD9 Derby Derbyshire DE1, DE2, DE3 Derby E Burton-upon-Trent Staffordshire DE11, DE12, DE13, DE14 Bakewell Derbyshire DE4 Matlock Derbyshire DE5 Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 Heanor , Ilkeston Derbyshire DE7 n/a DE8, DE9, DE10 Dumfries Dumfriesshire DG1, DG2 Dumfries S Moffat Dumfriesshire DG10 Lockerbie Dumfriesshire DG11 Annan Dumfriesshire DG12 n/a DG13 Canonbie, Langholm Dumfriesshire DG14 Thornhill Dumfriesshire DG3 Sanquhar Dumfriesshire DG4 Dalbeattie Kirkcudbrightshire DG5 Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbrightshire DG6 Castle Douglas Kirkcudbrightshire DG7 Newton Stewart Wigtownshire DG8 Stranraer Wigtownshire DG9 Durham County Durham DH1, DH2 Durham E Chester le Street County Durham DH3, DH4 Houghton le Spring County Durham DH5, DH6 Consett County Durham DH7, DH8 Stanley County Durham DH9 Darlington County Durham DL1, DL2, DL3 Darlington E Richmond North Riding of Yorkshire DL10, DL11 Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13, DL14 Crook County Durham DL15 Spennymoor County Durham DL16 Ferryhill County Durham DL17 Shildon County Durham DL4 Newton Aycliffe County Durham DL5 Northallerton North Riding of Yorkshire DL6, DL7 Bedale , Leyburn, HawesNorth Riding of Yorkshire DL8 Catterick Garrison North Riding of Yorkshire DL9 Doncaster West Riding of Yorkshire DN1, DN2, DN3, DN4, DN5, DN6, DN7, DN8, DN9, DN10, DN11 Doncaster E n/a DN12, DN13 Goole West Riding of Yorkshire DN14 Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN15, DN16, DN17 Barton-on-Humber Lincolnshire DN18 Barrow-on-Humber Lincolnshire DN19 Brigg Lincolnshire DN20 Gainsborough Lincolnshire DN21 Retford Nottinghamshire DN22 n/a DN23, DN24, DN25, DN26, DN27, DN28, DN29, DN30 Grimsby Lincolnshire DN31, DN32, DN33, DN34 Cleethorpes Lincolnshire DN35, DN36, DN37 Barnetby Lincolnshire DN38 Ulceby Lincolnshire DN39 Habrough Lincolnshire DN40 Dorchester Dorset DT1, DT2 Dorchester E Sturminster Newton Dorset DT10 Blandford Forum Dorset DT11 Weymouth Dorset DT3, DT4 Isle of Portland Dorset DT5 Bridport Dorset DT6 Lyme Regis Dorset DT7 Beaminster Dorset DT8 Sherborne Dorset DT9 Dudley Worcestershire DY1, DY2, DY3 Dudley E Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10, DY11 Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 Stourport-on-Severn Worcestershire DY13, DY14 Tipton Staffordshire DY4 Brierley Hill Staffordshire DY5 Kingswinford Staffordshire DY6 Stourbridge Worcestershire DY7, DY8, DY9 Aldgate London E1 London, East E Leyton London E10 Leytonstone London E11 Manor Park London E12 Plaistow London E13 Poplar London E14 Stratford London E15 Docklands London E16 Walthamstow London E17 Bethnal Green London E2 Bow London E3 Chingford London E4 Clapton London E5 East Ham London E6 Forest Gate London E7 Hackney London E8 Homerton London E9 Finsbury London EC1 London, East Central E Holborn London EC1, WC2 Liverpool Street London EC2 City of London London EC3 Fleet Street London EC4 Edinburgh Midlothian EH1, EH2, EH3, EH4, EH5, EH6, EH7, EH8, EH9, EH10, EH11, EH12, EH13 … EH15, EH16, EH17 Edinburgh S Balerno, Bonnyrigg , Currie, Juniper Green Midlothian EH14 Lasswade Midlothian EH18 n/a EH19 Loanhead Midlothian EH20 Musselburgh Midlothian EH21 Dalkeith Midlothian EH22 Gorebridge Midlothian EH23 Rosewell Midlothian EH24 Roslin Midlothian EH25 Penicuik Midlothian EH26 Kirknewton Midlothian EH27 Newbridge Midlothian EH28 Kirkliston West Lothian EH29 South Queensferry West Lothian EH30 Gullane East Lothian EH31 Longniddry , Prestonpans East Lothian EH32 Tranent East Lothian EH33 Pencaitland East Lothian EH34 Ormiston Midlothian EH35 Humbie East Lothian EH36 Pathhead Midlothian EH37 Heriot Midlothian EH38 North Berwick East Lothian EH39 East Linton East Lothian EH40 Haddington East Lothian EH41 Dunbar East Lothian EH42 Walkerburn Peeblesshire EH43 Innerleithen Peeblesshire EH44 Peebles Peeblesshire EH45 West Linton Peeblesshire EH46 Bathgate West Lothian EH47, EH48 Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 n/a EH50 Bo'ness West Lothian EH51 Broxburn West Lothian EH52 Livingston West Lothian EH53, EH54 Calder, West West Lothian EH55 Enfield Middlesex EN1, EN2, EN3 Enfield E Broxbourne Hertfordshire EN10 Hoddesdon Hertfordshire EN11 Barnet Hertfordshire EN4, EN5 Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 Waltham Cross Hertfordshire EN7, EN8 Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 Exeter Devon EX1, EX2, EX3, EX4, EX5, EX6 Exeter E Dawlish Devon EX7 Exmouth Devon EX8 Budleigh Salterton Devon EX9 Sidmouth Devon EX10 Ottery St. Mary Devon EX11 Seaton Devon EX12 Axminster , ColytonDevon EX13 Honiton Devon EX14 Cullompton Devon EX15 Tiverton Devon EX16 Crediton Devon EX17 Chulmleigh Devon EX18 Winkleigh Devon EX19 North Tawton, Okehampton Devon EX20 Beaworthy Devon EX21 Holsworthy Devon EX22 Bude Cornwall EX23 n/a EX24, EX25, EX26, EX27, EX28, EX29, EX30 Barnstaple Devon EX31, EX32 Braunton Devon EX33 Ilfracombe , Woolacombe Devon EX34 Lynmouth , Lynton Devon EX35 South Molton Devon EX36 Umberleigh Devon EX37 Torrington Devon EX38 Bideford Devon EX39 Falkirk Stirlingshire FK1, FK2 Falkirk S Alloa , Clackmannan Clackmannanshire FK10 Menstrie Clackmannanshire FK11 Alva Clackmannanshire FK12 Tillicoutry Clackmannanshire FK13 Dollar Clackmannanshire FK14 Dunblane Pert
