FAQ About UK Postcodes
How many post codes areas in the UK?
There are 124 postcode areas in the United Kingdom. These postcode areas are the first part of the UK's hierarchical postcode system, representing broader geographic regions that are subsequently divided into postcode districts, sectors, and units for more precise location identification.
Here is a list of all 124 postcode areas in the United Kingdom:
- AB - Aberdeen
- AL - St Albans
- B - Birmingham
- BA - Bath
- BB - Blackburn
- BD - Bradford
- BH - Bournemouth
- BL - Bolton
- BN - Brighton
- BR - Bromley
- BS - Bristol
- BT - Belfast (Northern Ireland)
- CA - Carlisle
- CB - Cambridge
- CF - Cardiff
- CH - Chester
- CM - Chelmsford
- CO - Colchester
- CR - Croydon
- CT - Canterbury
- CV - Coventry
- CW - Crewe
- DA - Dartford
- DD - Dundee
- DE - Derby
- DG - Dumfries and Galloway
- DH - Durham
- DL - Darlington
- DN - Doncaster
- DT - Dorchester
- DY - Dudley
- E - East London
- EC - East Central London
- EH - Edinburgh
- EN - Enfield
- EX - Exeter
- FK - Falkirk
- FY - Blackpool (Fylde)
- G - Glasgow
- GL - Gloucester
- GU - Guildford
- HA - Harrow
- HD - Huddersfield
- HG - Harrogate
- HP - Hemel Hempstead
- HR - Hereford
- HS - Outer Hebrides (Western Isles)
- HU - Hull
- HX - Halifax
- IG - Ilford
- IP - Ipswich
- IV - Inverness
- KA - Kilmarnock
- KT - Kingston upon Thames
- KW - Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
- KY - Kirkcaldy
- L - Liverpool
- LA - Lancaster
- LD - Llandrindod Wells
- LE - Leicester
- LL - Llandudno
- LN - Lincoln
- LS - Leeds
- LU - Luton
- M - Manchester
- ME - Medway (Rochester)
- MK - Milton Keynes
- ML - Motherwell
- N - North London
- NE - Newcastle upon Tyne
- NG - Nottingham
- NN - Northampton
- NP - Newport
- NR - Norwich
- NW - North West London
- OL - Oldham
- OX - Oxford
- PA - Paisley
- PE - Peterborough
- PH - Perth
- PL - Plymouth
- PO - Portsmouth
- PR - Preston
- RG - Reading
- RH - Redhill
- RM - Romford
- S - Sheffield
- SA - Swansea
- SE - South East London
- SG - Stevenage
- SK - Stockport
- SL - Slough
- SM - Sutton
- SN - Swindon
- SO - Southampton
- SP - Salisbury
- SR - Sunderland
- SS - Southend-on-Sea
- ST - Stoke-on-Trent
- SW - South West London
- SY - Shrewsbury
- TA - Taunton
- TD - Tweed (Galashiels)
- TF - Telford
- TN - Tonbridge
- TQ - Torquay
- TR - Truro
- TS - Teesside (Middlesbrough)
- TW - Twickenham
- UB - Uxbridge
- W - West London
- WA - Warrington
- WC - West Central London
- WD - Watford
- WF - Wakefield
- WN - Wigan
- WR - Worcester
- WS - Walsall
- WV - Wolverhampton
- YO - York
- ZE - Lerwick (Shetland Islands)
- GY - Guernsey (Channel Islands)
- JE - Jersey (Channel Islands)
- IM - Isle of Man
The last three postcode areas (GY, JE, and IM) cover the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, which are British Crown Dependencies and not part of the United Kingdom. Nonetheless, these postcode areas are often included when discussing UK postcode areas.
BT postcode area is the only one covering Northern Ireland, while the other 120 postcode areas cover Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales). Additionally, the ZE postcode area covers the Shetland Islands, which are part of Scotland.
