List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom by population
For the purposes of directing mail, the United Kingdom (although this list just shows England, Wales and Northern Ireland), is divided by Royal Mail into postcode areas. The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the initial characters of the alphanumeric UK postcode.[1] There are currently 121 geographic postcode areas in use in the UK and a further 3 often combined with these covering the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man.
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Postcode area | Postcode area name[1][2] | 2011 population[3][4] |
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AL | St Albans | 250,427 |
B | Birmingham | 1,904,658 |
BA | Bath | 434,166 |
BB | Blackburn | 488,917 |
BD | Bradford | 578,336 |
BH | Bournemouth | 551,987 |
BL | Bolton | 380,259 |
BN | Brighton | 802,831 |
BR | Bromley | 299,293 |
BS | Bristol | 940,241 |
BT | Belfast | 1,876,695[5] |
CA | Carlisle | 318,244 |
CB | Cambridge | 421,467 |
CF | Cardiff | 1,005,334 |
CH | Chester | 659,743 |
CM | Chelmsford | 653,492 |
CO | Colchester | 411,418 |
CR | Croydon | 405,982 |
CT | Canterbury | 482,504 |
CV | Coventry | 821,807 |
CW | Crewe | 309,489 |
DA | Dartford | 430,560 |
DE | Derby | 730,620 |
DH | Durham | 309,211 |
DL | Darlington | 360,975 |
DN | Doncaster | 755,713 |
DT | Dorchester | 213,203 |
DY | Dudley | 410,598 |
E | East London | 990,035 |
EC | East Central London | 33,205 |
EN | Enfield | 344,434 |
EX | Exeter | 547,511 |
FY | Blackpool[1] | 276,623 |
GL | Gloucester | 605,821 |
GU | Guildford | 725,368 |
HA | Harrow | 480,953 |
HD | Huddersfield | 262,814 |
HG | Harrogate | 138,343 |
HP | Hemel Hempstead | 488,351 |
HR | Hereford | 176493 |
HU | Hull | 443,223 |
HX | Halifax | 160,378 |
IG | Ilford | 335,694 |
IP | Ipswich | 595,934 |
KT | Kingston upon Thames | 531,664 |
L | Liverpool | 857,079 |
LA | Lancaster | 328,704 |
LD | Llandrindod Wells[1] | 49,792 |
LE | Leicester | 985,795 |
LL | Llandudno | 537,467 |
LN | Lincoln | 293,310 |
LS | Leeds | 774,180 |
LU | Luton | 335,950 |
M | Manchester | 1,167,402 |
ME | Rochester | 607,143 |
MK | Milton Keynes | 507,978 |
N | North London | 848,197 |
NE | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1,162,698 |
NG | Nottingham | 1,163,185 |
NN | Northampton | 653,215 |
NP | Newport | 488,368 |
NR | Norwich | 722,087 |
NW | North West London | 551,407 |
OL | Oldham | 462,833 |
OX | Oxford | 612,827 |
PE | Peterborough | 890,223 |
PL | Plymouth | 542,719 |
PO | Portsmouth | 822,331 |
PR | Preston | 520,556 |
RG | Reading | 778,677 |
RH | Redhill | 532,536 |
RM | Romford | 516,824 |
S | Sheffield | 1,358,507 |
SA | Swansea | 730,232 |
SE | South East London | 988,702 |
SG | Stevenage | 402,911 |
SK | Stockport | 603,795 |
SL | Slough | 373,607 |
SM | Sutton | 217,048 |
SN | Swindon | 459,049 |
SO | Southampton | 665,193 |
SP | Salisbury[1] | 232,524 |
SR | Sunderland | 250,826 |
SS | Southend-on-Sea | 518,677 |
ST | Stoke-on-Trent | 644,068 |
SW | South West London | 874,844 |
SY | Shrewsbury | 342,140 |
TA | Taunton | 322,197 |
TF | Telford | 212,061 |
TN | Tunbridge Wells[1] | 680,816 |
TQ | Torquay | 281,404 |
TR | Truro | 293,864 |
TS | Cleveland[1] | 602,474 |
TW | Twickenham | 490,472 |
UB | Southall[1] | 371,969 |
W | West London | 533,706 |
WA | Warrington | 616,180 |
WC | Western Central London | 35,995 |
WD | Watford | 255,988 |
WF | Wakefield | 512,657 |
WN | Wigan | 308,483 |
WR | Worcester | 287,414 |
WS | Walsall | 449,687 |
WV | Wolverhampton | 395,857 |
YO | York | 562,439 |
References
- Address Management Guide (5th ed.). Royal Mail Group plc. March 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- Office for National Statistics (1999). The Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom (PDF) (2000 ed.). London: The Stationery Office. "UK Postal Areas", map opposite p. 5. ISBN 0-11-621098-2. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- "KS101EW (Usual resident population) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "Data Warehouse | Census Data Explorer | Scotland's Census". www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "2011 Census". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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