Postcode Areas
What is a Postcode Area?
A postcode area is the geographical unit and forms the initial characters of the alphanumeric UK postcode. There is a total of 124 postcode areas in the UK.
To learn about the UK postcode format, read our guide on postcode components.
Postcode Areas
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Below is a table of postcode areas and their regions.
| Postcode Area | Postcode Area Name | Region |
|---|---|---|
| AB | Aberdeen | Scotland |
| AL | St. Albans | East of England |
| B | Birmingham | West Midlands |
| BA | Bath | South West |
| BB | Blackburn | North West |
| BD | Bradford | North West |
| BH | Bournemouth | South West |
| BL | Bolton | North West |
| BN | Brighton | South East |
| BR | Bromley | Greater London |
| BS | Bristol | South West |
| BT | Belfast | Northern Ireland |
| CA | Carlisle | North West |
| CB | Cambridge | East of England |
| CF | Cardiff | Wales |
| CH | Chester | North West |
| CM | Chelmsford | East of England |
| CO | Colchester | East of England |
| CR | Croydon | Greater London |
| CT | Canterbury | South East |
| CV | Coventry | West Midlands |
| CW | Crewe | North West |
| DA | Dartford | Greater London |
| DD | Dundee | Scotland |
| DE | Derby | East Midlands |
| DG | Dumfries | Scotland |
| DH | Durham | North East |
| DL | Darlington | North East |
| DN | Doncaster | East Midlands |
| DT | Dorchester | South West |
| DY | Dudley | West Midlands |
| E | London | Greater London |
| EC | London | Greater London |
| EH | Edinburgh | Scotland |
| EN | Enfield | Greater London |
| EX | Exeter | South West |
| FK | Falkirk | Scotland |
| FY | Blackpool | North West |
| G | Glasgow | Scotland |
| GL | Gloucester | South West |
| GU | Guilford | South East |
| GY | Guernsey | Channel Islands |
| HA | Harrow | Greater London |
| HD | Huddersfield | North West |
| HG | Harrogate | North East |
| HP | Hemel | East of England |
| HR | Hereford | West Midlands |
| HS | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Scotland |
| HU | Hull | North East |
| HX | Halifax | North West |
| IG | Ilford | Greater London |
| IM | Isle of Man | Isle of Man |
| IP | Ipswich | East of England |
| IV | Inverness | Scotland |
| JE | Jersey | Channel Islands |
| KA | Kilmarnock | Scotland |
| KT | Kingston | Greater London |
| KW | Kirkwall | Scotland |
| KY | Kirkaldy | Scotland |
| L | Liverpool | North West |
| LA | Lancaster | North West |
| LD | Llandrindod | Wales |
| LE | Leicester | East Midlands |
| LL | Llandudno | Wales |
| LN | Lincoln | East Midlands |
| LS | Leeds | North East |
| LU | Luton | East of England |
| M | Manchester | North West |
| ME | Medway | South East |
| MK | Milton Keynes | South East |
| ML | Motherwell | Scotland |
| N | London | Greater London |
| NE | Newcastle | North East |
| NG | Nottingham | East Midlands |
| NN | Northampton | West Midlands |
| NP | Newport | Wales |
| NR | Norwich | East of England |
| NW | London | Greater London |
| OL | Oldham | North West |
| OX | Oxford | South East |
| PA | Paisley | Scotland |
| PE | Peterborough | East England |
| PH | Perth | Scotland |
| PL | Plymouth | South West |
| PO | Portsmouth | South East |
| PR | Preston | North West |
| QC | Awarding Bodies | Non-geographic |
| RG | Reading | South East |
| RH | Redhill | South East |
| RM | Romford | Greater London |
| S | Sheffield | East Midlands |
| SA | Swansea | Wales |
| SE | London | Greater London |
| SG | Stevenage | East of England |
| SK | Stockport | North West |
| SL | Slough | South East |
| SM | Sutton | Greater London |
| SN | Swindon | South West |
| SO | Southampton | South East |
| SP | Salisbury | South West |
| SR | Sunderland | North East |
| SS | Southend | East of England |
| ST | Stoke on Trent | West Midlands |
| SW | London | Greater London |
| SY | Shrewsbury | Wales |
| TA | Taunton | South West |
| TD | Galashiels | Scotland |
| TF | Telford | West Midlands |
| TN | Tonbridge | South East |
| TQ | Torquay | South West |
| TR | Truro | South West |
| TS | Cleveland | North East |
| TW | Twickenham | Greater London |
| UB | Southall | Greater London |
| W | London | Greater London |
| WA | Warrington | North West |
| WC | London | Greater London |
| WD | Watford | Greater London |
| WF | Wakefield | North East |
| WN | Wigan | North West |
| WR | Worcester | West Midlands |
| WS | Walsall | West Midlands |
| WV | Wolverhampton | West Midlands |
| YO | York | North East |
| ZE | Shetland | Scotland |