# Postcode Areas

## What is a Postcode Area?[​](#what-is-a-postcode-area "Direct link to 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](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/guides/uk-postcode-format).

## Postcode Areas[​](#postcode-areas "Direct link to Postcode Areas")

You may download the list in [CSV format](https://data.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/areas.csv).

Ideal Postcodes provides [Address Lists](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/address-database) based on postcode areas. [Get in touch](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/contact-us) if this is of interest.

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            | Guildford                 | 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            | Kirkcaldy                 | 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 of 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         |