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List of post towns in the United Kingdom

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This is a list of post towns in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies, sorted by the postcode area (the first part of the outward code of a postcode).

Postcode
area
Postcode namePost towns
AB AberdeenAberdeen, Aberlour, Aboyne, Alford (Aberdeenshire),[Note 1] Ballater, Ballindalloch, Banchory, Banff, Buckie, Ellon, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Insch, Inverurie, Keith, Laurencekirk, Macduff, Milltimber, Peterculter, Peterhead, Stonehaven, Strathdon, Turriff, Westhill
AL St. AlbansHarpenden, Hatfield, St. Albans, Welwyn, Welwyn Garden City
B BirminghamAlcester, Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cradley Heath, Halesowen, Henley-in-Arden, Oldbury, Redditch, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Solihull, Studley, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, West Bromwich
BA BathBath (Somerset),[Note 2] Bradford-on-Avon (Wiltshire),[Note 3] Bruton, Castle Cary, Frome, Glastonbury, Radstock, Shepton Mallet, Street, Templecombe, Trowbridge, Warminster, Wells, Westbury, Wincanton, Yeovil
BB BlackburnAccrington, Barnoldswick, Blackburn, Burnley, Clitheroe, Colne, Darwen, Nelson, Rossendale
BD BradfordBingley, Bradford (West Yorkshire),[Note 4] Cleckheaton, Keighley, Settle, Shipley, Skipton
BF British ForcesBFPO[Note 5]
BH BournemouthBournemouth, Broadstone, Christchurch, Ferndown, New Milton, Poole, Ringwood, Swanage, Verwood, Wareham, Wimborne
BL BoltonBolton, Bury
BN BrightonArundel, Brighton, Eastbourne, Hailsham, Hassocks, Henfield, Hove, Lancing, Lewes, Littlehampton, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Pevensey, Polegate, Seaford, Shoreham-by-Sea, Steyning, Worthing
BR BromleyBeckenham, Bromley, Chislehurst, Keston, Orpington, Swanley, West Wickham
BS BristolAxbridge, Banwell, Bristol, Cheddar, Clevedon, Wedmore, Weston-super-Mare, Winscombe
BT BelfastAntrim, Armagh, Augher, Aughnacloy, Ballycastle, Ballyclare, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Ballynahinch, Banbridge, Bangor (County Down),[Note 6] Belfast, Bushmills, Caledon, Carrickfergus, Castlederg, Castlewellan, Clogher, Coleraine, Cookstown, Craigavon, Crumlin, Donaghadee, Downpatrick, Dromore, Dungannon, Enniskillen, Fivemiletown, Hillsborough, Holywood, Larne, Limavady, Lisburn, Londonderry, Maghera, Magherafelt, Newcastle (County Down),[Note 7] Newry, Newtownabbey, Newtownards, Omagh, Portrush, Portstewart, Strabane
CA CarlisleAlston, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Beckermet, Brampton, Carlisle, Cleator, Cleator Moor, Cockermouth, Egremont, Frizington, Holmrook, Keswick, Kirkby Stephen, Maryport, Moor Row, Penrith, Ravenglass, Seascale, St. Bees, Whitehaven, Wigton, Workington
CB CambridgeCambridge, Ely, Haverhill, Newmarket, Saffron Walden
CF CardiffAberdare, Bargoed, Barry, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Cowbridge, Dinas Powys, Ferndale, Hengoed, Llantwit Major, Maesteg, Merthyr Tydfil, Mountain Ash, Penarth, Pentre, Pontyclun, Pontypridd, Porth, Porthcawl, Tonypandy, Treharris, Treorchy
CH ChesterBagillt, Birkenhead, Buckley, Chester (Cheshire),[Note 8] Deeside, Ellesmere Port (Cheshire),[Note 9] Flint, Holywell, Mold, Neston, Prenton, Wallasey, Wirral
CM ChelmsfordBillericay, Bishop's Stortford, Braintree, Brentwood, Burnham-on-Crouch (Essex),[Note 10] Chelmsford, Dunmow, Epping, Harlow, Ingatestone, Maldon, Ongar, Sawbridgeworth, Southminster, Stansted, Witham
CO ColchesterBures, Clacton-on-Sea, Colchester, Frinton-on-Sea, Halstead, Harwich, Manningtree, Sudbury, Walton on the Naze (Essex)[Note 11]
CR CroydonCaterham, Coulsdon, Croydon, Kenley, Mitcham, Purley, South Croydon, Thornton Heath, Warlingham, Whyteleafe
CT CanterburyBirchington, Broadstairs, Canterbury, Deal, Dover, Folkestone, Herne Bay, Hythe, Margate, Ramsgate, Sandwich, Westgate-on-Sea, Whitstable
CV CoventryAtherstone, Bedworth, Coventry, Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Rugby, Shipston-on-Stour, Southam, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick
CW CreweCongleton, Crewe, Middlewich, Nantwich, Northwich, Sandbach, Tarporley, Winsford
DA DartfordBelvedere, Bexley, Bexleyheath, Dartford, Erith, Gravesend, Greenhithe, Longfield, Sidcup, Swanscombe, Welling
DD DundeeArbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie, Dundee, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Montrose, Newport-on-Tay (Fife),[Note 12] Tayport
DE DerbyAlfreton, Ashbourne, Bakewell, Belper, Burton-on-Trent, Derby, Heanor, Ilkeston, Matlock, Ripley, Swadlincote
DG Dumfries and GallowayAnnan, Canonbie, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Gretna, Kirkcudbright, Langholm, Lockerbie, Moffat, Newton Stewart, Sanquhar, Stranraer, Thornhill
DH DurhamChester le Street (County Durham),[Note 13] Consett, Durham, Houghton le Spring, Stanley
DL DarlingtonBarnard Castle, Bedale, Bishop Auckland, Catterick Garrison, Crook, Darlington, Ferryhill, Hawes, Leyburn, Newton Aycliffe, Northallerton, Richmond (North Yorkshire),[Note 14] Shildon, Spennymoor
DN DoncasterBarnetby, Barrow-upon-Humber, Barton-upon-Humber, Brigg, Cleethorpes, Doncaster, Gainsborough, Goole, Grimsby, Immingham, Retford, Scunthorpe, Ulceby
DT DorchesterBeaminster, Blandford Forum, Bridport, Dorchester, Lyme Regis, Portland, Sherborne, Sturminster Newton, Weymouth
DY DudleyBewdley, Brierley Hill, Dudley, Kidderminster, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Stourport-on-Severn, Tipton
E East LondonLondon[Note 15]
EC East-Central LondonLondon[Note 16]
EH EdinburghBalerno, Bathgate (West Lothian),[Note 17] Bo'ness, Bonnyrigg, Broxburn, Currie, Dalkeith, Dunbar, East Linton, Edinburgh, Gorebridge, Gullane, Haddington, Heriot, Humbie, Innerleithen, Juniper Green, Kirkliston, Kirknewton, Lasswade, Linlithgow, Livingston, Loanhead, Longniddry, Musselburgh, Newbridge, North Berwick, Pathhead, Peebles, Penicuik, Prestonpans, Rosewell, Roslin, South Queensferry, Tranent, Walkerburn, West Calder, West Linton
EN EnfieldBarnet, Broxbourne, Enfield, Hoddesdon, Potters Bar, Waltham Abbey, Waltham Cross
EX ExeterAxminster, Barnstaple, Beaworthy, Bideford, Braunton, Bude, Budleigh Salterton, Chulmleigh, Colyton, Crediton, Cullompton, Dawlish, Exeter, Exmouth, Holsworthy, Honiton, Ilfracombe, Lynmouth, Lynton, North Tawton, Okehampton, Ottery St. Mary, Seaton, Sidmouth, South Molton, Tiverton, Torrington, Umberleigh, Winkleigh, Woolacombe
FK FalkirkAlloa, Alva, Bonnybridge, Callander, Clackmannan, Crianlarich, Denny, Dollar, Doune, Dunblane, Falkirk, Grangemouth, Killin, Larbert, Lochearnhead, Menstrie, Stirling, Tillicoultry
FY BlackpoolBlackpool, Fleetwood, Lytham St. Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton-Cleveleys
G GlasgowAlexandria, Arrochar, Clydebank, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Helensburgh
GL GloucesterBadminton, Berkeley, Blakeney, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Cinderford, Cirencester, Coleford, Drybrook, Dursley, Dymock, Fairford, Gloucester, Lechlade, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney, Mitcheldean, Moreton-in-Marsh, Newent, Newnham, Ruardean, Stonehouse, Stroud, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Westbury-on-Severn, Wotton-under-Edge
GU GuildfordAldershot, Alton, Bagshot, Bordon, Camberley, Cranleigh, Farnborough, Farnham, Fleet, Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere, Hindhead, Lightwater, Liphook, Liss, Midhurst, Petersfield, Petworth, Sandhurst, Virginia Water, Windlesham, Woking, Yateley
GY GuernseyGuernsey
HA HarrowEdgware, Harrow, Northwood, Pinner, Ruislip, Stanmore, Wembley
HD HuddersfieldBrighouse, Holmfirth, Huddersfield
HG HarrogateHarrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon
HP Hemel HempsteadAmersham, Aylesbury, Beaconsfield, Berkhamsted, Chalfont St. Giles, Chesham, Great Missenden, Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe, Princes Risborough, Tring
HR HerefordBromyard, Hereford, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster, Ross-on-Wye
HS Outer HebridesIsle of Barra, Isle of Benbecula, Isle of Harris, Isle of Lewis, Isle of North Uist, Isle of Scalpay, Isle of South Uist, Stornoway
HU HullBeverley, Brough, Cottingham, Hessle, Hornsea, Hull, North Ferriby, Withernsea
HX HalifaxElland, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge
IG IlfordBarking, Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell, Ilford, Loughton, Woodford Green
IM Isle of ManIsle of Man
IP IpswichAldeburgh, Brandon, Bury St. Edmunds, Diss, Eye, Felixstowe, Halesworth, Harleston, Ipswich, Leiston, Saxmundham, Southwold, Stowmarket, Thetford, Woodbridge
IV InvernessAchnasheen, Alness, Ardgay, Avoch, Beauly, Cromarty, Dingwall, Dornoch, Elgin, Fochabers, Forres, Fortrose, Gairloch, Garve, Invergordon, Inverness, Isle of Skye, Kyle, Lairg, Lossiemouth, Muir of Ord, Munlochy, Nairn, Plockton, Portree, Rogart, Strathcarron, Strathpeffer, Strome Ferry, Tain, Ullapool
JE JerseyJersey
KA KilmarnockArdrossan, Ayr, Beith, Cumnock, Dalry, Darvel, Galston, Girvan, Irvine, Isle of Arran, Isle of Cumbrae, Kilbirnie, Kilmarnock, Kilwinning, Largs, Mauchline, Maybole, Newmilns, Prestwick, Saltcoats, Stevenston, Troon, West Kilbride
KT KingstonAddlestone, Ashtead, Chertsey, Chessington, Cobham, East Molesey, Epsom, Esher, Kingston upon Thames, Leatherhead, New Malden, Surbiton, Tadworth, Thames Ditton, Walton-on-Thames (Surrey),[Note 18] West Byfleet, West Molesey, Weybridge, Worcester Park (Greater London)[Note 19]
KW KirkwallBerriedale, Brora, Dunbeath, Forsinard, Golspie, Halkirk, Helmsdale, Kinbrace, Kirkwall, Latheron, Lybster, Orkney, Stromness, Thurso, Wick
KY KirkcaldyAnstruther, Burntisland, Cowdenbeath, Cupar, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Inverkeithing, Kelty, Kinross, Kirkcaldy, Leven, Lochgelly, St. Andrews
L LiverpoolBootle, Liverpool, Ormskirk, Prescot
LA LancasterAmbleside, Askam-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, Broughton-in-Furness, Carnforth, Coniston, Dalton-in-Furness, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal, Kirkby-in-Furness, Lancaster, Millom, Milnthorpe, Morecambe, Sedbergh, Ulverston, Windermere
LD Llandrindod WellsBrecon, Builth Wells, Knighton, Llandrindod Wells, Llangammarch Wells, Llanwrtyd Wells, Presteigne, Rhayader
LE LeicesterAshby-de-la-Zouch, Coalville, Hinckley, Ibstock, Leicester, Loughborough, Lutterworth, Market Harborough, Markfield, Melton Mowbray, Oakham, Wigston
LL LlandudnoAberdovey, Abergele, Amlwch, Arthog, Bala, Bangor (Gwynedd),[Note 20] Barmouth, Beaumaris, Betws-y-Coed, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Bodorgan, Brynteg, Caernarfon, Cemaes Bay, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, Corwen, Criccieth, Denbigh, Dolgellau, Dolwyddelan, Dulas, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Fairbourne, Gaerwen, Garndolbenmaen, Harlech, Holyhead, Llanbedr, Llanbedrgoch, Llandudno (Conwy),[Note 21] Llandudno Junction (Conwy),[Note 22] Llanerchymedd, Llanfairfechan, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Llangefni, Llangollen, Llanrwst, Llwyngwril, Marianglas, Menai Bridge, Moelfre, Penmaenmawr, Penrhyndeudraeth, Pentraeth, Penysarn, Porthmadog, Prestatyn, Pwllheli, Rhosgoch, Rhosneigr, Rhyl, Ruthin, St. Asaph, Talsarnau, Talybont (Gwynedd),[Note 23] Trefriw, Ty Croes, Tyn-y-Gongl, Tywyn, Wrexham, Y Felinheli
LN LincolnAlford (Lincolnshire),[Note 24] Horncastle, Lincoln, Louth, Mablethorpe, Market Rasen, Woodhall Spa
LS LeedsIlkley, Leeds, Otley, Pudsey, Tadcaster, Wetherby
LU LutonDunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Luton
M ManchesterManchester, Sale, Salford
ME Rochester[1]Aylesford, Chatham, Faversham, Gillingham (Kent),[Note 25] Maidstone, Queenborough, Rochester, Sheerness, Sittingbourne, Snodland, West Malling
MK Milton KeynesBedford, Buckingham, Milton Keynes, Newport Pagnell (Buckinghamshire),[Note 26] Olney
ML MotherwellAirdrie, Bellshill, Biggar, Carluke, Coatbridge, Hamilton, Lanark, Larkhall, Motherwell, Shotts, Strathaven, Wishaw
N North LondonLondon[Note 27]
NE Newcastle upon TyneAlnwick, Ashington, Bamburgh, Bedlington, Belford, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Blyth, Boldon Colliery, Chathill, Choppington, Corbridge, Cramlington, East Boldon, Gateshead, Haltwhistle, Hebburn, Hexham, Jarrow, Morpeth, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear),[Note 28] North Shields, Prudhoe, Riding Mill, Rowlands Gill, Ryton, Seahouses, South Shields, Stocksfield, Wallsend, Washington, Whitley Bay, Wooler, Wylam
NG NottinghamGrantham, Mansfield, Newark, Nottingham, Sleaford, Southwell, Sutton-in-Ashfield
NN NorthamptonBrackley, Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Northampton, Rushden, Towcester, Wellingborough
NP NewportAbergavenny, Abertillery, Blackwood, Caerleon, Caldicot, Chepstow, Crickhowell, Cwmbran, Ebbw Vale, Monmouth, New Tredegar, Newport (Monmouthshire),[Note 29] Pontypool, Tredegar, Usk
NR NorwichAttleborough, Beccles, Bungay, Cromer, Dereham, Fakenham, Great Yarmouth, Holt, Lowestoft, Melton Constable, North Walsham, Norwich, Sheringham, Walsingham, Wells-next-the-Sea, Wymondham
NW North-West LondonLondon[Note 30]
OL OldhamAshton-under-Lyne, Bacup, Heywood, Littleborough, Oldham, Rochdale, Todmorden
OX OxfordAbingdon, Bampton, Banbury, Bicester, Burford, Carterton, Chinnor, Chipping Norton, Didcot, Kidlington, Oxford, Thame, Wallingford, Wantage, Watlington, Witney, Woodstock
PA PaisleyAppin, Bishopton, Bridge of Orchy (Argyll),[Note 31] Bridge of Weir (Renfrewshire),[Note 32] Cairndow, Campbeltown, Colintraive, Dalmally, Dunoon, Erskine, Gourock, Greenock, Inveraray, Isle of Bute, Isle of Coll,[Note 33] Isle of Colonsay,[Note 34] Isle of Gigha, Isle of Iona, Isle of Islay, Isle of Jura, Isle of Mull, Isle of Tiree, Johnstone, Kilmacolm, Lochgilphead, Lochwinnoch, Oban, Paisley, Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Skelmorlie, Tarbert, Taynuilt, Tighnabruaich, Wemyss Bay
PE PeterboroughBoston, Bourne, Chatteris, Downham Market, Hunstanton, Huntingdon, King's Lynn, March, Peterborough, Sandringham, Skegness, Spalding, Spilsby, St. Ives (Cambridgeshire),[Note 35] St. Neots, Stamford, Swaffham, Wisbech
PH PerthAberfeldy, Acharacle, Arisaig, Auchterarder, Aviemore, Ballachulish, Blairgowrie, Boat of Garten, Carrbridge, Corrour, Crieff, Dalwhinnie, Dunkeld, Fort Augustus, Fort William, Glenfinnan, Grantown-on-Spey, Invergarry, Isle of Canna, Isle of Eigg, Isle of Rum, Kingussie, Kinlochleven, Lochailort, Mallaig, Nethy Bridge, Newtonmore, Perth, Pitlochry, Roy Bridge, Spean Bridge
PL PlymouthBodmin, Boscastle, Callington, Calstock, Camelford, Delabole, Fowey, Gunnislake, Ivybridge, Launceston, Lifton, Liskeard, Looe, Lostwithiel, Padstow, Par, Plymouth, Port Isaac, Saltash, St. Austell, Tavistock, Tintagel, Torpoint, Wadebridge, Yelverton
PO PortsmouthBembridge, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Cowes, East Cowes, Emsworth, Fareham, Freshwater, Gosport, Havant, Hayling Island, Lee-on-the-Solent, Newport (Isle of Wight),[Note 36] Portsmouth, Rowland's Castle, Ryde, Sandown, Seaview, Shanklin, Southsea, Totland Bay, Ventnor, Waterlooville, Yarmouth
PR PrestonChorley, Leyland, Preston, Southport
RG ReadingBasingstoke, Bracknell, Crowthorne, Henley-on-Thames, Hook, Hungerford, Newbury, Reading, Tadley, Thatcham, Whitchurch (Hampshire),[Note 37] Wokingham
RH RedhillBetchworth, Billingshurst, Burgess Hill, Crawley, Dorking, East Grinstead, Forest Row, Gatwick, Godstone, Haywards Heath, Horley, Horsham, Lingfield, Oxted, Pulborough, Redhill, Reigate
RM RomfordDagenham, Grays, Hornchurch, Purfleet, Rainham, Romford, South Ockendon, Tilbury, Upminster
S SheffieldBarnsley, Chesterfield, Dronfield, Hope Valley, Mexborough, Rotherham, Sheffield, Worksop
SA SwanseaAberaeron, Ammanford, Boncath, Burry Port, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Clarbeston Road, Clynderwen, Crymych, Ferryside, Fishguard, Glogue, Goodwick, Haverfordwest, Kidwelly, Kilgetty, Lampeter, Llanarth, Llandeilo, Llandovery, Llandysul, Llanelli, Llanfyrnach, Llangadog, Llanwrda, Llanybydder, Milford Haven, Narberth, Neath, New Quay, Newcastle Emlyn (Carmarthenshire),[Note 38] Newport (Pembrokeshire),[Note 39] Pembroke, Pembroke Dock, Pencader, Port Talbot, Saundersfoot, Swansea, Tenby, Whitland
SE South-East LondonLondon[Note 40]
SG StevenageArlesey, Baldock, Biggleswade, Buntingford, Henlow, Hertford, Hitchin, Knebworth, Letchworth Garden City, Much Hadham, Royston, Sandy, Shefford, Stevenage, Ware
SK StockportAlderley Edge, Buxton, Cheadle, Dukinfield, Glossop, High Peak, Hyde, Macclesfield, Stalybridge, Stockport, Wilmslow
SL SloughAscot, Bourne End, Gerrards Cross, Iver, Maidenhead, Marlow, Slough, Windsor
SM Sutton and MordenBanstead, Carshalton, Morden, Sutton, Wallington
SN SwindonCalne, Chippenham, Corsham, Devizes, Faringdon, Malmesbury, Marlborough, Melksham, Pewsey, Swindon
SO SouthamptonAlresford, Brockenhurst, Eastleigh, Lymington, Lyndhurst, Romsey, Southampton, Stockbridge, Winchester
SP SalisburyAndover, Fordingbridge, Gillingham (Dorset),[Note 41] Salisbury, Shaftesbury, Tidworth
SR SunderlandPeterlee, Seaham, Sunderland
SS Southend-on-SeaBasildon, Benfleet, Canvey Island, Hockley, Leigh-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea, Stanford-le-Hope, Westcliff-on-Sea, Wickford
ST Stoke-on-TrentLeek, Newcastle (Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire),[Note 42] Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Stone, Uttoxeter
SW South-West LondonLondon[Note 43]
SY ShrewsburyAberystwyth, Bishops Castle, Borth, Bow Street, Bucknell, Caersws, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ellesmere (Shropshire),[Note 44] Llanbrynmair, Llandinam, Llanfechain, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Llanon, Llanrhystud, Llansantffraid, Llanymynech, Ludlow, Lydbury North, Machynlleth, Malpas, Meifod, Montgomery, Newtown, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Talybont (Ceredigion),[Note 45] Tregaron, Welshpool, Whitchurch (Shropshire),[Note 46] Ystrad Meurig
TA TauntonBridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea (Somerset),[Note 47] Chard, Crewkerne, Dulverton, Highbridge, Hinton St. George, Ilminster, Langport, Martock, Merriott, Minehead, Montacute, Somerton, South Petherton, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Taunton, Watchet, Wellington
TD GalashielsBerwick-upon-Tweed, Cockburnspath, Coldstream, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Duns, Earlston, Eyemouth, Galashiels, Gordon, Hawick, Jedburgh, Kelso, Lauder, Melrose, Mindrum, Newcastleton (Roxburghshire),[Note 48] Selkirk
TF TelfordBroseley, Market Drayton, Much Wenlock, Newport (Shropshire),[Note 49] Shifnal, Telford
TN Tunbridge WellsAshford (Kent),[Note 50] Battle, Bexhill-on-Sea, Cranbrook, Crowborough, Edenbridge, Etchingham, Hartfield, Hastings, Heathfield, Mayfield, New Romney, Robertsbridge, Romney Marsh, Rye, Sevenoaks, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Tenterden, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Uckfield, Wadhurst, Westerham, Winchelsea
TQ TorquayBrixham, Buckfastleigh, Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, Paignton, Salcombe, South Brent, Teignmouth, Torquay, Totnes
TR TruroCamborne, Falmouth, Hayle, Helston, Isles of Scilly, Marazion, Newquay, Penryn, Penzance, Perranporth, Redruth, St. Agnes, St. Columb, St. Ives (Cornwall),[Note 51] Truro
TS ClevelandBillingham, Guisborough, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Stockton-on-Tees, Trimdon Station, Wingate, Yarm
TW TwickenhamAshford (Surrey),[Note 52] Brentford, Egham, Feltham, Hampton, Hounslow, Isleworth, Richmond (Greater London),[Note 53] Shepperton, Staines-upon-Thames,[Note 54] Sunbury-on-Thames, Teddington, Twickenham
UB SouthallGreenford, Hayes, Northolt, Southall, Uxbridge, West Drayton
W West LondonLondon[Note 55]
WA WarringtonAltrincham, Frodsham, Knutsford, Lymm, Newton-le-Willows, Runcorn, St. Helens, Warrington, Widnes
WC West-Central LondonLondon[Note 56]
WD WatfordAbbots Langley, Borehamwood, Bushey, Kings Langley, Radlett, Rickmansworth, Watford
WF WakefieldBatley, Castleford, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Knottingley, Liversedge, Mirfield, Normanton, Ossett, Pontefract, Wakefield
WN WiganLeigh, Skelmersdale, Wigan
WR WorcesterBroadway, Droitwich, Evesham, Malvern, Pershore, Tenbury Wells, Worcester (Worcestershire)[Note 57]
WS WalsallBurntwood, Cannock, Lichfield, Rugeley, Walsall, Wednesbury
WV WolverhamptonBilston, Bridgnorth, Willenhall, Wolverhampton
YO YorkBridlington, Driffield, Filey, Malton, Pickering, Scarborough, Selby, Thirsk, Whitby, York
ZE LerwickShetland

Footnotes

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  1. Not to be confused with Alford, Lincolnshire (LN).
  2. Not to be confused with Bathgate, West Lothian (EH).
  3. Not to be confused with Bradford, West Yorkshire (BD).
  4. Not to be confused with Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire (BA).
  5. Non-geographic postcode area and post town for UK mail delivered via the British Forces Post Office.
  6. Not to be confused with Bangor, Gwynedd (LL).
  7. Not to be confused with Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (NE); Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire (SA); Newcastle, Staffordshire (ST); or Newcastleton, Roxburghshire (TD).
  8. Not to be confused with Chester le Street, County Durham (DH).
  9. Not to be confused with Ellesmere, Shropshire (SY).
  10. Not to be confused with Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset (TA).
  11. Not to be confused with Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (KT).
  12. Not to be confused with Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire (MK); Newport, Monmouthshire (NP); Newport, Isle of Wight (PO); Newport, Pembrokeshire (SA); or Newport, Shropshire (TF).
  13. Not to be confused with Chester, Cheshire (CH).
  14. Not to be confused with Richmond, Greater London (TW).
  15. Covers areas of East London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  16. Covers areas of East Central London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  17. Not to be confused with Bath, Somerset (BA).
  18. Not to be confused with Walton on the Naze, Essex (CO).
  19. Not to be confused with Worcester, Worcestershire (WR).
  20. Not to be confused with Bangor, County Down (BT).
  21. Not to be confused with Llandudno Junction, Conwy (LL).
  22. Not to be confused with Llandudno, Conwy (LL).
  23. Not to be confused with Talybont, Ceredigion (SY).
  24. Not to be confused with Alford, Aberdeenshire (AB).
  25. Not to be confused with Gillingham, Dorset (SP).
  26. Not to be confused with Newport-on-Tay, Fife (DD); Newport, Monmouthshire (NP); Newport, Isle of Wight (PO); Newport, Pembrokeshire (SA); or Newport, Shropshire (TF).
  27. Covers areas of North London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  28. Not to be confused with Newcastle, County Down (BT); Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire (SA); Newcastle, Staffordshire (ST); or Newcastleton, Roxburghshire (TD).
  29. Not to be confused with Newport-on-Tay, Fife (DD); Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire (MK); Newport, Isle of Wight (PO); Newport, Pembrokeshire (SA); or Newport, Shropshire (TF).
  30. Covers areas of North West London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  31. Not to be confused with Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire (PA).
  32. Not to be confused with Bridge of Orchy, Argyll (PA).
  33. Not to be confused with Isle of Colonsay (PA).
  34. Not to be confused with Isle of Coll (PA).
  35. Not to be confused with St. Ives, Cornwall (TR).
  36. Not to be confused with Newport-on-Tay, Fife (DD); Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire (MK); Newport, Monmouthshire (NP); Newport, Pembrokeshire (SA); or Newport, Shropshire (TF).
  37. Not to be confused with Whitchurch, Shropshire (SY).
  38. Not to be confused with Newcastle, County Down (BT); Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (NE); Newcastle, Staffordshire (ST); or Newcastleton, Roxburghshire (TD).
  39. Not to be confused with Newport-on-Tay, Fife (DD); Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire (MK); Newport, Monmouthshire (NP); Newport, Isle of Wight (PO); or Newport, Shropshire (TF).
  40. Covers areas of South East London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  41. Not to be confused with Gillingham, Kent (ME).
  42. Not to be confused with Newcastle, County Down (BT); Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (NE); Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire (SA); or Newcastleton, Roxburghshire (TD).
  43. Covers areas of South West London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  44. Not to be confused with Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (CH).
  45. Not to be confused with Talybont, Gwynedd (LL).
  46. Not to be confused with Whitchurch, Hampshire (RG).
  47. Not to be confused with Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (CM).
  48. Not to be confused with Newcastle, County Down (BT); Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (NE); Newcastle Emlyn, Dyfed (SA); or Newcastle, Staffordshire (ST)
  49. Not to be confused with Newport-on-Tay, Fife (DD); Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire (MK); Newport, Monmouthshire (NP); Newport, Isle of Wight (PO); or Newport, Pembrokeshire (SA).
  50. Not to be confused with Ashford, Surrey (TW).
  51. Not to be confused with St. Ives, Cambridgeshire (PE).
  52. Not to be confused with Ashford, Kent (TN).
  53. Not to be confused with Richmond, North Yorkshire (DL).
  54. Formerly "Staines". "New sectors and localities to 20 July 2012" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  55. Covers areas of West London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  56. Covers areas of West Central London, but the post town is simply London. See London postal district.
  57. Not to be confused with Worcester Park, Greater London (KT).

References

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  1. Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)