124 UK PostCode prefixes, each with Postal Town and a very rough description of region of the UK they cover (please note "regions" were recorded for my own visual aid and are NOT an attempt to tie in with current UK Administrative Regions).
|
PostCode |
PostTown |
LocalArea |
Region |
| AB | Aberdeen | Grampian | Scotland |
| AL | St. Albans | London | South East |
| B | Birmingham | Birmingham | Midlands |
| BA | Bath | Avon | South West |
| BB | Blackburn | Lancashire | North West |
| BD | Bradford | West Yorkshire | North East |
| BH | Bournemouth | Dorset | South West |
| BL | Bolton | Greater Manchester | North West |
| BN | Brighton | Brighton and Hove | South East |
| BR | Bromley | Greater London | South East |
| BS | Bristol | Bristol | South West |
| BT | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland |
| CA | Carlisle | Cumbria | North West |
| CB | Cambridge | Cambridge | East Anglia |
| CF | Cardiff | South Glamorgan | Wales |
| CH | Chester | Cheshire | North West |
| CM | Chelmsford | Essex | East Anglia |
| CO | Colchester | Essex | East Anglia |
| CR | Croydon | Surrey | South East |
| CT | Canterbury | Kent | South East |
| CV | Coventry | West Midlands | Midlands |
| CW | Crewe | Cheshire | North West |
| DA | Dartford | Kent | South East |
| DD | Dundee | Tayside | Scotland |
| DE | Derby | Derbyshire | Midlands |
| DG | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland |
| DH | Durham | County Durham | North East |
| DL | Darlington | Durham | North East |
| DN | Doncaster | South Yorkshire | North East |
| DT | Dorchester | Dorset | South West |
| DY | Dudley | West Midlands | Midlands |
| E | London East | London | South East |
| EC | London East Central | London | South East |
| EH | Edinburgh | Scotland | Scotland |
| EN | Enfield | London | South East |
| EX | Exeter | Devon | South West |
| FK | Falkirk | Central | Scotland |
| FY | Fylde (Blackpool) | Lancashire | North West |
| G | Glasgow | Scotland | Scotland |
| GL | Gloucester | Gloucestershire | South West |
| GU | Guildford | Surrey | South East |
| GY | Guernsey & Alderney | Channel Islands |
|
| HA | Harrow | London | South East |
| HD | Huddersfield | West Yorkshire | North West |
| HG | Harrogate | North Yorkshire | North East |
| HP | Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire | South East |
| HR | Hereford | Hereford and Worcester | Midlands |
| HS | HEBRIDES | OUTER HEBRIDES | Scotland |
| HU | Hull | Humberside | North East |
| HX | Halifax | West Yorkshire | North West |
| IG | Ilford | London | South East |
| IM | Isle of Man | Isle of Man | North West |
| IP | Ipswich | Suffolk | East Anglia |
| IV | Inverness | Highland | Scotland |
| JE | Jersey | Channel Islands |
|
| KA | Kilmarnock | Strathclyde | Scotland |
| KT | Kingston Upon Thames | London | South East |
| KW | Kirkwall | Orkney | Orkney |
| KY | Kirkcaldy | Fife | Scotland |
| L | Liverpool | Merseyside | North West |
| LA | Lancaster | Lancashire | North East |
| LD | Llandrindod Wells | Powys | Wales |
| LE | Leicester | Leicestershire | Midlands |
| LL | Llandudno | Clwyd | Wales |
| LN | Lincoln | Lincolnshire | Midlands |
| LS | Leeds | West Yorkshire | North West |
| LU | Luton | Bedfordshire | South East |
| M | Manchester | Greater Manchester | North West |
| ME | Medway (Rochester) | Kent | South East |
| MK | Milton Keynes | Buckinghamshire | South East |
| ML | Motherwell | Strathclyde | Scotland |
| N | London North | Greater London | South East |
| NE | Newcastle on Tyne | Tyne and Wear | North East |
| NG | Nottingham | Nottingham | Midlands |
| NN | Northampton | Hereford and Worcester | Midlands |
| NP | Newport | Gwent | Wales |
| NR | Norwich | Norfolk | East Anglia |
| NW | London North West | London | South East |
| OL | Oldham | Manchester | Midlands |
| OX | Oxford | Oxon | South East |
| PA | Paisley | Strathclyde | Scotland |
| PE | Peterborough | Cambridgeshire | East Anglia |
| PH | Perth | Tayside | Scotland |
| PL | Plymouth | Devon | South West |
| PO | Portsmouth | Hampshire | South West |
| PR | Preston | Lancs | North West |
| RG | Reading | Berkshire | South East |
| RH | RedHill | Sussex | South East |
| RM | Romford | London | South East |
| S | Sheffield | South Yorkshire | North East |
| SA | Swansea | West Glamorgan | Wales |
| SE | London South East | London | South East |
| SG | Stevenage | Herfordshire | South East |
| SK | Stockport | Manchester | Midlands |
| SL | Slough | Berkshire | South East |
| SM | Sutton | London | South East |
| SN | Swindon | Wiltshire | South West |
| SO | Southampton | Hants | South East |
| SP | Salisbury | Wiltshire | South West |
| SR | Sunderland | Tyne and Wear | North East |
| SS | Southend on Sea | Essex | South East |
| ST | Stoke On Trent | Staffordshire | Midlands |
| SW | London South West | London | South East |
| SY | Shrewsbury | Shropshire | Midlands |
| TA | Taunton | Somerset | South West |
| TD | Berwick upon Tweed | Scotland | Scotland |
| TF | Telford | Shropshire | Midlands |
| TN | Tunbridge Wells | Kent | South East |
| TQ | Torquay | Dorset | South West |
| TR | Truro | Cornwall | South West |
| TS | Teesside (Middlesbrough) | Cleveland | North East |
| TW | Twickenham | Surrey | South East |
| UB | Uxbridge | Middlesex | South East |
| W | London West | London | South East |
| WA | Warrington | Cheshire | Midlands |
| WC | London West Central | London | South East |
| WD | Watford | Herfordshire | South East |
| WF | Wakefield | West Yorkshire | North West |
| WN | Wigan | Manchester | Midlands |
| WR | Worcester | Hereford and Worcester | Midlands |
| WS | Walsall | West Midlands | Midlands |
| WV | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | Midlands |
| YO | York | Yorkshire | North East |
| ZE | Lerwick | Shetland Isles | Shetland |
And if you think this is boring, you should see the rest of my site...