Postcode Maps for the United Kindom
The United Kingdom is segmented into 122 distinct postcode areas, each of which is further divided into several smaller districts. You can download vector-based PDF maps of individual postcode areas in Great Britain, complete with district boundaries and area name labels, by clicking on the links provided on the right side of this page.
Overview of Postcode Map Areas for the United Kindom
Structure of UK Postcodes:
UK postcodes are typically structured as follows:
- Postcode Area: 1 or 2 letters (e.g., "SW" for South West London)
- Postcode District: 1 or 2 numbers and sometimes an additional letter (e.g., "1A")
- Postcode Sector: 1 number (e.g., "2")
- Postcode Unit: 2 letters (e.g., "AA")
An example of a full UK postcode is "SW1A 1AA" (the postcode for Buckingham Palace in London).
Here is a list of the main UK postcode areas, represented by their area codes:
- AB - Aberdeen
- AL - St Albans
- B - Birmingham
- BA - Bath
- BB - Blackburn
- BD - Bradford
- BH - Bournemouth
- BL - Bolton
- BN - Brighton
- BR - Bromley
- BS - Bristol
- BT - Northern Ireland (Belfast and surrounding)
- CA - Carlisle
- CB - Cambridge
- CF - Cardiff
- CH - Chester
- CM - Chelmsford
- CO - Colchester
- CR - Croydon
- CT - Canterbury
- CV - Coventry
- CW - Crewe
- DA - Dartford
- DD - Dundee
- DE - Derby
- DG - Dumfries and Galloway
- DH - Durham
- DL - Darlington
- DN - Doncaster
- DT - Dorchester
- DY - Dudley
- E - East London
- EC - East Central London
- EH - Edinburgh
- EN - Enfield
- EX - Exeter
- FK - Falkirk
- FY - Blackpool
- G - Glasgow
- GL - Gloucester
- GU - Guildford
- HA - Harrow
- HD - Huddersfield
- HG - Harrogate
- HP - Hemel Hempstead
- HR - Hereford
- HS - Outer Hebrides
- HU - Hull
- HX - Halifax
- IG - Ilford
- IM - Isle of Man
- IP - Ipswich
- IV - Inverness
- KA - Kilmarnock
- KT - Kingston upon Thames
- KW - Kirkwall
- KY - Kirkcaldy
- L - Liverpool
- LA - Lancaster
- LD - Llandrindod Wells
- LE - Leicester
- LL - Llandudno
- LN - Lincoln
- LS - Leeds
- LU - Luton
- M - Manchester
- ME - Medway
- MK - Milton Keynes
- ML - Motherwell
- N - North London
- NE - Newcastle upon Tyne
- NG - Nottingham
- NN - Northampton
- NP - Newport
- NR - Norwich
- NW - North West London
- OL - Oldham
- OX - Oxford
- PA - Paisley
- PE - Peterborough
- PH - Perth
- PL - Plymouth
- PO - Portsmouth
- PR - Preston
- RG - Reading
- RH - Redhill
- RM - Romford
- S - Sheffield
- SA - Swansea
- SE - South East London
- SG - Stevenage
- SK - Stockport
- SL - Slough
- SM - Sutton
- SN - Swindon
- SO - Southampton
- SP - Salisbury
- SR - Sunderland
- SS - Southend-on-Sea
- ST - Stoke-on-Trent
- SW - South West London
- SY - Shrewsbury
- TA - Taunton
- TD - Galashiels
- TF - Telford
- TN - Tonbridge
- TQ - Torquay
- TR - Truro
- TS - Cleveland
- TW - Twickenham
- UB - Uxbridge
- W - West London
- WA - Warrington
- WC - Western Central London
- WD - Watford
- WF - Wakefield
- WN - Wigan
- WR - Worcester
- WS - Walsall
- WV - Wolverhampton
- YO - York
- ZE - Lerwick (Shetland)