List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom by population information
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For the purposes of directing mail, the United Kingdom (although the populations listed just show figures for England, Wales and Northern Ireland), is divided by Royal Mail into postcode areas. The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the initial characters of the alphanumeric UK postcode.[1] There are currently 121 geographic postcode areas in use in the UK and a further 3 often combined with these covering the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man.
Postcode area
Postcode area name[1][2]
2011 Census population[3][4]
AB
Aberdeen
AL
St Albans
250,427
B
Birmingham
1,904,658
BA
Bath
434,166
BB
Blackburn
488,917
BD
Bradford
578,336
BH
Bournemouth
551,987
BL
Bolton
380,259
BN
Brighton
802,831
BR
Bromley
299,293
BS
Bristol
940,241
BT
Belfast[5]
1,876,695[6]
CA
Carlisle
318,244
CB
Cambridge
421,467
CF
Cardiff
1,005,334
CH
Chester[7]
659,743
CM
Chelmsford
653,492
CO
Colchester
411,418
CR
Croydon
405,982
CT
Canterbury
482,504
CV
Coventry
821,807
CW
Crewe
309,489
DA
Dartford
430,560
DD
Dundee
DE
Derby
730,620
DG
Dumfries
DH
Durham
309,211
DL
Darlington
360,975
DN
Doncaster
755,713
DT
Dorchester
213,203
DY
Dudley
410,598
E
East London
990,035
EC
East Central London
33,205
EH
Edinburgh
EN
Enfield
344,434
EX
Exeter
547,511
FK
Falkirk
FY
Blackpool[1]
276,623
G
Glasgow
GL
Gloucester
605,821
GU
Guildford
725,368
GY
Guernsey and dependencies
HA
Harrow
480,953
HD
Huddersfield
262,814
HG
Harrogate
138,343
HP
Hemel Hempstead
488,351
HR
Hereford
176,493
HU
Hull
443,223
HX
Halifax
160,378
IG
Ilford
335,694
IM
Isle of Man
IP
Ipswich
595,934
IV
Inverness
JE
Jersey
KA
Kilmarnock
KT
Kingston upon Thames
531,664
KW
Kirkwall
KY
Kirkcaldy
L
Liverpool
857,079
LA
Lancaster
328,704
LD
Llandrindod Wells[1]
49,792
LE
Leicester
985,795
LL
Llandudno
537,467
LN
Lincoln
293,310
LS
Leeds
774,180
LU
Luton
335,950
M
Manchester
1,167,402
ME
Medway
607,143
MK
Milton Keynes
507,978
ML
Motherwell
N
North London
848,197
NE
Newcastle upon Tyne
1,162,698
NG
Nottingham
1,163,185
NN
Northampton
653,215
NP
Newport
488,368
NR
Norwich
722,087
NW
North West London
551,407
OL
Oldham
462,833
OX
Oxford
612,827
PA
Paisley
PE
Peterborough
890,223
PH
Perth
PL
Plymouth
542,719
PO
Portsmouth
822,331
PR
Preston
520,556
RG
Reading
778,677
RH
Redhill
532,536
RM
Romford
516,824
S
Sheffield
1,358,507
SA
Swansea
730,232
SE
South East London
988,702
SG
Stevenage
402,911
SK
Stockport
603,795
SL
Slough
373,607
SM
Sutton
217,048
SN
Swindon
459,049
SO
Southampton
665,193
SP
Salisbury[1]
232,524
SR
Sunderland
250,826
SS
Southend-on-Sea
518,677
ST
Stoke-on-Trent
644,068
SW
South West London
874,844
SY
Shrewsbury[8]
342,140
TA
Taunton
322,197
TD
Tweeddale[9]
TF
Telford
212,061
TN
Tunbridge Wells[1]
680,816
TQ
Torquay
281,404
TR
Truro
293,864
TS
Cleveland[1]
602,474
TW
Twickenham
490,472
UB
Southall[1]
371,969
W
West London
533,706
WA
Warrington
616,180
WC
Western Central London
35,995
WD
Watford
255,988
WF
Wakefield
512,657
WN
Wigan
308,483
WR
Worcester
287,414
WS
Walsall
449,687
WV
Wolverhampton
395,857
YO
York
562,439
ZE
Zetland
^ abcdefghAddress Management Guide (5th ed.). Royal Mail Group plc. March 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
^Office for National Statistics (1999). The Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom(PDF) (2000 ed.). London: The Stationery Office. "UK Postal Areas", map opposite p. 5. ISBN 0-11-621098-2. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
^"KS101EW (Usual resident population) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^"Data Warehouse | Census Data Explorer | Scotland's Census". www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^The BT postcode area precisely covers Northern Ireland
^"2011 Census". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^The CH postcode area is partly in England and partly in Wales.
^The SY postcode area is partly in England and partly in Wales.
^The TD postcode area lies mainly in Scotland but partly in England
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