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This template displays an imagemap of the 121 postcode areas in the United Kingdom and the 3 postcode areas in the Crown dependencies (GY, IM and JE). The map used is File:British postcode areas map.svg. The template overlays the map with polygons corresponding to the postcode areas (including the areas shown at larger scale on the London and ...
Date: 1 December 2011: Source: Derived from Ordnance Survey OS OpenData.. Postcode area boundaries within Great Britain derived from Voronoi polygons of OS Code-Point Open unit postcode median coordinates (with coastline clipping and minor adjustments to avoid spurious detached polygons).
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 three often combined with these covering the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man.
A full postcode is known as a "postcode unit" and designates an area with several addresses or a single major delivery point. [1] The structure of a postcode is two alphanumeric codes that show, first, the post town and, second, a small group of addresses in that post town.
Postcode areas shown with former postal counties. This is a list of postcode districts in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies. A group of postcode districts with the same alphabetical prefix is called a postcode area. All, or part, of one or more postcode districts are grouped into post towns. [1]
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 ]
English: Labelled map of Royal Mail postcode districts of the PO postcode area. Indicative postcode districts shown in red, post towns shown in grey. Equirectangular projection with latitude stretching 160%, WGS84 datum. Geographic limits: Main 1:272,000 map: West: 1.593W; East: 0.569W; North: 51.001N; South: 50.553N
The Postcode Address File (PAF) is a database that contains all known "delivery points" and postcodes in the United Kingdom. The PAF is a collection of over 29 million Royal Mail postal addresses and 1.8 million postcodes . [ 1 ]