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.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Address 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
