Ever wondered just how many active postcodes there are in the UK in total? How many in each country or postcode area?
This page gives you a breakdown of the data we hold about UK postcodes.
* Data updated February 2022
| Area | Name | Postcodes | % | |
| AB | Aberdeen | 17,209 | 0.96% | |
| AL | St Albans | 7,795 | 0.44% | |
| B | Birmingham | 41,732 | 2.34% | |
| BA | Bath | 15,375 | 0.86% | |
| BB | Blackburn | 13,339 | 0.75% | |
| BD | Bradford | 17,130 | 0.96% | |
| BH | Bournemouth | 15,234 | 0.85% | |
| BL | Bolton | 10,330 | 0.58% | |
| BN | Brighton | 22,121 | 1.24% | |
| BR | Bromley | 6,817 | 0.38% | |
| BS | Bristol | 27,069 | 1.52% | |
| BT | Belfast | 49,637 | 2.78% | |
| CA | Carlisle | 12,752 | 0.71% | |
| CB | Cambridge | 10,836 | 0.61% | |
| CF | Cardiff | 23,290 | 1.3% | |
| CH | Chester | 18,985 | 1.06% | |
| CM | Chelmsford | 18,152 | 1.02% | |
| CO | Colchester | 13,440 | 0.75% | |
| CR | Croydon | 7,986 | 0.45% | |
| CT | Canterbury | 14,978 | 0.84% | |
| CV | Coventry | 20,675 | 1.16% | |
| CW | Crewe | 9,631 | 0.54% | |
| DA | Dartford | 9,109 | 0.51% | |
| DD | Dundee | 9,046 | 0.51% | |
| DE | Derby | 17,523 | 0.98% | |
| DG | Dumfries | 6,869 | 0.38% | |
| DH | Durham | 9,051 | 0.51% | |
| DL | Darlington | 13,353 | 0.75% | |
| DN | Doncaster | 21,883 | 1.23% | |
| DT | Dorchester | 7,846 | 0.44% | |
| DY | Dudley | 11,005 | 0.62% | |
| E | East London | 16,725 | 0.94% | |
| EC | East Central London | 3,686 | 0.21% | |
| EH | Edinburgh | 24,731 | 1.39% | |
| EN | Enfield | 8,561 | 0.48% | |
| EX | Exeter | 22,448 | 1.26% | |
| FK | Falkirk | 7,766 | 0.43% | |
| FY | Blackpool | 7,388 | 0.41% | |
| G | Glasgow | 32,026 | 1.79% | |
| GL | Gloucester | 21,235 | 1.19% | |
| GU | Guildford | 22,371 | 1.25% | |
| GY | Guernsey | 3,349 | 0.19% | |
| HA | Harrow | 10,255 | 0.57% | |
| HD | Huddersfield | 7,142 | 0.4% | |
| HG | Harrogate | 4,479 | 0.25% | |
| HP | Hemel Hempstead | 14,049 | 0.79% | |
| HR | Hereford | 6,477 | 0.36% | |
| HS | Hebrides | 971 | 0.05% | |
| HU | Hull | 11,082 | 0.62% | |
| HX | Halifax | 5,685 | 0.32% | |
| IG | Ilford | 6,027 | 0.34% | |
| IM | Isle Of Man | 4,641 | 0.26% | |
| IP | Ipswich | 21,324 | 1.19% | |
| IV | Inverness | 7,445 | 0.42% | |
| JE | Jersey | 3,328 | 0.19% | |
| KA | Kilmarnock | 11,679 | 0.65% | |
| KT | Kingston upon Thames | 14,239 | 0.8% | |
| KW | Kirkwall | 1,851 | 0.1% | |
| KY | Kirkcaldy | 10,192 | 0.57% | |
| L | Liverpool | 20,555 | 1.15% | |
| LA | Lancaster | 11,882 | 0.67% | |
| LD | Llandrindod Wells | 2,216 | 0.12% | |
| LE | Leicester | 22,796 | 1.28% | |
| LL | Llandudno | 20,212 | 1.13% | |
| LN | Lincoln | 9,366 | 0.52% | |
| LS | Leeds | 21,779 | 1.22% | |
| LU | Luton | 6,346 | 0.36% | |
| M | Manchester | 32,050 | 1.8% | |
| ME | Medway | 16,686 | 0.93% | |
| MK | Milton Keynes | 15,745 | 0.88% | |
| ML | Motherwell | 9,742 | 0.55% | |
| N | North London | 17,525 | 0.98% | |
| NE | Newcastle upon Tyne | 33,442 | 1.87% | |
| NG | Nottingham | 29,136 | 1.63% | |
| NN | Northampton | 16,573 | 0.93% | |
| NP | Newport | 13,792 | 0.77% | |
| NR | Norwich | 23,709 | 1.33% | |
| NW | North West London | 14,058 | 0.79% | |
| OL | Oldham | 13,109 | 0.73% | |
| OX | Oxford | 20,121 | 1.13% | |
| PA | Paisley | 9,436 | 0.53% | |
| PE | Peterborough | 26,942 | 1.51% | |
| PH | Perth | 6,146 | 0.34% | |
| PL | Plymouth | 17,720 | 0.99% | |
| PO | Portsmouth | 24,210 | 1.36% | |
| PR | Preston | 13,296 | 0.74% | |
| RG | Reading | 23,448 | 1.31% | |
| RH | Redhill | 16,140 | 0.9% | |
| RM | Romford | 9,950 | 0.56% | |
| S | Sheffield | 33,843 | 1.9% | |
| SA | Swansea | 23,265 | 1.3% | |
| SE | South East London | 20,708 | 1.16% | |
| SG | Stevenage | 11,982 | 0.67% | |
| SK | Stockport | 16,549 | 0.93% | |
| SL | Slough | 10,632 | 0.6% | |
| SM | Sutton | 4,356 | 0.24% | |
| SN | Swindon | 14,527 | 0.81% | |
| SO | Southampton | 18,429 | 1.03% | |
| SP | Salisbury | 8,651 | 0.48% | |
| SR | Sunderland | 6,632 | 0.37% | |
| SS | Southend-on-Sea | 11,928 | 0.67% | |
| ST | Stoke-on-Trent | 17,710 | 0.99% | |
| SW | South West London | 19,984 | 1.12% | |
| SY | Shrewsbury | 14,516 | 0.81% | |
| TA | Taunton | 11,883 | 0.67% | |
| TD | Tweeddale | 4,509 | 0.25% | |
| TF | Telford | 7,086 | 0.4% | |
| TN | Tunbridge Wells | 22,881 | 1.28% | |
| TQ | Torquay | 10,030 | 0.56% | |
| TR | Truro | 12,335 | 0.69% | |
| TS | Teesside | 17,611 | 0.99% | |
| TW | Twickenham | 11,058 | 0.62% | |
| UB | Southall | 7,164 | 0.4% | |
| W | West London | 18,601 | 1.04% | |
| WA | Warrington | 18,215 | 1.02% | |
| WC | West Central London | 2,605 | 0.15% | |
| WD | Watford | 7,394 | 0.41% | |
| WF | Wakefield | 14,549 | 0.81% | |
| WN | Wigan | 7,201 | 0.4% | |
| WR | Worcester | 8,868 | 0.5% | |
| WS | Walsall | 10,213 | 0.57% | |
| WV | Wolverhampton | 10,522 | 0.59% | |
| YO | York | 18,881 | 1.06% | |
| ZE | Lerwick | 651 | 0.04% |