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Girobank's GIR 0AA was the last domestic postcode with a fully alphabetical outward code. That code no longer exists in the Royal Mail's PAF system, but was taken over by the bank's current owners, Santander UK. [21] Adaptation of earlier systems into national system [ edit ]

Combining the whole postcode region, 22% of people in B29 are classed as having an AB social grade, (i.e. 'white-collar' middle-upper class), compared to 27% across the UK. As a general rule, large post towns are numbered from the centre outward such that outlying parts have higher numbered districts. However, the disparate post towns within a postal area can be numbered based on various criteria. However, the centrality of a postcode district within a postcode area cannot be reliably inferred from the postcode alone. For instance, SE1 covers a large part of Central London south of the Thames whereas SE2 covers Abbey Wood at the far end of the Elizabeth Line. See postcode area. Some of the British Overseas Territories have postcodes that follow the format of the UK postcode system:Postcode sectors are one of ten digits: 0 to 9, with 0 only used once 9 has been used in a post town, save for Croydon (see above). Given that each sector allows for 400 unique postcode combinations, the district has a capacity of 1,200 postcodes. With 458 postcodes already in use, this leaves 742 units available. GIS Maps are an increasingly important tool in helping to provide public services with the relevant information to make smarter, more informed decisions about an area to better deliver better services. By providing you access to MyBrumMap our aim is to enable you to gain deeper insights in geographical data and find out more about your local area.

Manger, Warren (26 August 2014). "40 facts about the postcode to mark 40th anniversary as vital part of daily life". MGN Limited. Mirror . Retrieved 12 May 2019. Situated on the southside of Birmingham, the area is well connected to the city centre being only 8km away and is served by the A441 and A38 roads. The postcode district has direct access to the city's motorway network via the M5, M42 and M6. Many local bus services are running through the area, making it easy for residents to access the centre of Birmingham and the surrounding towns. 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]

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Further information: London postal district §Abolition of NE and S divisions and retraction of E division Glasgow [ edit ] The outward code is the part of the postcode before the single space in the middle. It is between two and four characters long. Examples of outward codes are "L1", "W1A", "RH1", "RH10" or "SE1P". A few outward codes are non-geographic, not divulging where mail is to be sent. First postcode for remote UK isle". BBC News. 7 August 2005. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. The primary settlement in the B1 postcode district is Birmingham, which is located in the county of West Midlands. The most significant Postal Town in this district is also Birmingham. As all formats end with 9AA, the first part of a postcode can easily be extracted by ignoring the last three characters.

The area of the B6 postcode district is 2.43 square miles which is 6.30 square kilometres or 1,556.28 acres. England | 'Snobs' want to slough off postcode". BBC News. 17 January 2003 . Retrieved 4 January 2010. Given that each sector allows for 400 unique postcode combinations, the district has a capacity of 1,200 postcodes. With 210 postcodes already in use, this leaves 990 units available.

Anguilla Has a Postal Code, AI-2640". The Anguillian. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. The area of the B12 postcode district is 1.14 square miles which is 2.95 square kilometres or 730.12 acres. Some postcode areas do not correspond to geographical areas. A number of non-geographic postcode sectors are also contained within geographic postcode areas.