Postal administration. The postcode area originated in 1857 as the SW district. In 1868 it gained some of the area of the very short-lived S district, with the rest going to SE.It was divided into numbered districts in 1917. The South Western district consists of the postcode districts SW1–SW10 and the once Battersea-headquartered component consists of the postcode …

The CV postcode area, also known as the Coventry postcode area, is a group of 24 postcode districts in central England, within eleven post towns. These cover the eastern part of the West Midlands county (including Coventry), most of Warwickshire (including Atherstone, Bedworth, Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Rugby, Shipston-on-Stour, Southam, Stratford-upon …

The IG postcode area, also known as the Ilford postcode area, is a group of eleven postcode districts in England, within six post towns.These cover parts of eastern Greater London and south-west Essex.Inward mail for the area is sorted, along with mail for the E and RM postcode areas, at the Romford Mail Centre.. The area served includes much of the London Borough of …

The PL postcode area, also known as the Plymouth postcode area, is a group of 35 postcode districts in South West England, within 25 post towns.These cover west Devon (including Plymouth, Tavistock, Ivybridge, Yelverton and Lifton) and east Cornwall (including St Austell, Bodmin, Liskeard, Launceston, Looe, Saltash, Torpoint, Callington, Wadebridge, Boscastle, …

The HR postcode area, also known as the Hereford postcode area, is a group of nine postcode districts in England and Wales, which are subdivisions of six post towns.These cover most of Herefordshire, including Hereford, Bromyard, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye, while the HR2, HR3 and HR5 districts extend across the border to cover a small part of Powys

The LL postcode area, also known as the Llandudno postcode area, is a group of 67 postcode districts, within 62 post towns.These cover the majority of north Wales, plus a very small part of west Wales and the English county of Shropshire.The districts start at LL11 so as to avoid confusion with Liverpool postcodes (LL1-9 would resemble L11-19).

The YO postcode area, also known as the York postcode area, is a group of 29 postcode districts in Yorkshire, England, within ten post towns.These cover most of Central and Eastern North Yorkshire (including York, Scarborough, Pickering, Selby, Thirsk, Malton, Filey and Whitby) and the northern part of the East Riding of Yorkshire (including Bridlington and Driffield).

The OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postcode area, is a group of 26 postcode districts in south-central England, within 17 post towns.These cover most of Oxfordshire (including Oxford, Banbury, Abingdon, Bicester, Witney, Didcot, Carterton, Kidlington, Thame, Wantage, Wallingford, Chipping Norton, Chinnor, Woodstock, Watlington, Bampton and Burford), plus …

The TW postcode area, also known as the Twickenham postcode area, is a group of twenty postcode districts in south-east England, within thirteen post towns.These cover parts of south-west London and north-west Surrey, plus a very small part of Berkshire.. Mail for this area is sorted at the Jubilee Mail Centre, Hounslow, and the area served includes most of the London …

The DA postcode area, also known as the Dartford postcode area, is a group of eighteen postcode districts in England, within eleven post towns.These cover parts of south-east London and north-west Kent.. The main sorting office in Dartford ceased operating in 2012 and became a Delivery Office. The area served includes most of the London Borough of Bexley and very …