Are postcodes unique to each house in UK?

That’s not true for most uk postcodes – many in rural areas represent an area larger than even one town, so a full address is also required. It does seem strange that postcodes are not unique to addresses but they were originally just zones intended to help routing.

Is a postal code unique to an address?

Postal codes are usually assigned to geographical areas. Sometimes codes are assigned to individual addresses or to institutions that receive large volumes of mail, e.g. government agencies or large commercial companies.

How many houses can have the same postcode?

How many premises are in a postcode? Each postcode covers an average of about 15 properties. However, this is not a definitive number, where postcodes can hold up to 100.

Can a street have 2 postcodes?

The road that I live on has 2 postcodes, one each side (odds & evens). In a street/road with houses on each side, one side has the same post code. For example house numbers 1 3 5 7 9 will all have the same post code. Numbers 2 4 6 8 10 will have a slightly different post code.

How many houses have the same postcode UK?

How many postcode areas are there in the UK?

124 postcode areas
There are 124 postcode areas in the UK 1 the district.

How many houses share the same postcode?

Each postcode covers an average of about 15 properties. However, this is not a definitive number, where postcodes can hold up to 100.

Can a postcode district have more than one postcode?

All or part of one or more postcode districts are grouped into post towns. Larger post towns may use more than one postcode district, for example Crawley uses RH10 and RH11. In a minority of cases, a single number can cover two post towns—for example, the WN8 district includes Wigan and Skelmersdale post towns.

Postcode areas are also divided into several post towns, which predate the introduction of postcodes, with the London post town uniquely covering more than one postcode area. As of June 2016, there are 124 postcode areas, 2,987 postcode districts, 11,192 postcode sectors, and 1,500 post towns.

How do I find an address with a specific postcode?

Put in the postcode you are interested in and it will list the addresses which have that postcode. Post Office have Address Finder and Postcode Finder. Between the two, you should get some answers.

What are the characteristics of a postcode?

The postcodes are alphanumeric, and are variable in length: ranging from six to eight characters (including a space). Each postcode is divided into two parts separated by a single space: the outward code and the inward code respectively. The outward code includes the postcode area and the postcode district, respectively.