A Guide ToPostcode Areas, Districts and Sectors

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Postcode Areas• The UK is broken down into 124 Postcode Areas• The Area is the first 1 or 2 letters of the Postcode – for example LE (Leicester).• Areas may also have a single character such as B for Birmingham or M for Manchester.

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A Closer Look At The LE Postcode Area• The LE Postcode Area is split into 25 separate Districts• Districts are the part of the Postcode before the space – for example LE8.• There are ~ 3,000 Districts across the UK

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A Closer Look At Postcode District LE8• The LE8 Postcode District is split into 6 separate Sectors.• Sectors are the part of the Postcode before the space plus the next number – for example

LE8 8.• There are ~ 11,000 Sectors across the UK

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A Closer Look At Postcode Sector LE8 8• Each Postcode Sector contains on average 150 Postcodes• LE8 8 contains 116 Postcodes all starting with LE8 8• There are 1.7 million full Postcodes across the UK.

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