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Despite this, they adopted the UK-format postcodes in 1993–94: [[Bailiwick of Guernsey|Guernsey]] using [[GY postcode area|GY]], the Isle of Man using [[IM postcode area|IM]], and [[Jersey]] using [[JE postcode area|JE]].<ref name="newareas">[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo021217/text/21217w16.htm Written Answer <nowiki>[87341]</nowiki>], House of Commons Hansard, 17 December 2002, column 739W.</ref> The independent jurisdiction of [[Sark]] was assigned a unique postcode district GY10 in 2011 to differentiate it from [[Alderney]]. The CEO of Guernsey Post, Boley Smillie, said "this has been a long time coming" and "... Sark should have had its own identity back then [when postcodes were adopted in 1993]".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-12121380|title=Sark gets own GY10 postcode after split from Alderney|date=7 January 2011|publisher=BBC News|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> ===British Overseas Territories=== {{More citations needed section|date=January 2021}} Some of the [[British Overseas Territories]] have postcodes that broadly follow the format of the UK postcode system or, in Gibraltar's case, adopts the UK format: {| class="wikitable" |- !Postcode !! Location |- |ASCN 1ZZ<ref name="MercoPress" />|| [[Ascension Island]] |- |BBND 1ZZ<ref name="UPU">[https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/documents/PostCode/General-Addressing-Issues.pdf General Addressing Issues], Universal Postal Union</ref> || [[British Indian Ocean Territory]] |- |BIQQ 1ZZ<ref name="WalesOnline"/> || [[British Antarctic Territory]] |- |FIQQ 1ZZ<ref name="WalesOnline">[https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/falkland-postcode-unlocks-internet-2485265 Falkland postcode unlocks internet], [[WalesOnline]], 20 May 2003</ref> || [[Falkland Islands]] |- |GX11 1AA<ref name="gx111aa"/> || [[Gibraltar]] |- |PCRN 1ZZ<ref name="UPU" />|| [[Pitcairn Islands]] |- |SIQQ 1ZZ<ref name="WalesOnline" /> || [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]] |- |STHL 1ZZ<ref name="MercoPress">[https://en.mercopress.com/2003/05/19/rammell-welcomes-new-postcode-for-the-falkland-islands Rammell welcomes new Postcode for the Falkland Islands], MercoPress, 19 May 2003</ref> || [[Saint Helena]] |- |TDCU 1ZZ<ref name=bbc_tdcu>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4129636.stm |title=First postcode for remote UK isle |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=7 August 2005}}</ref> || [[Tristan da Cunha]] |- |TKCA 1ZZ<ref name=upu>{{cite web |url=http://www.upu.int/post_code/en/countries/TCA.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060111192508/http://www.upu.int/post_code/en/countries/TCA.pdf |archive-date=2006-01-11 |url-status=live |title=Turks and Caicos Islands |website=Bureau International UPU}}</ref> || [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] |} These were introduced because mail was often sent to the wrong place, e.g., to St Helena instead of [[St Helens, Merseyside]]<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/christmas-card-s-15-000mile-trip-after-posties-misread-address-7188682.html Christmas card's 15,000-mile trip after posties misread address], ''[[Evening Standard]]'', 28 March 2007</ref> or [[St Helens, Isle of Wight]].<ref>[https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/17551983.christmas-card-sent-wroxall-st-helens-finally-arrives-mistakenly-sent-remote-tropical-island-st-helena/ Christmas card sent from Wroxall to St Helens finally arrives after being mistakenly sent to remote tropical Island, St Helena], ''[[Isle of Wight County Press]]'', 5 April 2019</ref> and to [[Edinburgh]] instead of Edinburgh, [[Tristan da Cunha]], and many online companies would not accept addresses without a postcode.<ref name=bbc_tdcu /> Mail from the UK continues to be treated as international, not inland, and sufficient postage must be used.<ref>[https://www.royalmail.com/sites/royalmail.com/files/2021-03/royal-mail-our-prices-april-2021.pdf Our prices – Your handy guide to our UK and International parcel and letter service prices], [[Royal Mail]], 1 January 2021</ref> [[Bermuda]] has developed its [[postal codes in Bermuda|own postcode system]], with unique postcodes for street and PO Box addresses,<ref name="bpo">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpo.bm/postalcodes.aspx?activemenu=40&sub=26|website=bpo.bm|title=Bermuda Post Office|access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> as have the [[Cayman Islands]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.caymanpost.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=1327,1736998&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |title=Cayman Islands Postal Service Postcode Finder |publisher=Caymanpost.gov.ky |access-date=1 September 2010}}</ref> [[Montserrat]] and the [[British Virgin Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000034/003481.htm |title=British Virgin Islands to get its own postal code |publisher=Caribbeannetnews.com |date=29 September 2006 |access-date=1 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004101335/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000034/003481.htm |archive-date=4 October 2009}}</ref> Montserrat recently introduced postal codes,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Postal-Code-Guide-pamphlet.pdf|title=A Quick Guide to Using Postcode in Your Mail |website=Gov.ms|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> and a system has been under consideration in [[Gibraltar]]<ref name=gibralta>{{cite news |url=http://www.gibraltarnewsonline.com/2006/06/30/government-set-to-introduce-post-codes/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020003717/http://www.gibraltarnewsonline.com/2006/06/30/government-set-to-introduce-post-codes/ |archive-date=20 October 2006 |title=Government set to introduce post codes |work=Gibraltar News |url-status=usurped |date=30 June 2006}}</ref> with the code GX11 1AA being introduced as the generic postcode for the territory in the interim.<ref name="gx111aa">{{cite web |url=https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/gibEn.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506211550/https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/gibEn.pdf |archive-date=2021-05-06 |url-status=live |title=Gibraltar |website=Universal Postal Union |access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gibraltarpanorama.gi/163602 |title=No Postcode Envy |date=5 April 2019 |first=Ken |last=Westmoreland |work=Gibraltar Panorama}}</ref> The separate postal code systems for those territories are shown below: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Postcode !! Location |- | AI-2640 || [[Anguilla]]<ref name=anguillian>{{cite web |title=Anguilla Has A Postal Code, AI-2640 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514113153/http://www.festival.ai/article/view/5274 |archive-date=14 May 2010 |work=The Anguillian |date=12 October 2007 |url=http://www.festival.ai/article/view/5274}}</ref> |- | KY''n-nnnn'' ([http://www.caymanpost.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/poshome/posnpimages/POSTCODE%20FINDER%20COLOUR.pdf List]) || [[Cayman Islands]] |- | MSR-''nnnn'' ([http://www.gov.ms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Postal-Code-Guide-pamphlet.pdf List]) || [[Montserrat]] |- | VG-''nnnn'' ([http://www.bvi.gov.vg/content/what-are-postcodes-addresses-british-virgin-islands List]) || [[British Virgin Islands]] |- | ''aa nn'' or ''aa aa'' [https://www.bermudayp.com/article/view/1963/2018/5/bermuda-postal-codes List] || [[Bermuda]] |} The British Sovereign Base Areas of [[Akrotiri and Dhekelia]] in Cyprus use [[postal codes in Cyprus|Cypriot postal codes]] for civilian use. The British military use BFPO addresses. ==={{anchor|British Forces}} British Forces Post Office (BFPO)===  The [[British Forces Post Office]] (BFPO) provides a postal service to HM Forces separate from that provided by Royal Mail in the United Kingdom, with BFPO addresses used for the delivery of mail in the UK and around the world. BFPO codes such as "BFPO 801" serve the same function as postal codes for civilian addresses, with the last line of the address consisting of "BFPO" followed a space and a number of 1 to 4 digits. For consistency with the format of other UK addresses, in 2012 BFPO and Royal Mail jointly introduced an optional alternative postcode format for BFPO addresses, using the new non-geographic postcode area "BF" and the notional [[post town]] "BFPO". Each BFPO number is assigned to a postcode in the standard UK format, beginning "BF1". Inward codes are assigned: 0 – Germany, 1 – UK, 2 – Rest of Europe, 3 – Rest of World, 4 – Ships and Naval Parties, 5 – Rest of World, Operations and Exercises, 6 – Rest of World, Operations and Exercises.<ref name="santa" /> The database was released commercially in March 2012 as part of the Royal Mail [[Postcode Address File|Postal Address File]] (PAF).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/community/news/archive/a-better-deal-for-overseas-personnel-23042012|title=A better deal for overseas personnel|publisher=Royal Air Force|date=23 April 2012|access-date=30 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/D4C88C78-EB65-405E-ACBD-C107A28D5981/0/bfpo__indicator_list.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524131704/http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/D4C88C78-EB65-405E-ACBD-C107A28D5981/0/bfpo__indicator_list.pdf |archive-date=2012-05-24 |url-status=live|title=BFPO Indicator List|publisher=Ministry of Defence|date=April 2012|access-date=30 July 2012}}</ref> A postcode is not required if the traditional "BFPO nnnn" format is used. ===Non-geographic postcodes=== Overview: Almost all postcodes areas and almost all postcodes apply to a geographic area (buildings or streets) but some (areas, districts and specific postcodes) are used only for sorting/routing and thus cannot be used for identifying location, estimating distance or route finding in SatNav systems.<ref name="non_geo">{{Cite web|url=ftp://ftp.royalmail.com/Downloads/public/ctf/rm/07mar_Current_Non_Geo.pdf |title=07mar_Current_Non_Geo.xls|access-date=1 September 2010 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> They are commonly termed “non-geographic” postcodes in the sense that they refer not to physical addresses but to specific recipients (who have made arrangements for the delivery of incoming mail). "Non-geographic" postcodes are used for various purposes, many of which were introduced after, or have significantly evolved since, the introduction of the current post code system, including: Admail, "bulk mail" or large volumes (government and business), centralised scanning of inward mail, competitions, parcel returns, [[direct marketing]] and [[PO box]]es. They are also referred to as "business service indicator addresses". Some may be defunct or transferred e.g. Jobcentre typically had the aa98 or aa99 district in each postcode area but each office is now allocated a specific post code in the WV98 and WV99 districts, with the mail digitally scanned after delivery). A limited number are shared with geographic postcode districts, but are differentiated by their post town. These postcodes cover - * Post boxes: e.g. in the Brighton BN postcode area, BN50-BN52 are allocated to PO Boxes in Brighton, Rottingdean and Hove. * Post boxes in London: London postcode districts ending in -P, such as SE1P, are usually allocated to PO Boxes (inconsistently, other letters are also used, and -P has been allocated to geographic addresses, such as SW1P). * Postcode district: many geographic postcode areas also contain postcode districts that are "non-geographic" and are allocated to specific recipients which are government departments or commercial businesses (e.g. WV98 and WV99 for the Department of Work and Pensions correspondence.[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/non_geographic_bx_postcodesbsi_a]). These are referred to as Large User (LU) in the Postcode Address File. * Postcode area BF: BF is entirely non-geographic (see above). * Postcode area BX: BX is entirely non-geographic, with all its codes independent of the location of the recipient. * Postcode area XX: the XX postcode area is non-geographic and is allocated for parcel returns of large volume online retailers (and was used for medical sample testing during the COVID pandemic). Numbering rules: There appear to be no binding rules publicly available for numbering of non-geographic districts, and therefore can be numbered anywhere in the range 0 to 99, but many such districts are allocated a number higher than the currently existing postcode districts and often in the range 90-99 (several government departments use the '''AA98''' or '''AA99''' district in a number of postcode areas) - retrieved from PAF file, [[List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom]]. This is possible in most postcode areas as only a very small number have allocated geographic districts in that number range (B90-B98, BT92-BT94 and M90 seem to be the only geographic districts in this range). However, there are many non-geographic districts numbered outside this range (e.g. American Express has the postcode district BN88; in Glasgow G58 is allocated to National Savings, as part of a mnemonic postcode G58 1SB, though it is located in G43 postcode district). Significant addressees: Some postcodes in the "non-geographic" range 90-99 are in fact geographic, but specific to the institution or entity and not part of the surrounding numbering sequence (and thus quite different from the neighbouring properties) - for example, '''EH99''' 1SP can be used with GPS mapping to locate and navigate to the Scottish Parliament (which is directly opposite the Palace of Holyrood House, EH8 8DX, and across the road from 7/4 Canongate, EH8 8BX). Postcode ending nHQ: The letters '''HQ''' for the last two letters may also mean it is most likely a non-geographic postcode or that Royal Mail holds the mail where a redirection, bulk mail delivery or open and scan to email service is available. [[Girobank]]'s headquarters in [[Bootle]] used the non-geographic postcode '''GIR''' 0AA. There is also a special postcode for [[letters to Santa|letters to Santa/Father Christmas]], '''XM4''' 5HQ.<ref name="santa">{{Cite web |website=gov.uk |date=12 May 2024 |title=Find a BFPO address |url=https://www.gov.uk/bfpo/find-a-bfpo-number |access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref> Publication: Many non-geographic postcodes do not appear on Royal Mail's own online postcode finder tool or their Click and Drop online postage printing tool, which can add to confusion when responding to organisations that use such addresses. Likewise, delivery services or couriers other than Royal Mail may not be able to deliver to such non-physical addresses. The UK government provides for couriers alternative geographic addresses to their BX addresses.[https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/couriers] Extent: Non-geographic postcode districts have been allocated in 63 of the 121 postcode areas (and also in two of three three postcode areas of the Crown Dependencies). {| class="wikitable" |+ !Postcode Area !Non-geographic districts !Notes |- |AB |99 | |- |B |99 | |- |BA |9 | |- |BB |0, 94 | |- |BD |97, 98, 99 | |- |BN |50, 51, 52, 88, 91, 95, 99 |50-52 for PO Boxes |- |BS |0, 98, 99 | |- |BT |58 | |- |CA |95, 99 | |- |CF |30, 91, 95, 99 | |- |CH |25-34, 88, 99 |25-34 for PO Boxes |- |CM |92, 98, 99 | |- |CR |9, 44, 90 | |- |CT |50 | |- |CW |98 | |- |DE |1, 45, 99 |For DE1 and DE45, only sectors 0 and 9 respectively |- |DH |97, 98, 99 | |- |DL |98 | |- |DN |55 |Royal Mail services |- |E |77, 98 | |- |EC |1P, 2P, 3P, 4P, 50 |1P to 4P for PO Boxes |- |EH |77, 91, 95, 99 | |- |G |9, 58, 70, 79, 90 | |- |GL |11 | |- |GU |95 | |- |HP |22 | |- |IP |98 | |- |IV |99 | |- |KY |99 | |- |L |67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 80 |69 for PO Boxes |- |LE |21, 41, 55, 87, 94, 95 | |- |LS |88, 98, 99 |99 for PO Boxes |- |M |60, 61, 99 | |- |ME |99 | |- |MK |77 | |- |N |1P, 81 |1P for PO Boxes |- |NE |82, 83, 85, 88, 92, 98, 99 |99 for PO Boxes |- |NG |70, 80, 90 | |- |NN |99 | |- |NR |18, 19, 26, 99 |NR18 appears to be both geographic and non-geographic |- |NW |1W, 26 |26 for PO Boxes |- |OL |16, 95 | |- |PE |99 | |- |PL |95 | |- |PO |24 | |- |PR |0, 11 | |- |RH |77 | |- |S |49, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 | |- |SA |48, 72, 80, 99 | |- |SE |1P |PO Boxes |- |SR |9, 43 | |- |SS |1 |Post town Westcliff - PO Boxes |- |SY |99 | |- |TN |2 |Post town Wadhurst |- |TQ |9 | |- |UB |3, 5, 8, 18 | |- |W |1A |PO Boxes |- |WA |55, 88 | |- |WD |99 | |- |WF |90 | |- |WR |11, 78, 99 |WR11 post town Broadway |- |WV |1, 98, 99 |WV1 post town Willenhall |- |YO |90 | |- |JE |1, 4, 5 |JE4 for PO Boxes |- |IM |86, 87, 99 |Allocated to large users and PO Boxes |} ===Special postcodes=== [[Postcodes]] are allocated by Royal Mail's Address Management Unit and cannot be purchased or specified by the recipient. However, Royal Mail sometimes assigns semi-[[mnemonic]] postcodes (sometimes based on the actual geographic postcode district) to high-profile organisations.<ref name="bbceu">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19046445 |title=Postcode lottery? How EU entered historic Conservative address |first=Gavin |last=Stamp |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=31 July 2012 |access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref> Prominent examples are: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Postcode !! Organisation<ref name="addresspfinder">See Royal Mail's online [http://www.royalmail.com/postcode-finder Postcode Finder] for full postal addresses.</ref> |- | B1 '''1HQ''' || [[HSBC UK]] '''h'''ead'''q'''uarters at '''1''' Centenary Square, Birmingham |- | <s>BS98 1'''TL'''</s>|| [[TV Licensing|'''T'''V '''L'''icensing]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/viewcontent.aspx?id=AB7&iqdocumentid=AB7 |title=Making a complaint |publisher=TV Licensing |access-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505193922/http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/viewcontent.aspx?id=AB7&iqdocumentid=AB7 |archive-date=5 May 2012}}</ref> (now changed to DL98 1'''TL''') |- | BX1 1'''LT''' || [[Lloyds Bank|Lloyds Bank formerly known as '''L'''loyds '''T'''SB Bank]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lloydstsb.com/virtual_assistant_faqs.asp |title=Lloyds TSB – Frequently asked questions |publisher=Lloydstsb.com |access-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616172152/http://www.lloydstsb.com/virtual_assistant_faqs.asp |archive-date=16 June 2012}}</ref>—BX postcode area is non-geographic |- | BX2 1'''LB''' || [[Bank of Scotland]] (part of [[Lloyds Banking Group|'''L'''loyds '''B'''anking Group]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bankofscotlandbusiness.co.uk/pdf/Key_Card_terms_and_Conditions.pdf |title=Terms and Conditions – Keycard|publisher=bankofscotlandbusiness.co.uk |date=December 2011 |access-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106022939/http://www.bankofscotlandbusiness.co.uk/pdf/Key_Card_terms_and_Conditions.pdf |archive-date=6 November 2012}}</ref>—BX postcode area is non-geographic |- | BX3 2'''BB''' || [[Barclays|'''B'''arclays '''B'''ank]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lombardmedical.com/pwpcontrol.php?pwpID=5258 |title=Investor and Advisors Contacts |publisher=Lombard Medical |access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref>—BX postcode area is non-geographic |- | BX4 '''7SB''' || [[TSB Banking Group|'''TSB''' Bank]]—BX postcode area is non-geographic |- | BX5 '''5AT''' || '''[[Value added tax|VAT]]''' Central Unit of [[HM Revenue and Customs]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/returns-accounts/completing-returns.htm |title=How to complete your VAT Return |publisher=HM Revenue and Customs |access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref> ([[Roman numeral]] "''V''AT" = "''5''AT")—BX postcode area is non-geographic |- | CF10 1'''BH''' || Lloyds Banking Group (formerly '''B'''lack '''H'''orse Finance) |- | CF99 1'''NA''' || [[Senedd]] (formerly '''N'''ational '''A'''ssembly for Wales) |- | CO4 '''3SQ''' |[[University of Essex]] ('''Sq'''uare '''3''') |- | CV4 8'''UW''' || [[University of Warwick|'''U'''niversity of '''W'''arwick]] |- | CV35 0'''DB''' || [[Aston Martin]] after their sports cars named "'''DB'''" |- |'''DA'''1 1'''RT''' |[[Dartford F.C.]] (nicknamed The '''Dart'''s) |- | <s>D'''E99''' '''3GG'''</s> || [[Egg Banking|'''Egg''' Banking]] (decommissioned in February 2018, after the closure of the bank<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.streetcheck.co.uk/postcode/de993gg |title=Area Information for Riverside Road, Pride Park, Derby, DE99 3GG |access-date=13 February 2024 }}</ref> ) |- | DE55 4'''SW''' || [[Slimming World|'''S'''limming '''W'''orld]] |- | DH98 1'''BT''' || [[BT Group|'''B'''ritish '''T'''elecom]] |- | DH99 1'''NS''' || [[National Savings and Investments|'''N'''ational '''S'''avings]] certificates administration |- | E14 5'''HQ''' || [[HSBC]] '''h'''ead'''q'''uarters at [[8 Canada Square]], Canary Wharf |- | E14 5'''JP''' || [[JP Morgan|'''JP''' Morgan (Bank Street)]] |- | E16 1'''XL''' || [[ExCeL London|'''ExCeL''' London]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.excel-london.co.uk/about-excel/media-centre/media-contacts/ |title=Media Contacts |publisher=ExCel London |access-date=31 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731043354/http://www.excel-london.co.uk/about-excel/media-centre/media-contacts |archive-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | E20 2'''AQ''' || Olympic '''Aq'''uatics Centre |- | E20 2'''BB''' || Olympic '''B'''asket'''b'''all Arena |- | E20 2'''ST''' || Olympic '''St'''adium |- | E20 3'''BS''' || Olympic '''B'''roadca'''s'''t Centre |- | E20 3'''EL''' || Olympic V'''el'''odrome |- | E20 3'''ET''' || Olympic '''Et'''on Manor Tennis Courts |- | E20 3'''HB''' || Olympic '''H'''and'''b'''all Arena (now the [[Copper Box]]) |- | E20 3'''HY''' || Olympic '''H'''ocke'''y''' Stadium |- | E98 1'''SN''' || ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The '''S'''u'''n''']]'' newspaper |- | E98 1'''ST''' || ''[[The Sunday Times|The '''S'''unday '''T'''imes]]'' newspaper |- | E98 1'''TT''' || ''[[The Times|'''T'''he '''T'''imes]]'' newspaper |- | EC2N 2'''DB''' || [[Deutsche Bank|'''D'''eutsche '''B'''ank]] |- | EC2Y 8'''HQ''' || [[Linklaters]] '''h'''ead'''q'''uarters at One [[Silk Street, London|Silk Street]] |- | EC4Y 0'''HQ''' || Royal Mail Group Ltd '''h'''ead'''q'''uarters |- | EC4Y 0'''JP''' || [[JP Morgan|'''JP''' Morgan (Victoria Embankment)]] |- | EH12 1'''HQ''' || [[NatWest Group]] '''h'''ead'''q'''uarters |- | EH'''99''' 1'''SP''' || [[Scottish Parliament|'''S'''cottish '''P'''arliament]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/help/13593.aspx |title=Contact Us |publisher=Scottish.parliament.uk |access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref> (founded in 19'''99''') |- | G'''58''' 1'''SB''' || [[National Savings and Investments|National '''S'''avings '''B'''ank]] (the district number ''58'' also approximates the outline of the initials ''SB'') |- | <s>'''GIR 0'''AA</s>|| [[Girobank|'''Giro'''bank]] (now [[Santander Corporate Banking]]) |- |HA9 0'''WS''' |'''W'''embley '''S'''tadium |- | <s>HP5 '''1WA'''</s>|| [[Inland Waterways Association|'''I'''nland '''W'''aterways '''A'''ssociation]] (decommissioned when the IWA moved office in April 2023<ref>{{cite web | url=https://waterways.org.uk/contact-us | title=Contact Us}}</ref>) |- | IV21 '''2LR''' || [[Two Lochs Radio|'''Two''' '''L'''ochs '''R'''adio]] |- | L30 4'''GB''' || '''G'''iro'''b'''ank (alternative geographic postcode) |- | LS98 1'''FD''' || [[First Direct|'''F'''irst '''D'''irect]] bank |- | M50 2'''BH''' || BBC '''B'''ridge '''H'''ouse |- | M50 2'''QH''' || BBC '''Q'''uay '''H'''ouse |- | N1 9'''GU''' || ''[[The Guardian|The '''Gu'''ardian]]'' newspaper |- | N81 1'''ER''' || [[Electoral Reform Services|'''E'''lectoral '''R'''eform Services]]<ref name="non_geo"/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=58985 |date=20 February 2009 |page=3105 }}</ref> |- | NE1 4'''ST''' || [[St James' Park|'''St''' James' Park '''St'''adium]], [[Newcastle United]] |- | NG80 1'''EH''' || [[Experian]] '''E'''mbankment '''H'''ouse |- | NG80 1'''LH''' || Experian '''L'''ambert '''H'''ouse |- | NG80 1'''RH''' || Experian '''R'''iverleen '''H'''ouse |- | NG80 1'''TH''' || Experian '''T'''albot '''H'''ouse |- | RM11 1'''QT''' || [[Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch|'''Q'''ueen's '''T'''heatre]], Hornchurch |- | PH1 2'''SJ''' || [[St Johnstone F.C.|'''S'''t '''J'''ohnstone Football Club]] |- |<s>PH1 5'''RB'''</s> |'''[[Royal Bank of Scotland|R]]'''[[Royal Bank of Scotland|oyal '''B'''ank of Scotland]] Perth Chief Office (now closed) |- | S2 4'''SU''' || [[Sheffield United F.C.|'''S'''heffield '''U'''nited Football Club]] |- | S6 1'''SW''' || [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|'''S'''heffield '''W'''ednesday Football Club]] |- | S'''14 7UP''' ||| The [[World Snooker Championships]] at the [[Crucible Theatre]], Sheffield;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/89c38da818d84670a3e6943f21a43a6d |title=BBC Genome: World Snooker (1989) |date=24 April 1989 |publisher=BBC |access-date=9 September 2015}}</ref> 147 UP refers to a maximum lead (from a [[maximum break]]) in snooker |- |S70 1'''GW''' |The '''G'''lass '''W'''orks - retail and leisure centre in Barnsley town centre |- | SA99 || [[Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency]]—All postcodes starting with SA99 are for the DVLA offices in the [[Morriston]] area of [[Swansea]], the final part of the postcode relates to the specific office or department within the DVLA |- | SE1 '''0NE''' || [[Thomas Bennett (architect)|'''One''' America Street]], the London headquarters of architectural firm TP Bennett |- | SE1 8'''UJ''' || [[Union Jack Club|'''U'''nion '''J'''ack Club]] |- | SM6 0'''HB''' || [[Homebase|'''H'''ome'''b'''ase Limited]] |- | SN38 1'''NW''' || [[Nationwide Building Society|'''N'''ation'''w'''ide Building Society]] |- | SR5 1'''SU''' || [[Stadium of Light|Stadium of Light, '''Su'''nderland AFC]] |- | SW1A 0AA || [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] ([[Palace of Westminster|'''P'''alace of '''W'''estminster]]; see below for House of Lords) |- | SW1A 0'''PW''' || [[House of Lords]] ([[Palace of Westminster|'''P'''alace of '''W'''estminster]]; see above for House of Commons) |- | SW1A 1AA || [[Buckingham Palace]] ([[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|the Monarch]]) |- | SW1A 2AA || [[10 Downing Street]] ([[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|the Prime Minister]]) |- |SW1A 2AB |[[11 Downing Street]] ([[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]) |- | SW1H 0'''TL''' || [[Transport for London|'''T'''ransport for '''L'''ondon]] (Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street) |- | SW1P 3'''EU''' || European Commission and European Parliament office ([[European Union|'''E'''uropean '''U'''nion]]) |- | SW1W 0'''DT''' || ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The '''D'''aily '''T'''elegraph]]'' newspaper |- | SW1V 1'''AP''' || [[Apollo Victoria Theatre|'''Ap'''ollo Victoria Theatre]] |- | SW1X 1'''SP''' || [[High Commission of Singapore, London|High Commission of '''S'''inga'''p'''ore, London]] |- | SW11 7'''US''' || [[Embassy of the United States, London|Embassy of the '''U'''nited '''S'''tates, London]] |- | SW19 5'''AE''' || [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club|'''A'''ll '''E'''ngland Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] (Venue of the [[Wimbledon Championships]]) |- | TW8 9'''GS''' || ''[[GlaxoSmithKline|'''G'''laxo'''S'''mithKline]]'' |- | W1A 1'''AA''' || [[BBC]] [[Broadcasting House]] ([[W1A (TV series)|independently notable postcode]]) |- | <s>W1D 4'''FA'''</s> || The former address of [[The Football Association|The '''F'''ootball '''A'''ssociation]] (decommissioned in February 2010 after they moved location<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.streetcheck.co.uk/postcode/w1d4fa |title=Area Information for London, W1D 4FA |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>) |- | W1N 4'''DJ''' || [[BBC Radio 1]] ([[Disc jockey|'''d'''isc '''j'''ockey]]) |- | W1T 1'''FB''' || [[Facebook|'''F'''ace'''b'''ook]] |} The postcode printed on Business Reply envelopes (which do not require a stamp) often ends with the letters '''BR'''. Post codes ending 1AA are usually allocated to post offices (Crown, main and sub-) such as NR3 1AA for Magdalen Street post office in Norwich. 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