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style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>SO</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=SO_postcode_area&params=50.938_N_1.389_W_type:city_region:GB"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">50°56′17″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°23′20″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">50.938°N 1.389°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">50.938; -1.389</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_postcode_areas_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom">Postcode area</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">SO</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postcode area name</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">Southampton</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Post_town" title="Post town">Post towns</a></th><td class="infobox-data">9</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_postcode_districts_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom">Postcode districts</a></th><td class="infobox-data">30</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postcode sectors</th><td class="infobox-data">179</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postcodes (live)</th><td class="infobox-data">18,298</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postcodes (total)</th><td class="infobox-data">40,011</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below">Statistics as at May 2020<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>SO postcode area</b>, also known as the <b>Southampton postcode area</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a group of 23 postcode districts in southern <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, within nine <a href="/wiki/Post_town" title="Post town">post towns</a>. These cover south and central <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Southampton" title="Southampton">Southampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winchester" title="Winchester">Winchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Alresford" title="New Alresford">Alresford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brockenhurst" title="Brockenhurst">Brockenhurst</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastleigh" title="Eastleigh">Eastleigh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lymington" title="Lymington">Lymington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyndhurst,_Hampshire" title="Lyndhurst, Hampshire">Lyndhurst</a>, <a href="/wiki/Romsey" title="Romsey">Romsey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stockbridge,_Hampshire" title="Stockbridge, Hampshire">Stockbridge</a>. </p><p>The SO area originally had both single and double-digit postcode districts.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the inception of postcodes in Southampton, "large users" within the SO1 and SO2 postcode areas (which broadly covered the area of the city) were allocated SO9 postcodes.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the early 1990s, a shortage of available postcodes occurred due to increased demand.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 December 1993 Royal Mail took the step of dividing each of the existing single-digit districts, the numbers of the new subdivisions containing two digits rather than one. For example, the SO1 and SO2 districts were divided into SO14-19.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time, ordinary "geographical" postcodes replaced the SO9 codes. Whilst this created thousands more possible postcode combinations, it resulted in the unusual situation where the centre of the postcode area, Southampton, lacks a district numbered 1. The area is one of only a few in the country where this is the case. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coverage">Coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SO_postcode_area&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr style="white-space:nowrap"> <th>Postcode district </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Post_town" title="Post town">Post town</a> </th> <th>Coverage </th> <th>Local authority area(s) </th></tr> <tr> <th>SO14 </th> <td>SOUTHAMPTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southampton_City_Centre" title="Southampton City Centre">City Centre</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s,_Southampton" title="St Mary's, Southampton">St. Mary's</a>, Newtown, <a href="/wiki/Nicholstown" title="Nicholstown">Nicholstown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northam,_Southampton" title="Northam, Southampton">Northam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ocean_Village,_Southampton" title="Ocean Village, Southampton">Ocean Village</a>, Chapel, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Docks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eastern Docks (page does not exist)">Eastern Docks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bevois_Valley" title="Bevois Valley">Bevois Valley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southampton" title="Southampton">Southampton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO15 </th> <td>SOUTHAMPTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shirley,_Southampton" title="Shirley, Southampton">Shirley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freemantle" title="Freemantle">Freemantle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Regents_Park,_Southampton" title="Regents Park, Southampton">Regents Park</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Banister_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Banister Park (page does not exist)">Banister Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Polygon,_Southampton" title="The Polygon, Southampton">Polygon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Millbrook,_Southampton" title="Millbrook, Southampton">Millbrook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maybush" title="Maybush">Maybush</a> <a href="/wiki/Redbridge,_Southampton" title="Redbridge, Southampton">Redbridge</a> </td> <td>Southampton </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO16 </th> <td>SOUTHAMPTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bassett,_Southampton" title="Bassett, Southampton">Bassett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lordswood,_Southampton" title="Lordswood, Southampton">Lordswood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lordshill" title="Lordshill">Lordshill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Redbridge,_Southampton" title="Redbridge, Southampton">Redbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rownhams" title="Rownhams">Rownhams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nursling" title="Nursling">Nursling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chilworth,_Hampshire" title="Chilworth, Hampshire">Chilworth</a>, Shirley Warren </td> <td>Southampton, <a href="/wiki/Test_Valley" title="Test Valley">Test Valley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO17 </th> <td>SOUTHAMPTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Highfield,_Southampton" title="Highfield, Southampton">Highfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portswood" title="Portswood">Portswood</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Denys" title="St Denys">St Denys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swaythling" title="Swaythling">Swaythling</a> </td> <td>Southampton </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO18 </th> <td>SOUTHAMPTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bitterne" title="Bitterne">Bitterne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bitterne_Park" title="Bitterne Park">Bitterne Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harefield" title="Harefield">Harefield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Townhill_Park" title="Townhill Park">Townhill Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chartwell_Green" title="Chartwell Green">Chartwell Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mansbridge" title="Mansbridge">Mansbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southampton_Airport" title="Southampton Airport">Southampton Airport</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Eastleigh" title="Borough of Eastleigh">Eastleigh</a>, Southampton </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO19 </th> <td>SOUTHAMPTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sholing" title="Sholing">Sholing</a>, Merry Oak, <a href="/wiki/Thornhill,_Southampton" title="Thornhill, Southampton">Thornhill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Woolston,_Southampton" title="Woolston, Southampton">Woolston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Weston,_Southampton" title="Weston, Southampton">Weston</a> </td> <td>Southampton </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO20 </th> <td>STOCKBRIDGE </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockbridge,_Hampshire" title="Stockbridge, Hampshire">Stockbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Somborne" title="King's Somborne">King's Somborne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middle_Wallop" title="Middle Wallop">Middle Wallop</a> </td> <td>Test Valley </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO21 </th> <td>WINCHESTER </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Compton_and_Shawford" title="Compton and Shawford">Compton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colden_Common" title="Colden Common">Colden Common</a>, <a href="/wiki/Easton,_Hampshire" title="Easton, Hampshire">Easton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hursley" title="Hursley">Hursley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Itchen_Abbas" title="Itchen Abbas">Itchen Abbas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martyr_Worthy" title="Martyr Worthy">Martyr Worthy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Micheldever" title="Micheldever">Micheldever</a>, <a href="/wiki/Owslebury" title="Owslebury">Owslebury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Compton_and_Shawford" title="Compton and Shawford">Shawford</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Wonston" title="South Wonston">South Wonston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sutton_Scotney" title="Sutton Scotney">Sutton Scotney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sparsholt,_Hampshire" title="Sparsholt, Hampshire">Sparsholt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twyford,_Hampshire" title="Twyford, Hampshire">Twyford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winchester" title="Winchester">Winchester</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO22 </th> <td>WINCHESTER </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Badger_Farm" title="Badger Farm">Badger Farm</a>, Fulflood, <a href="/wiki/Hursley" title="Hursley">Hursley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Littleton_and_Harestock" title="Littleton and Harestock">Littleton and Harestock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olivers_Battery" class="mw-redirect" title="Olivers Battery">Olivers Battery</a>, Pitt, St Cross (W), <a href="/wiki/Stanmore,_Winchester" title="Stanmore, Winchester">Stanmore</a>, Weeke </td> <td>Winchester </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO23 </th> <td>WINCHESTER </td> <td>City Centre, <a href="/wiki/Abbotts_Barton" title="Abbotts Barton">Abbotts Barton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bar_End" title="Bar End">Bar End</a>, Highcliffe, Hyde, St Cross (E), <a href="/wiki/Winnall,_Hampshire" title="Winnall, Hampshire">Winnall</a> </td> <td>Winchester </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO24 </th> <td>ALRESFORD </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Alresford" title="New Alresford">New Alresford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Old_Alresford" title="Old Alresford">Old Alresford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheriton,_Hampshire" title="Cheriton, Hampshire">Cheriton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tichborne" title="Tichborne">Tichborne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ropley" title="Ropley">Ropley</a> </td> <td>Winchester </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#FFFFFF;">SO25 </th> <td style="background:#FFFFFF;">WINCHESTER </td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF;"><i>Bulk users</i> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF;"><i>non-geographic</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO30 </th> <td>SOUTHAMPTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Botley,_Hampshire" title="Botley, Hampshire">Botley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hedge_End" title="Hedge End">Hedge End</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_End,_Hampshire" title="West End, Hampshire">West End</a>, <a href="/wiki/Curbridge,_Hampshire" title="Curbridge, Hampshire">Curbridge</a> </td> <td>Eastleigh, Winchester </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO31 </th> <td>SOUTHAMPTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warsash" title="Warsash">Warsash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamble-le-Rice" title="Hamble-le-Rice">Hamble-le-Rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Locks_Heath" title="Locks Heath">Locks Heath</a> <a href="/wiki/Netley_Abbey" title="Netley Abbey">Netley Abbey</a> </td> <td>Eastleigh, <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Fareham" title="Borough of Fareham">Fareham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO32 </th> <td>SOUTHAMPTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bishop%27s_Waltham" title="Bishop's Waltham">Bishop's Waltham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corhampton" title="Corhampton">Corhampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Curdridge" title="Curdridge">Curdridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Droxford" title="Droxford">Droxford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Durley" title="Durley">Durley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Exton,_Hampshire" title="Exton, Hampshire">Exton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meonstoke" title="Meonstoke">Meonstoke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shedfield" title="Shedfield">Shedfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soberton" title="Soberton">Soberton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swanmore" title="Swanmore">Swanmore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upham,_Hampshire" title="Upham, Hampshire">Upham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warnford" title="Warnford">Warnford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wickham,_Hampshire" title="Wickham, Hampshire">Wickham</a> </td> <td>Eastleigh, Winchester </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">SO40 </th> <td>SOUTHAMPTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Totton" class="mw-redirect" title="Totton">Totton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cadnam" title="Cadnam">Cadnam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marchwood" title="Marchwood">Marchwood</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/New_Forest_District" title="New Forest District">New Forest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>LYNDHURST </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lyndhurst,_Hampshire" title="Lyndhurst, Hampshire">Lyndhurst</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO41 </th> <td>LYMINGTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lymington" title="Lymington">Lymington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milford-on-Sea" class="mw-redirect" title="Milford-on-Sea">Milford-on-Sea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennington,_Hampshire" title="Pennington, Hampshire">Pennington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boldre" title="Boldre">Boldre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hordle" title="Hordle">Hordle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sway,_Hampshire" title="Sway, Hampshire">Sway</a> </td> <td>New Forest </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO42 </th> <td>BROCKENHURST </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beaulieu,_Hampshire" title="Beaulieu, Hampshire">Beaulieu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brockenhurst" title="Brockenhurst">Brockenhurst</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Boldre" title="East Boldre">East Boldre</a> </td> <td>New Forest </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO43 </th> <td>LYNDHURST </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lyndhurst,_Hampshire" title="Lyndhurst, Hampshire">Lyndhurst</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minstead" title="Minstead">Minstead</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bramshaw" title="Bramshaw">Bramshaw</a> </td> <td>New Forest </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO45 </th> <td>SOUTHAMPTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hythe,_Hampshire" title="Hythe, Hampshire">Hythe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fawley,_Hampshire" title="Fawley, Hampshire">Fawley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blackfield,_Hampshire" title="Blackfield, Hampshire">Blackfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calshot" title="Calshot">Calshot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hardley,_Hampshire" title="Hardley, Hampshire">Hardley</a> </td> <td>New Forest </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO50 </th> <td>EASTLEIGH </td> <td>Town Centre, <a href="/wiki/Boyatt_Wood" title="Boyatt Wood">Boyatt Wood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fair_Oak" title="Fair Oak">Fair Oak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bishopstoke" title="Bishopstoke">Bishopstoke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horton_Heath,_Hampshire" title="Horton Heath, Hampshire">Horton Heath</a> </td> <td>Eastleigh </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO51 </th> <td>ROMSEY </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Romsey" title="Romsey">Romsey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ampfield" title="Ampfield">Ampfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lockerley" title="Lockerley">Lockerley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mottisfont" title="Mottisfont">Mottisfont</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wellow,_Hampshire" title="Wellow, Hampshire">Wellow</a> </td> <td>Test Valley </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO52 </th> <td>SOUTHAMPTON </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Baddesley" title="North Baddesley">North Baddesley</a> </td> <td>Test Valley </td></tr> <tr> <th>SO53 </th> <td>EASTLEIGH </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chandler%27s_Ford" title="Chandler's Ford">Chandler's Ford</a> </td> <td>Eastleigh, Test Valley </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#FFFFFF;">SO97 </th> <td 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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/geography/products/postcode-directories/-nspp-/onspd-user-guide-and-version-notes.zip">"ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(ZIP)</span>. <i>National Statistics Postcode Products</i>. <a href="/wiki/Office_for_National_Statistics" title="Office for National Statistics">Office for National Statistics</a>. May 2020. Table 2<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 June</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Statistics+Postcode+Products&rft.atitle=ONS+Postcode+Directory+Version+Notes&rft.pages=Table+2&rft.date=2020-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fons%2Fguide-method%2Fgeography%2Fproducts%2Fpostcode-directories%2F-nspp-%2Fonspd-user-guide-and-version-notes.zip&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASO+postcode+area" class="Z3988"></span> Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/code-point-open/">"Code-Point Open"</a>. <i>OS OpenData</i>. <a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Survey" title="Ordnance Survey">Ordnance Survey</a>. 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<li><a href="/wiki/RH_postcode_area" title="RH postcode area">RH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RM_postcode_area" title="RM postcode area">RM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S_postcode_area" title="S postcode area">S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SA_postcode_area" title="SA postcode area">SA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SE_postcode_area" title="SE postcode area">SE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SG_postcode_area" title="SG postcode area">SG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SK_postcode_area" title="SK postcode area">SK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SL_postcode_area" title="SL postcode area">SL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM_postcode_area" title="SM postcode area">SM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SN_postcode_area" title="SN postcode area">SN</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">SO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SP_postcode_area" title="SP postcode area">SP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SR_postcode_area" title="SR postcode area">SR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_postcode_area" title="SS postcode 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href="/wiki/WA_postcode_area" title="WA postcode area">WA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WC_postcode_area" title="WC postcode area">WC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WD_postcode_area" title="WD postcode area">WD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WF_postcode_area" title="WF postcode area">WF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WN_postcode_area" title="WN postcode area">WN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WR_postcode_area" title="WR postcode area">WR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WS_postcode_area" title="WS postcode area">WS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WV_postcode_area" title="WV postcode area">WV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YO_postcode_area" title="YO postcode area">YO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZE_postcode_area" title="ZE postcode area">ZE</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Crown dependencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GY_postcode_area" 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href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom#British_Overseas_Territories" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">FIQQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postal_addresses_in_Gibraltar" title="Postal addresses in Gibraltar">GX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom#British_Overseas_Territories" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">KY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom#British_Overseas_Territories" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">MSR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom#British_Overseas_Territories" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">PCRN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom#British_Overseas_Territories" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">SIQQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom#British_Overseas_Territories" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">STHL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom#British_Overseas_Territories" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">TDCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom#British_Overseas_Territories" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">TKCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom#British_Overseas_Territories" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">VG</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-geographic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Forces_Post_Office" title="British Forces Post Office">BF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_postcode_areas_in_the_United_Kingdom#BX" title="List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom">BX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_postcode_areas_in_the_United_Kingdom#GIR" title="List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom">GIR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_postcode_areas_in_the_United_Kingdom#XX" title="List of postcode areas in the United 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