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Free calculators and lookup utilities for UK postcodes
Postcode Plate Maker
Turn your UK postcode into a novelty number-plate-style wall plate, then preview and download it.
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Build a free area profile for any UK town: population, house prices, income, crime, deprivation and more. Download or embed it as an infographic.
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Look up town, county, latitude and longitude for up to 50 UK postcodes at once.
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Data studies and guides you won't find anywhere else
How Many Homes Share Your Postcode?
The national answer is about 15. But in Mayfair a postcode covers fewer than 2 households, while in East Ham one code is shared by more than 30. Here is why.
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The village of Milford is set to say goodbye to actress Dame Penelope Keith with a funeral procession. Meanwhile, Postcodes UK’s latest data spotlights Takeley Street, Essex, the country’s tiniest built‑up area at just 0.2 square kilometres.
Read MorePostcode Giants and Miniatures: The Biggest and Smallest Districts in Britain
Shetland's ZE2 stretches 99 miles from end to end. London's NW1W spans about 450 metres. Same postage stamp, wildly different worlds.
Read MoreHow do postcodes actually work? Area, district, sector and unit: the full anatomy of the system, measured across all 1.8 million codes.
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