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Postcodes Explained

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    One of the hardest things to get your head around when in the UK are postcodes. Once you understand what all the letters and numbers mean, you will experience how easy it is to travel and find an address.

    Postcodes follow a standard format:

    letter + (letter) + number + (number/letter) [space] number + letter + letter ...

    For example, our Embassy, in the North-West of London, has the postcode NW1 6PU.

    Broken down, this is:

    NW - North West

    1 - district in North West (there are other NW codes with different numbers, like NW10, etc.)

    6PU - property location (which street and which side of the street the property is on)

    London postcodes begin with a compass direction in the UK, then take the city or town name as their initial letter (e.g. Manchester - M, Birmingham B, and so on).

    To view a map of your destination, click here.

    List of Post Codes in the UK

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