What is Postcode area?
A UK postcode area is the first one or two letters of a postcode (e.g. SW for South-West London, M for Manchester, EH for Edinburgh). There are 124 postcode areas covering the United Kingdom. Areas split into districts (SW1), then sectors (SW1A 1) and finally unit postcodes (SW1A 1AA). Postcode areas are widely used as marketing territories and for service-area definitions.
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