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For these and related reasons, postcodes in some areas have become indicators of social status. Some residents have campaigned to change their postcode to associate themselves with a more desirable area, [76] to disassociate with a poorer area, [77] to reduce insurance premiums or to be associated with an area with a lower cost of living. [78] In all these cases Royal Mail has said that there is "virtually no hope" of changing the postcode, referring to their policy of changing postcodes only to match changes in their operations. [79] Anguilla Has A Postal Code, AI-2640". The Anguillian. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. The phrase " postcode lottery" refers to the variation in the availability of services by region, though not always because of postcodes. The London post town covers 40% of Greater London. On inception (in 1857/8), it was divided into ten postal districts: EC (East Central), WC (West Central), N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, and NW. The S and NE sectors were later abolished. In 1917, as a wartime measure to improve efficiency, each postal district was subdivided into sub-districts each identified by a number; the area served directly by the district head office was allocated the number 1; the other numbers were allocated alphabetically by delivery office, e.g. N2 East Finchley delivery office, N3 Finchley delivery office, N4 Finsbury Park delivery office etc. Since then these sub-districts have changed little.

As at August 2022, these 1.79 million live postcodes comprise approximately 1.7 million small user and 0.09 million large user postcodes, including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Unit postcodes Examples of Norwich NOR postcodes in the old format: "NOR 03Z", "NOR 66F", "NOR 83B", "NOR 05S". "No. 45542". The London Gazette. 13 December 1971. p.13658. The largest settlement in the B12 postal code is BIRMINGHAM followed by Balsall Heath, and Deritend. Anguilla Has a Postal Code, AI-2640". The Anguillian. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010.

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Information that has not been accessed by way of publication or disclosure under information access legislation (including the Freedom of Information Acts for the UK and Scotland) by or with the consent of the Information Provider; Postcode areas are also divided into several post towns, which predate the introduction of postcodes, with the London post town uniquely covering more than one postcode area. The postcode printed on Business Reply envelopes (which do not require a stamp) often ends with the letters BR. A quirk remained: the central Newport (Gwent) area was allocated NPT at a similar time to Croydon becoming CRO, and surrounding areas were (as today) allocated NP1–NP8. NPT lasted until the end of 1984 when it was recoded NP9. [20] The single or pair of letters chosen for postcode areas are generally intended as a mnemonic for the places served. [1] Postcode areas, post towns and postcode districts do not follow political boundaries and usually serve much larger areas than the place names with which they are associated. For example, within the PA postcode area the PA1 and PA78 postcode districts are 140 miles (225km) apart; and the eight postcode areas of the London post town cover only 40% of Greater London. [2] The remainder of its area is covered by sections of twelve adjoining postcode areas: EN, IG, RM, DA, BR, TN, CR, SM, KT, TW, HA and UB. [2] United Kingdom postcode areas [ edit ] Map of postcode areas in the United Kingdom and Crown dependencies, with links to each postcode area Postcode area

This does not mean that the people of B29 are poorer than other areas, but it may give an indication that there are areas of deprivation. The area of the B6 postcode district is 2.43 square miles which is 6.30 square kilometres or 1,556.28 acres.Our prices - Your handy guide to our UK and International parcel and letter service prices, Royal Mail, 1 January 2021

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B12 is one of 46 Postcode Districts for the Birmingham Post town in West Midlands

The primary settlement in the B6 postcode district is Birmingham, which is located in the county of West Midlands in England.

As a general rule, large post towns are numbered from the centre outward such that outlying parts have higher numbered districts. However, the disparate post towns within a postal area can be numbered based on various criteria. However, the centrality of a postcode district within a postcode area cannot be reliably inferred from the postcode alone. For instance, SE1 covers a large part of Central London south of the Thames whereas SE2 covers Abbey Wood at the far end of the Elizabeth Line. See postcode area.Government set to introduce post codes". Gibraltar News. 30 June 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2006. Schools within the area include King Edward VI College, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, King Edward VI Handsworth School, St Elizabeth's Primary School, South Birmingham College and Haybridge High & Sixth Form. There are also several shopping centres and small retail outlets, as well as three parks: Birmingham Quattro Park, Eastcote Millennium Green and Weoley Hill Local Nature Reserve. Certain British Overseas Territories introduced single postal codes for their territory or major sub-sections of it. These are not UK postcodes, even though many are formatted in a similar fashion: