Our database currently has a total of 243 postcode areas (a group of postcode districts with the same alphabetical prefix is called a postcode area) for 23 different counties with in Wales.
How many postcode areas are there in Wales?
The Wales of England is divided up into 7 different postcode areas. Each postcode area is divided up unto numerous smaller districts.
How many postcode districts are there?
Subdivision. Each postcode area is further divided into post towns and postcode districts. There are on average 20 postcode districts to a postcode area. The London post town is instead divided into several postcode areas.
How many separate postcodes are there in the UK?
1.8 million postcodes
The number of postcodes
1.8 million postcodes are in use in the UK and these cover more than 30 million individual addresses.
What’s the biggest postcode area?
The biggest postcode area is IV , also known as Inverness. It is made up of 52 postcode districts for post towns.
What town in Wales has 57 letters in its name?
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Llanfair PG for short) is a small, quiet town on the island of Anglesey off the northwest coast of North Wales, famous for having the longest place name in Europe.
What is the most remote place in Wales?
But according to a guide called “Y Pellennig: The Remotest Hills of Wales”, Tyle Garw in the Brecon Beacons National Park is the most remote place in the UK when it comes to Wales. Why? It’s the most remote hill on mainland Wales. Tyle Garw is farther from the nearest road than any of its counterparts.
Which country has no postcode?
Aruba, Bahamas, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga and many others have no ZIP codes. Very little island countries never needed ZIP codes. Some little countries use postal codes from country around, for example San Marino and Vatican city use Italy postal code system.
Can two places have the same postcode?
When looking at postal codes around the world, there are cases where two different cities are served by the same postal code. For example, the zip code 94608 in California is used for both Emeryville and parts of Oakland.
Is every postcode in the UK unique?
They vary from representing one address to hundreds, it’s not really consistent. It does seem strange that postcodes are not unique to addresses but they were originally just zones intended to help routing.
How many postcodes are there in England and Wales?
We said. Thank you for your Freedom of Information request asking how many full UK postcodes only have one house within them. There are 55,540 full postcodes in England and Wales that contain only one household.
What is the first part of a postcode called?
outward postcode
The first part is the outward postcode, or out- code. This is separated by a single space from the second part, which is the inward postcode, or in-code. The outward postcode enables mail to be sent to the correct local area for delivery.
How often are postcodes updated?
approximately every six months
The Royal Mail announces changes to Postcodes approximately every six months and these changes are notified to all customers in the affected areas via their Postcode Update publications.
What is the most desirable postcode in the UK?
Best UK postcodes to move to in 2022 revealed
- SA3, Mumbles, Swansea. A view of Mumbles in Swansea. (
- NG1, Hockley, Nottingham.
- M4, Ancoats, Manchester.
- NE67, Beadnell, Northumberland.
- TA13, South Petherton, Somerset.
- DT7, Lyme Regis, Dorset.
- PO40, Freshwater, Isle of Wight.
- IV26, Tanera Mòr, the Inner Hebrides.
What are the richest postcodes in UK?
OX2 in the South East is the priciest postcode outside of London. Walton Manor and Summertown, to the north of Oxford, has an average property value of £836 per square foot. RH5 (Leith Hill) in the Mole Valley is also up there (£709 psf), as is GU5 (Shamley Green) in the Surrey Hills (£686 psf).
What is the first postcode in the UK?
The first postcodes were introduced on a trial basis in Norwich in 1959 with the first three characters of the code (‘NOR’) representing the name of the city, and the last three characters a particular street.
What is the most common Welsh surname?
JONES
1. JONES. The most common surname in Wales and one of the most prolific in the world.
What is the most difficult to pronounce town in Wales?
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Originally the town had a shorter, easier to pronounce name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. In the 1880s, in a joking attempt to attract tourists, a tailor added the rest of the syllables, bringing the total length to 58 letters, including four letter L’s in a row.
What is the longest Welsh town name?
Well, exactly 58 letters, if the name happens to be Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, the longest place name in the United Kingdom and one of the longest village names in the world.
What is the poorest town in Wales?
Rhyl West
The most deprived small area in Wales in WIMD 2019 was Rhyl West 2 (the area around Rhyl High Street) in Denbighshire, which was ranked second most deprived in WIMD 2014. The neighbouring area of Rhyl West 1 is now ranked second most deprived.
What is the poshest part of Wales?
The top ten most expensive streets for buying a home in Wales all had house prices of over one million British pounds as of February 2022. Benar Headland, Pwllheli LL53 topped the ranking with the average price of residential properties at over 1.43 million British pounds.