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Mailsort is a five-digit address-coding scheme used by the Royal Mail (the UK's postal service) and its business customers for the automatic direction of mail. Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Mail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects wherein written Documents typically enclosed in Envelopes and also Mail users who can present mail sorted by Mailsort code and in quantities of 4,000 upwards (1,000 upwards for large letters and packets) receive a discounted postal rate.


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Use

Mailsort is not widely known to the British public and the code is not written as part of the address, rather it appears elsewhere on the envelope or label or may be encoded as a barcode. A bar code (also barcode) is an optical Machine-readable representation of data Although the majority of people in the UK use the postcode, the mailsort code is now used for automated sorting. A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a The postcode failed in its objective, partly because its inflexibility led to numerous initial two-letter codes being directed to a single main sorting office, and this led to some addresses having non-obvious characters. Furthermore, errors were introduced by the easy confusion by autotype reading of some characters of often hand-written addresses.

As the system is only used by a closed group of Royal Mail customers the scheme can be entirely re-coded from time to time. The last such update occurred in July 2007.

Unlike posting by regular mail it is possible to specify service levels other than 1st or 2nd class with longer delivery times offered. Three Mailsort products are available - known as 120, 700 and 1400 - each based on the customer's ability to sort into increasingly smaller geographical areas. A further Walksort product is available to those with very large quantities who can present mail sorted first by mailsort code and then by walk number (the second half of the postcode).

Service levels

Level Service Requirements
Mailsort 1 delivery the next working day after the day of posting sorted into Mailsort sequence
Mailsort 2 delivery three working days after the day of posting sorted into Mailsort sequence
Mailsort 3 delivery within seven working days after the day of posting sorted into Mailsort sequence
Walksort 1 delivery the next working day after the day of posting sorted into Mailsort sequence and walk sequence
Walksort 2 delivery three working days after the day of posting sorted into Mailsort sequence and walk sequence

Two further services — Presstream 1 and Presstream 2 — are available to publishers of magazines and other periodicals. These services are similar to Mailsort 1400 but offer a greater discount for publications which meet certain criteria and have been successfully registered with Royal Mail.

Structure

The first three digits, the Residue Selection Code, corresponds to an area which can vary in size from one postal district to several postcode areas, although most codes correspond exactly to one postcode area. For the purposes of directing mail the United Kingdom is divided by the Royal Mail into a number of postcode areas. For example:

The last two digits, called the Direct Selection code correspond to one or more postal districts. A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a

Mailsort codes are sometimes prefixed by a letter (A-P) which corresponds to sixteen regional divisions of the country, although the letter does not form a part the mailsort code. The letter prefix is used by the sender to ensure that when mail is presented to Royal Mail those items with the furthest to travel are given and processed first while those in the same region as the sender are dealt with last. When mail is presented to Royal Mail it is therefore not given in strict mailsort sequence and furthermore the sequence used will differ from one location in the country to another.

Residue selection codes

Residue Location Postcode areas
401-403 Northern Ireland BT
404-408 Scotland KA, ML, G, PA, HS, IV, KW
409-414 Scotland AB, ZE, DD, PH, FK, KY, EH, TD
415-419, 427-429 North West England BL, WN, M, OL, FY, PR, BB, LA, DG, CA
430-434 North West England and North Wales SK, L, CH, LL, CW, WA
435 Isle of Man IM
436-438 North East England NE, SR, TS, DH, DL
439, 445, 448-452 Yorkshire YO, HU, DN, HG, WF, LS
446-447, 465-470 Midlands and Mid Wales DY, WS, WV, ST, LD, SY, TF, BG, OX
453-457 Yorkshire BD, HX, HD, S
458-464 Midlands DE, LE, CV, NN, LU, MK, B
471-472 Channel Islands JE, GY
473-476 East Anglia NR, CB, IP, PE
477-480 London and South East HP, AL, EN, WD, SG, E
482-489 London and South East SS, CO, CM, DA, ME, TN, CT, IG, RM
490-499 London and South East N, NW, SE, SW, EC, WC, W, SL, HA, UB, BR
501-508 London and South East CR, SM, RH, BN, TW, KT, GU, PO
509-514 South Central England SO, SP, RG, BH, DT, WR, HR
515-520 South West England GL, SN, BA, BS, TA, EX, TQ
521-527 Cornwall and South Wales PL, TR, NP, CF, SA

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The, also known as the Dundee postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie, Dundee, Forfar The PH postcode area, also known as the Perth postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Aberfeldy, Acharacle, Arisaig, Auchterarder The, also known as the Falkirk postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alloa, Alva, Bonnybridge, Callander, Clackmannan The, also known as the Kirkcaldy postcode area, is a group of postal districts covering most of Fife as well as Kinross around Anstruther, Burntisland The, also known as the Edinburgh Postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Balerno, Bathgate, Bo'ness, Bonnyrigg The, also known as the Galashiels postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Cockburnspath, Coldstream, Cornhill-on-Tweed The, also known as the Bolton postcode area, is a group of postal districts around the towns of Bolton and Bury in Greater Manchester, The, also known as the Wigan postcode area, is a group of postal districts in North West England that are sub-divisions of three Post towns It covers parts The M postcode area, also known as the Manchester postcode area, is a group of several Postal districts in Greater Manchester, England. The, also known as the Oldham postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Ashton-Under-Lyne, Bacup, Heywood, Littleborough The, also known as the Blackpool postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Blackpool, Fleetwood, Lytham St Annes, Poulton-Le-Fylde The, also known as the Preston postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Chorley, Leyland, Preston and Southport in The, also known as the Blackburn postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Accrington, Barnoldswick, Blackburn, Burnley The LA postcode area, also known as the Lancaster postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Ambleside, Askam-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness The, also known as the Dumfries postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Annan, Canonbie, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, The, also known as the Carlisle postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alston, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Beckermet, Brampton The SK postcode area, also known as the Stockport postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alderley Edge, Buxton, Cheadle, Cheadle The L postcode area, also known as the Liverpool postcode area, is a group of postal districts in Merseyside and Lancashire, specifically around Bootle The, also known as the Chester postcode area, is a group of postal districts near the England / Wales border The, also known as the Llandudno postcode area, is a group of UK Postal districts covering North Wales (but excluding areas near the English The, also known as the Crewe postcode area, is a group of postal districts around the town of Crewe in Cheshire, England. The, also known as the Warrington postcode area, is a group of postal districts in North West England that are sub-divisions of nine Post towns It covers Postcodes were introduced in the Isle of Man in 1993, with the island becoming the IM postcode area. The NE postcode area, also known as the Newcastle upon Tyne postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alnwick, Ashington, Bamburgh The, also known as the Sunderland postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Peterlee, Seaham and Sunderland in Tyne and Wear The TS postcode area, also known as the Cleveland postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Billingham, Guisborough, Hartlepool, The, also known as the Durham postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Chester le Street, Consett, Durham, Houghton le Spring The, also known as the Darlington postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Barnard Castle, Bedale, Bishop Auckland, Catterick The, also known as the York postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bridlington, Driffield, Filey, Malton, Pickering The, also known as the Hull postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Beverley, Brough, Cottingham, Hessle, Hornsea The DN postcode area, also known as the Doncaster postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Barnetby, Barrow upon Humber, Barton-upon-Humber The, also known as the Harrogate postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough in England The, also known as the Wakefield postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Batley, Castleford, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, The LS postcode area, also known as the Leeds postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Leeds, Wetherby, Tadcaster, Pudsey The, also known as the Dudley postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bewdley, Brierley Hill, Dudley, Kidderminster, The, also known as the Walsall postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Burntwood, Cannock, Lichfield, Rugeley, The, also known as the Wolverhampton postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bilston, Bridgnorth, Willenhall and Wolverhampton The, also known as the Stoke-on-Trent postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Leek, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent The LD postcode area, also known as the Llandrindod Wells postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Brecon, Talgarth, Builth Wells The, also known as the Shrewsbury postcode area, is a group of postal districts primarily around Shrewsbury, but also covering Aberystwyth, Bishop's The, also known as the Telford postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Broseley, Market Drayton, Much Wenlock, Newport The NG postcode area, also known as the Nottingham postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Nottingham including areas in Derbyshire, southern The OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Abingdon, Bampton, Banbury, Bicester The, also known as the Halifax postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Elland, Halifax, Hebden Bridge and Sowerby Bridge The, also known as the Huddersfield postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Brighouse, Holmfirth and Huddersfield in England The S postcode area, also known as the Sheffield postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Barnsley, Chesterfield, Dronfield, The, also known as the Derby postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alfreton, Ashbourne, Bakewell, Belper, Burton The, also known as the Leicester postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Coalville, Hinckley, Leicester, Loughborough The CV postcode area, also known as the Coventry postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Atherstone, Bedworth, Coventry, Kenilworth The, also known as the Northampton postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Brackley, Corby, Daventry, Kettering, The LU postcode area, also known as the Luton postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard and Luton in The MK postcode area, also known as the Milton Keynes postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bedford, Buckingham, Milton Keynes The B postcode area, also known as the Birmingham postcode area, provides postcodes for the boroughs of Birmingham, Solihull and Sandwell The, also known as the Jersey postcode area, is a group of postal districts covering Jersey. The, also known as the Guernsey postcode area, is a group of postal districts covering Guernsey. The NR postcode area, also known as the Norwich postcode area, is a group of postal districts covering much of Norfolk and parts of the adjacent county of Suffolk The, also known as the Cambridge postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Cambridge, Ely, Haverhill, Newmarket and The IP postcode area, also known as the Ipswich postcode area, is a group of postal districts around part of the East Anglia area of England. The, also known as the Peterborough postcode area, is a group of postal districts covering a large area in eastern England, including Peterborough and The, also known as the Hemel Hempstead postcode area, is a group of twenty-three postal districts in north west Hertfordshire and East Buckinghamshire The AL postcode area, also known as the St Albans postcode area, is a group of ten postal districts in central Hertfordshire which are subdivisions of five Post towns The EN postcode area, also known as the Enfield postcode area, is a group of 11 postal districts in north Greater London which are subdivisions of seven Post The, also known as the Watford postcode area, is a group of 13 postal districts around the town of Watford in Hertfordshire, England. The, also known as the Stevenage postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Arlesey, Baldock, Biggleswade, Buntingford, The E (Eastern postcode area, also known as the London E postcode area, is the part of the London postal district covering much of east London, England The, also known as the Southend on Sea postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Basildon, Benfleet, Canvey Island, Hockley The, also known as the Colchester postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bures, Clacton-on-Sea, Colchester, Frinton-on-Sea The CM postcode area, also known as the Chelmsford postcode area, is a group of postal districts in central Essex, England around the towns of Billericay The, also known as the Dartford postcode area, is a group of 18 postal districts in south east Greater London and north west Kent which are subdivisions The, also known as the Rochester postcode area, is a group of twenty postal districts around Medway in Kent, England. The, also known as the Tonbridge postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Ashford, Battle, Bexhill-on-Sea, Cranbrook, The, also known as the Canterbury postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Birchington, Broadstairs, Canterbury, Deal The IG postcode area, also known as the Ilford postcode area, is a group of 11 postal districts in north east Greater London, which are subdivisions of six Post The N (Northern postcode area, also known as the London N postcode area, is the part of the London postal district covering much of north London, The NW (North Western postcode area, also known as the London NW postcode area, is a group of postal districts in north west London, England. The SE (South Eastern postcode area, also known as the London SE postcode area, is the part of the London postal district covering much of south east London The SW (South Western and Battersea postcode area, also known as the London SW postcode area, is a group of postcode districts in south west London, England The WC (Western Central postcode area, also known as the London WC postcode area, is a group of postcode districts in central London, England. The W (Western and Paddington postcode area, also known as the London W postcode area is a group of postcode districts in central and west London, England The, also known as the Slough postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Ascot, Bourne End, Gerrards Cross, Iver, The HA postcode area, also known as the Harrow postcode area, is a group of ten postal districts in north west Greater London, England which are subdivisions of seven The UB postcode area, also known as the Southall postcode area, is a group of ten postal districts in north west Greater London which are subdivisions of six The CR postcode area, also known as the Croydon postcode area, is a group of nine postal districts in southern Greater London, which are subdivisions of eight SM2 and SM3 redirect here If you were looking for the Spider-Man film series see here. The, also known as the Redhill postcode area, is a group of twenty postal districts in Surrey and Sussex, which are subdivisions of eight Post towns The, also known as the Brighton postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Arundel, Brighton, Eastbourne, Hailsham, The, also known as the Kingston upon Thames postcode area, is a group of 24 postal districts in south west Greater London and north Surrey which are subdivisions The, also known as the Guildford postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Aldershot, Alton, Bagshot, Bordon, Camberley The, also known as the Portsmouth postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bembridge, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Cowes The, also known as the Southampton postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alresford, Brockenhurst, Eastleigh, Lymington The, also known as the Salisbury postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Andover, Fordingbridge, Gillingham, Salisbury The, also known as the Reading postcode area, is a group of postal districts centered on Reading and Basingstoke in Southern England. The, also known as the Bournemouth postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bournemouth, Broadstone, Christchurch, Ferndown The DT postcode area, also known as the Dorchester postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Beaminster, Blandford Forum, Bridport The, also known as the Worcester postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Broadway, Droitwich, Evesham, Malvern, The, also known as the Hereford postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bromyard, Hereford, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster The, also known as the Gloucester postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Badminton, Berkeley, Blakeney, Cheltenham, The, also known as the Swindon postcode area, is a group of postal districts around The Swindon Urban Area The, also known as the Bath postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bath, Bradford on Avon, Bruton, Castle Cary, The, also known as the Bristol postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Axbridge, Banwell, Bristol, Cheddar, Clevedon The, also known as the Taunton postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Chard, Crewkerne, The EX postcode area, also known as the Exeter postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Axminster, Barnstaple, Beaworthy, Bideford The, also known as the Torquay postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Brixham, Buckfastleigh, Dartmouth, Kingsbridge The, also known as the Plymouth postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bodmin, Boscastle, Callington, Calstock, The, also known as the Truro postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Camborne, Falmouth, Hayle, Helston, Isles The, also known as the Newport postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Newport, Wales. The, also known as the Cardiff postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Aberdare, Bargoed, Barry, Bridgend, Caerphilly The, also known as the Swansea postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Aberaeron, Ammanford, Boncath, Burry Port,
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