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postcode

[pohst-kohd] / ˈpoʊstˌkoʊd /
NOUN
postal code
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NOUN
ZIP code
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As a result, she suggested a postcode lottery had developed with different levels of services available depending on where people live.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Children's commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza is quoted by the paper as saying: "the postcode lottery is real".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

NRW advises people to check their flood risk by postcode online, external, sign up for flood warnings and access advice about what to do, external if flooding is forecast in their area.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

We’ve matched every active postcode in the UK to its nearest 1km by 1km grid cell in the HadUK dataset.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

On Yahoo’s front page there are news stories, tailored to your postcode or whatever—God only knows how they know my postcode, but they do.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

He said the countryside fits neatly into Burnham's self-professed focus on local postcodes and urban and rural areas "need each other".

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Note: a small number of postcodes do not give an accurate constituency for all properties.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

But the judge demanded to know the postcodes where Bush had conducted funerals and explored whether jurors could be brought in by coach from outlying areas.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Neither of Scotland's two BBC matches - against Haiti and Brazil - made the top five most-watched group-stage games among English postcodes.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

"Growth in all postcodes" is the message the Guardian picks out from Burnham's upcoming speech.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026


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