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postcode

[pohst-kohd] / ˈpoʊstˌkoʊd /
NOUN
postal code
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NOUN
ZIP code
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However, UK Finance, which represents well-known banks and lenders, has suggested that heavier levies would undermine the government's ambition to deliver "growth in every postcode" and would damage international competitiveness.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Likewise, organisations working in the sector have welcomed promises of multi-year funding and an end to a postcode lottery of provision - although they await the details.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Dr Jessica Eccles, a researcher on brain-body interactions and hypermobility, says diagnosis can be a "postcode lottery in terms of where you are and what opportunities are available to you for assessment".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Downing Street said the prime minister wanted to discuss "how we will drive good growth in every postcode across the UK" with the first ministers.

From BBC Aug. 26, 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

Prepayment meter users pay £129 more a year than those on competitive fixed direct debit tariffs, while drivers living in deprived postcodes faced an average of £153 extra on their motor insurance.

From BBC Jul. 12, 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

It's not due to their salary, but their postcodes.

From BBC May 5, 2026

Analysis from flatshare website Spareroom found that only five London postcodes still have sub-£800 average room rents, down from 81 postcodes in 2020.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2026

The men used Google to search affluent postcodes to identify potential targets, according to police, before looking up floor plans on Rightmove.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026




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