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postcode

[pohst-kohd] / ˈpoʊstˌkoʊd /
NOUN
postal code
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NOUN
ZIP code
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For most areas, this represents a 5km square centred on your postcode.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

In a speech earlier this year, Burnham said decision-making needed to be "pushed to regions and local communities", adding that it would see "good growth in every postcode".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

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

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

Contact details, vehicle registrations and postcodes were stolen in the breach that appears to have accessed databases containing wi-fi log in and car parking details.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

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

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Hot spot areas include Birmingham, which has five out of the top 15 postcodes in the UK for accidents involving uninsured drivers.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026




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