postcode

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It added that water from other reservoirs and treatment works was not affected, so people living in postcode areas other than those listed below could use their supplies as normal.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The number of people having strokes could rise over the next decade if the "postcode lottery" of prevention and care in Wales is not fixed, the Stroke Association has warned.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

The party has also called for an end to a "postcode lottery" in childcare caused by some councils applying entitlement from the start of a school term rather than from a child's third birthday.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

The temperature is recorded by the weather station nearest to your postcode.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 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