postcode
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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
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
Your area’s heatwave threshold may be approximate if your postcode is near a county boundary.
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
"It does seem to be a postcode lottery that some places allow it and other postcodes don't at all," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
The council has provided a link that gives all the postcodes of addresses that could be affected by the evacuation, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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
Many of the parties' most-viewed adverts were targeted towards individual towns, constituencies or even postcodes.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 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
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