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postcode

[pohst-kohd] / ˈpoʊstˌkoʊd /
NOUN
postal code
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NOUN
ZIP code
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But Burnham said the move would "make good" on his pledge to "bring power home" to "every postcode in the country".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The government said making the morning-after pill available free from pharmacies would end the "unfair" barriers and postcode lottery some women faced - with access varying dramatically depending on where they live.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

As a result, routine access on the NHS is limited to 10 centres in England, with none elsewhere in the UK - a situation prostate cancer campaigners have condemned as a "postcode lottery".

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

Miliband has offered advice to Burnham regularly and recently and would be in lock-step with Burnham in the task of spreading growth, in Burnham's words, "to every postcode".

From BBC Jul. 15, 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

Many of the parties' most-viewed adverts were targeted towards individual towns, constituencies or even postcodes, the BBC found.

From BBC Apr. 25, 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

The company has admitted there are service delays in over 100 postcodes, but it said this was due to storms and higher rates of illness among staff.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

It said 14 postcodes were still affected around the East Grinstead, Frant and Tunbridge Wells areas.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2026




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