News and Updates
Geoinformation, maps, downloads and statistics for UK Postcodes
News and Updates Overview
A page to list all News and Updates to the UK Postcode site. Items are listed newest first
Data Updated
Posted onPostcode data has been updated for August 2024
Bug Fix
Posted onThe random postcode list is now working again
Data Updated
Posted onPostcode data has been updated for May 2020
Search Improved
Posted onThe Postcode Search Page will now also find postcodes if you leave a space out of your search query.
Search Improvements
Posted onThe search page has had some updates and improvements
Add Listing
Posted onYou now have the ability to add a listing to a postcode. This lets you submit a business, organisation or venue to a postcode page.
Random London Postcode
Posted onFind a list of random London postcodes using the page Random London Postcodes.
Updates to Data
Posted onUK Postcode data has been updated significantly
Validate a UK Postcode
Posted onValidate a UK postcode against a list of known existing postcodes. Visit the Validate A UK postcode page.
Postcode Data Updates
Posted onAn update has been made to the postcode data to keep it up-to-date
More Settings for Random Postcodes
Posted onRandom Postcodes now lets you choose the number of random postcodes displayed and if you want it in plain text.
Population Data Added
Posted onPopulation data from the 2011 census has been added to many GB postcodes. The most populous postcode is NR4 7TJ.
Copy Latitude Longitude to Clipbaord
Posted onNew button added to copy the Latitude and Longitude of the postcode to your clipboard (if your browser supports it)
Date Postcode Introduced Displayed
Posted onThe date a postcode was introduced is now displayed for each postcode unit. Also the date terminated if the postcode is no longer active.
Eastings and Northings
Posted onEastings and Northings are now displayed for each postcode unit
Latitude Longitude Now Displayed
Posted onLatitude and longitude are now displayed for each postcode unit
List Random Postcodes
Posted onA new page that lists a random list of postcodes.
Postcode Breadcrumb
Posted onThe full postcode page now has a breadcrumb breakdown of the postcode at the top of the page.
Find Current Location Postcode
Posted onYou can now use Find Current Location Postcode to ind the estimated postcode from your current location.
New Search Option
Posted onThe search page now returns postcode district results as well as postcodes
Download KML of Sector
Posted onNew option to download a KML file of all postcodes inside a sector. This can then be opened in Google Earth.
Page updates
Posted onUpdates to the layout of the postcode page
News and Updates
Posted onAdded news and updates page and summary on right hand column
Data Added
Posted onData Added to UK Postcode
Beginning
Posted onUK Postcode comes to life!