Today, I would like to introduce the postal code of the United Kingdom. The British postal code is not called ZIP Code, but Post Code, which means postal code. The United Kingdom is an island country with a relatively small area, about the size of a province in my country, so its postal code is relatively simple, and its positioning is quite accurate.
In the UK, when you take a taxi, you can locate the neighborhood by entering the zip code, so that the driver can deliver you to your home. It can be said that the zip code is very well used in British society.
UK postcodes can be in these six formats: A0 0AA, A00 0AA, AA0 0AA, AA00 0AA, A0A 0AA, AA0A 0AA. In the format, A represents English words (A-Z), and 0 represents numbers (0-9). A minimum of five characters and a blank, a maximum of seven characters and a blank. In addition, there is a special case "GIR 0AA" (which does not belong to the above six formats) is also a legal postal code. (refer to BBC)
For example, SE1 2HB, SE1 is the first part, SE stands for South East London, 1 is the regional abbreviation, and 2HB is the second part. In order to make it easier for the post office to find the address, a specially compiled area code, usually many households will use a zip code, but The house numbers are different.
The rules of the British postal code generally start with the letter representing the city abbreviation or the direction of the region, such as east, west, north, south, etc., which are composed of two sets of codes. For example, G1 9XT, G1 is the first part, G stands for Glasgow, which is the abbreviation of the city name; 9XT is the second part, which is a specially compiled area code to make it easier for the post office to find the address.
The postal code of London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is quite special. It divides London into several sections and compiles the postal code according to the direction. E stands for East (East), SE stands for South East (Southeast), SW stands for South West (Southwest), W stands for West (West), NW stands for North West (Northwest), N stands for North (North), WC stands for West Central ( Central West), EC stands for East Central.
For example: If someone says that his postcode is NW3 4ST, then he lives in the North West area, and No. 3 is exactly where in NW. In the UK, you can quickly find a precise location by simply providing a postcode.