United Kingdom Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples
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United Kingdom Address Format Guide
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the standard address format used in United Kingdom. Whether you’re shipping packages, sending mail, or validating addresses for your business, understanding the proper address structure is essential for successful deliveries. We’ll cover the basic elements, provide examples, and explain how GeoPostcodes can help with address validation.
United Kingdom - Address Format
An address format in United Kingdom contains the following elements:
- Recipient’s name
- Business or department name (if applicable)
- Flat/Unit/Building Name (if applicable)
- House number and street name
- Locality (where locality differs from the city)
- CITY NAME (in all caps)
- Postcode (7 digits)
- Country – UNITED KINGDOM (in all caps)
John Smith
395 Wilmslow Rd
MANCHESTER
M20 4WA
UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom Address Format Examples
Example 1:
John Smith
4 Church Street
West Coker
YEOVIL
BA22 9BD
UNITED KINGDOM
Example 2:
City of London Post Office
12 Eastcheap
LONDON
EC3M 1AJ
UNITED KINGDOM
Postal and Country Information for United Kingdom
| Country/territory name | United Kingdom | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO codes | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: GB ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: GBR ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 826 | |||||
| Administrative area count | 5 | |||||
| Administration area names and abbreviations |
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| Term to describe postal codes | Postcode | |||||
| Postal code format | AA9 9AA | |||||
| Population | 63 314 136 | |||||
| Total land area | 244 535km² | |||||
How to Validate Addresses for United Kingdom Using GeoPostcodes Database
GeoPostcodes offers comprehensive address validation database to validate United Kingdom addresses. Our database ensures addresses follow the correct format for United Kingdom, reducing delivery errors and improving efficiency.
Use GeoPostcodes:
- Address Database to validate Street Names, Localities, Cities and Postal Codes in United Kingdom
- Postal Database if you only need to validate Localities, Cities and Postal Codes in United Kingdom
- Population Database if you would like to do urban/rural mapping or compute how many people live in United Kingdom segmented by postal code, city or administrative divisions
You can leverage GeoPostcodes data to validate addresses in United Kingdom using:
- Street column to validate Street names
- Locality column to validate Localities (if applicable)
- Post Town column to validate City names
- Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
Explore our United Kingdom address database.