Latest PAF Data News

Q.4/26 is now available!

PAF Data Q.4/26 (Quarter 4, 26) release shipped on 5th October 2026.

If you have purchased an update (and have been sent installation details), it can be downloaded from our website at https://www.afd.co.uk/update/ (you will be asked for your serial number and Q.4/26 password emailed to you).

Customers using our installed Evolution service can check for updates using the AFD PCE Management Interface.

If you are interested in purchasing a product update, then you can do so by using one of the following options:

Changes in the latest data

For reference purposes, the table below shows new Postcodes for the last four monthly data releases. Test them in your product to see if it is in your data set.

JULY (Q.3/26)

TA7 8GD

AUGUST

CA2 6FG

SEPTEMBER

BL6 5YN

OCTOBER (Q.4/26)

KY1 4FA

If you are interested in purchasing monthly data updates, then you can do so by requesting a callback from AFD.

ROYAL MAIL PAF Statistics for the month of September 2026

Number of Postcode Areas

e.g. 'AB', 'G'

124

Number of Postcode Districts

e.g. 'AB10'

2,976

Number of Postcode Sectors

e.g. 'AB10 1'

11,238

Number of Small User Postcodes

e.g. 'AB10 1AL'

1,736,225

Number of Large User Postcodes

e.g. 'AB10 1AD'

74,792

Total Number of Postcodes

1,811,017

Number of Actual Delivery Points
(does not include a count of multi-occupancy)

e.g. 'AB10 1AD 1A'

32,448,708

Thoroughfares

969,411

Double Dependent Localities

4,370

Dependent Localities

26,390

Post Towns

1,500

NEW SECTORS AND LOCALITIES

The table below shows the sectors and localities that have been applied to the main PAF system as of September 2026. 

NEW LOCALITY
IN AREA

Yes

NEW SECTOR

POST
CODE

NP19 4

DOUBLE DEPENDANT LOCALITY

DEPENDANT LOCALITY

INDURENT PARK

POST TOWN

NEWPORT

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