Latest PAF Data News

Q.2/26 is now available!

PAF Data Q.2/26 (Quarter 2, 26) release shipped on 13th April 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.2/26 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.

JANUARY (Q.1/26)

KT1 1AT

FEBRUARY

HG1 4GP

MARCH

ST3 6FH

APRIL (Q.2/26)

AB12 5EH

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 March 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'

11,235

Number of Small User Postcodes

e.g. 'AB10 1AL'

1,732,515

Number of Large User Postcodes

e.g. 'AB10 1AD'

76,247

Total Number of Postcodes

1,808,762

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

e.g. 'AB10 1AD 1A'

32,336,900

Thoroughfares

966,389

Double Dependent Localities

4,369

Dependent Localities

26,386

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 from March 2026

NEW LOCALITY
IN AREA

YES

YES

NEW SECTOR

POST
CODE

DL1 3

M15 5

DOUBLE DEPENDANT LOCALITY

FORREST PARK

DEPENDANT LOCALITY

COATHAM MUNDEVILLE

DEANSGATE

POST TOWN

DARLINGTON

MANCHESTER

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