Latest PAF Data News

Q.3/25 is now available!

PAF Data Q.3/25 (Quarter 3, 25) release shipped on 14th July 2025.

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.3/25 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.

MAY

CV3 1HJ

JUNE

PH2 1NB

JULY (Q.3/25)

BB2 5PH​

AUGUST

WS3 1GF

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 August 2025

Number of Postcode Areas

e.g. 'AB', 'G'

124

Number of Postcode Districts

e.g. 'AB10'

2,975

Number of Postcode Sectors

e.g. 'AB10 1'

11,238

Number of Small User Postcodes

e.g. 'AB10 1AL'

1,727,215

Number of Large User Postcodes

e.g. 'AB10 1AD'

79,272

Total Number of Postcodes

1,806,487

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

e.g. 'AB10 1AD 1A'

32,202,337

Thoroughfares

962,638

Double Dependent Localities

4,359

Dependent Localities

26,381

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 August 2025

NEW LOCALITY
IN AREA

YES

YES

YES

YES

NEW SECTOR

POST
CODE

CM3 3

CM1 6

SY21 9

RG40 3

DOUBLE DEPENDANT LOCALITY

DEPENDANT LOCALITY

CHELMSFORD GARDEN

CHELMSFORD GARDEN

BUTTINGTON

SAWYER GREEM

POST TOWN

CHELMSFORD

CHELMSFORD

WELSHPOOL

WORKINGHAM

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