Latest PAF Data News

Q.3/21 is now available!

PAF Data Q.3/21 (Quarter 3, 21) release shipped 13th July 2021.

If you have purchased an update (and have been sent installation details), it can be downloaded from our website at http://www.afd.co.uk/update/ (you will be asked for your serial number and Q.3/21 password emailed to you).

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

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

  • Call on 01624 811711 to order your update.
  • Order your update by requesting a callback from AFD using the form below.

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 JUNE JULY (*Q.3/21) AUGUST
DY1 9ND CF10 3RJ PR2 0AS HG1 9BT

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 July 2021
Number of Postcode Areas e.g. 'AB', 'G' 124
Number of Postcode Districts e.g. 'AB10' 2,981
Number of Postcode Sectors e.g. 'AB10 1' 11,227
Number of Small User Postcodes e.g. 'AB10 1AL' 1,690,023
Number of Large User Postcodes e.g. 'AB10 1AD' 91,071
Total Number of Postcodes 1,781,094
Number of Actual Delivery Points (does not include a count of multi occupancies) e.g. 'AB10 1AD 1A' 31,134,856
Thoroughfares 935,899
Double Dependent Localities 4,304
Dependent Localities 26,329
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 JULY 2021

NEW LOCALITY IN AREA NEW SECTOR POSTCODE DOUBLE DEPENDANT LOCALITY DEPENDANT LOCALITY POST TOWN
YES HP9 2 WILTON PARK BEACONSFIELD
YES ME18 6 COLLIER STREET YALDING MAIDSTONE

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