Latest PAF Data News

Q.3/24 is now available!

PAF Data Q.3/24 (Quarter 3, 24) release shipped 10th July 2024.

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.3/24 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

JUNE

JULY (Q.3/24)

AUGUST

CA2 6FA

LU5 6UG

ST3 6SF

HD9 2BD

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 2024

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'

11,239

Number of Small User Postcodes

e.g. 'AB10 1AL'

1,719,903

Number of Large User Postcodes

e.g. 'AB10 1AD'

82,089

Total Number of
Postcodes

1,801,992

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

e.g. 'AB10 1AD 1A'

31,997,150

Thoroughfares

957,255

Double Dependent
Localities

4,350

Dependent Localities

26,369

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 September 2024

NEW LOCALITY
IN AREA

NEW SECTOR

POST
CODE

DOUBLE DEPENDANT LOCALITY

DEPENDANT LOCALITY

POST TOWN

YES

DY12 1

UPPER ARLEY

BEWDLEY

YES

BH22 8

LONGHAM

FERNDOWN

YES

GL6 7

PAINSWICK

STROUD

YES

PO17 4

WELBORNE

FAREHAM

YES

KT15 2

WEYBRIDGE PARK ESTATES

ADDLESTONE

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