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Delivery point

A delivery point is a single postal address that can receive mail, such as an individual house, flat, or business unit.

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What is delivery point?

The UK has tens of millions of delivery points. Each is associated with a postcode, and a single postcode normally covers several delivery points.

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PostcodeA postcode is an alphanumeric code used by Royal Mail to sort and route mail to a small group of addresses in the UK.Inward codeThe inward code is the second half of a UK postcode and pinpoints the delivery point, for example 1AA in SW1A 1AA.

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