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A postcode is made up of a combination of letters and numbers. The same code is usually used for a small group of addresses so is not unique to every address but helps to pin-point exactly where the item of mail needs to go to. Each part of the postcode provides step-by-step information about where the item of mail is heading. From left to right the postcode narrows down its destination. The first one or two letters is the postcode area and it identifies the main Royal Mail sorting office which will process the mail. The second part is usually just one or two numbers but for some parts of London it can be a number and a letter. postcode district and tells the sorting office which delivery office the mail should go to. This third part is the sector and is usually just one number. This tells the delivery office which local area or neighbourhood the mail should go to. The final part of the postcode is the unit code which is always two letters.

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