HU postcode area
Postcode area within the United Kingdom
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::summary Postcode area within the United Kingdom ::
The HU postcode area, also known as the Hull postcode area, is a group of twenty postcode districts in England, within eight post towns. These cover the south of the East Riding of Yorkshire, including Hull, Beverley, Cottingham, Hessle, Hornsea, Withernsea, Brough and North Ferriby.
Mail for the HU postcode area is processed at Sheffield Mail Centre, along with mail for the DN, LN, and S postcode areas.
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
|- ! HU1 | HULL | Hull, Centre, Old Town, Albert Dock
| Kingston upon Hull |
|---|
| ! HU2 |
| HULL |
| Hull, North of Centre, Wincolmlee |
| Kingston upon Hull |
| - |
| ! HU3 |
| HULL |
| Hull, Spring Bank, West of Centre, Saint Andrew's Quay, Hull Royal Infirmary |
| Kingston upon Hull |
| - |
| ! HU4 |
| HULL |
| Hull, Anlaby Common, Anlaby Park, Gipsyville |
| Kingston upon Hull |
| - |
| ! HU5 |
| HULL |
| Hull, The Avenues |
| Kingston upon Hull |
| - |
| ! HU6 |
| HULL |
| Hull, Dunswell, Orchard Park, Greenwood |
| Kingston upon Hull |
| - |
| ! HU7 |
| HULL |
| Hull, Bransholme, Kingswood, Sutton-on-Hull, Wawne |
| Kingston upon Hull |
| - |
| ! HU8 |
| HULL |
| Hull, Garden Village, Longhill, Sutton-on-Hull, Sutton Ings |
| Kingston upon Hull |
| - |
| ! HU9 |
| HULL |
| Hull, Drypool, Victoria Dock, Marfleet, Preston Road, Greatfield, Bilton Grange |
| Kingston upon Hull |
| - |
| ! HU10 |
| HULL |
| Anlaby, Kirk Ella, West Ella, Willerby |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
| - |
| ! HU11 |
| HULL |
| Bilton |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
| - |
| ! HU12 |
| HULL |
| Hedon, Patrington, Preston |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
| - |
| ! HU13 |
| HESSLE |
| Hull, Hessle |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
| - |
| ! HU14 |
| NORTH FERRIBY |
| North Ferriby, Melton, Swanland |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
| - |
| ! HU15 |
| BROUGH |
| Elloughton-cum-Brough, South Cave, Welton |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
| - |
| ! HU16 |
| COTTINGHAM |
| Hull, Cottingham, Eppleworth, Raywell, Skidby |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
| - |
| ! HU17 |
| BEVERLEY |
| Beverley, Bishop Burton, Walkington |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
| - |
| ! HU18 |
| HORNSEA |
| Hornsea, Mappleton, Rolston |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
| - |
| ! HU19 |
| WITHERNSEA |
| Withernsea, Hollym, Holmpton, Out Newton, Rimswell, Waxholme |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
| - |
| ! HU20 |
| COTTINGHAM |
| High Hunsley, Little Weighton, Low Hunsley, Riplingham |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
| } |
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References
References
- Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)
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