Postcodes in the United Kingdom
Life-cycle of post codes
There are also significant numbers of discontinued (terminated) codes. Each month some 2,750 postcodes are created and 2,500 terminated.

Postcodes in the United Kingdom

Section Title: Life-cycle of post codes
Table Section Text: There are also significant numbers of discontinued (terminated) codes. Each month some 2,750 postcodes are created and 2,500 terminated.

Component	Part	Example	Live codes	Terminated codes	Other codes	Total

Postcode area	Out code	YO	124	0	3	127

Postcode district	Out code	YO31	2,984	103	4	3,087

Postcode sector	In code	YO31 1	11,197	1,071	4	12,272

Postcode unit	In code	YO31 1EB	1,755,005	650,417	4	2,405,426

Postcode Addresses	Approx. 29,965,962

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United Kingdom has 124 postcode areas.

final_sentence: United Kingdom has 124 postcode areas.