The UB postcode area, also known as the Southall postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of eleven postcode districts in England, within six

post town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...

s. These cover parts of western and north-western

Greater London Greater may refer to: *Greatness Greatness is a concept of a state of superiority affecting a person or object in a particular place or area. Greatness can also be attributed to individuals who possess a natural ability to be better than al ...

, plus a very small part of

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-e ...

. The letters in the postcodes are the phonemic abbreviation of Uxbridge. The main sorting office is in Greenford (Green Park Way) and the area served includes much of the

London Borough of Hillingdon The London Borough of Hillingdon () is the largest and westernmost borough in West London, England. It was formed from the districts of Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood, Uxbridge, and Yiewsley and West Drayton in the ceremonial county ...

and the western part of the

London Borough of Ealing The London Borough of Ealing () is a London borough in West London. It comprises seven major towns: Acton (W3), Ealing (W5, W13, NW10), Greenford (UB6), Hanwell (W7), Northolt (UB5), Perivale (UB6) and Southall (UB1, UB2). With a population ...

, while the western part of UB9 covers a small part of Buckinghamshire, the southern part of UB2 covers a very small part of the London Borough of Hounslow, and a very small part of UB5 lies within the

London Borough of Harrow The London Borough of Harrow () is a London borough in northwest London, England; it forms part of Outer London. It borders four other London boroughs Barnet to the east of ancient Watling Street (now the A5 road), Brent to the southeast, Ea ...

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! UB1 , SOUTHALL ,

Southall Southall () is a large suburban county of West London, England, part of the London Borough of Ealing and is one of its seven major towns. It is situated west of Charing Cross and had a population of 69,857 as of 2011. It is generally divided ...

(north) ,

Ealing Ealing () is a district in West London, England, west of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Ealing. Ealing is the administrative centre of the borough and is identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan. Ealing was his ...

, - ! UB2 , SOUTHALL ,

(south), Norwood Green , Ealing,

Hounslow Hounslow () is a large suburban district of West London, west-southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hounslow, and is identified in the London Plan as one of the 12 metropolitan centres in ...

, - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", UB3 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", SOUTHALL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' non-geographic'' , - ! UB3 , HAYES ,

Hayes Hayes may refer to: * Hayes (surname), including a list of people with the name ** Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States * Hayes (given name) Businesses * Hayes Brake, an American designer and manufacturer of disc brakes * Hay ...

(south), Harlington ,

Hillingdon Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge. During the 1920s the civ ...

, - ! UB4 , HAYES ,

(north), Yeading , Hillingdon , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", UB5 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", GREENFORD , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! UB5 , NORTHOLT ,

Northolt Northolt is a town in West London, England, spread across both sides of the A40 trunk road. It is west-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the seven major towns that make up the London Borough of Ealing. It had a population of 30,304 at ...

, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon , - ! UB6 , GREENFORD ,

Greenford Greenford () is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, England, lying west from Charing Cross. It has a population of 46,787 inhabitants, or 62,126 with the inclusion of Perivale. Greenford is served by Greenford Station (L ...

Perivale Perivale () is an area of Greater London, west of Charing Cross. It is the smallest of the seven towns which make up the London Borough of Ealing. Perivale is mostly residential, with a library, community centre, a number of parks and open ...

, Ealing , - ! UB7 , WEST DRAYTON ,

West Drayton West Drayton is a suburban town in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex and from 1929 was part of the Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District, which became part of Greater London in 1965. Th ...

Harmondsworth Harmondsworth is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon in the county of Greater London with a short border to the south onto London Heathrow Airport. The village has no railway stations, but adjoins the M4 motorway and the A4 road (the ...

, Sipson, Yiewsley,

Longford Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the mee ...

, Hillingdon , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", UB8 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", WEST DRAYTON , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! UB8 , UXBRIDGE ,

Uxbridge Uxbridge () is a suburban town in west London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Situated west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Uxb ...

, Cowley,

(part) , Hillingdon , - ! UB9 , UXBRIDGE , Denham, Harefield, Tatling End (east) , Hillingdon,

, - ! UB10 , UXBRIDGE ,

Ickenham Ickenham is an area in Greater London, forming the eastern part of Uxbridge and within the London Borough of Hillingdon. While no major historical events have taken place in Ickenham, settlements dating back to the Roman occupation of Britain ...

, Hillingdon , - ! UB11 , UXBRIDGE ,

Stockley Park Stockley Park is a business estate and public country park located between Hayes, Yiewsley and West Drayton in the London Borough of Hillingdon. In August 2020 it was listed in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Int ...

, Hillingdon , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", UB18 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", GREENFORD , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''Spring International'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic''UB18 includes a series of postcodes where, unusually, the last two letters correspond to the ISO country code for various countries in the trading name of the address, such as "Spring France, GREENFORD, UB18 7FR"
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Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{London postcode areas Postcode areas covering London Postcode areas covering South East England Media and communications in the London Borough of Ealing Media and communications in the London Borough of Hillingdon

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