Postcodes in the United Kingdom was created in 1959.

As of September 2015, there were 1,746,674 postcodes in use in the UK. Each postcode covers an average mean of 15 properties.

The postcodes in the United Kingdom are structured in the alphanumeric system. The countries that are in the United Kingdom are England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.

UK postcodes are very detailed and can identify a single building if it is big enough. Residential addresses are usually broken down into groups of approximately 10. Here are three examples of UK postcodes. SW16 3FR

BN23 5SP RH10 2LF

what nonsense! There are 1.8m different postcodes in the UK. Lets assume that 10% of these are business addresses and not playing the UK postcode lottery. That brings us down to 1.6m different UK postcodes.

Only the postcodes of people who have entered the game are eligible for the draw. Lets be generous and say that 10% of the UK actually play this game. This brings us down to a 1:162,000 chance