piighost/uk-postcode

UK postcode, the outward code then the inward code, the space between them optional. A UK postcode is far narrower than a continental one, often a handful of addresses, so it identifies much more than five digits elsewhere.

Label: UK_POSTCODE

Pattern

\b[A-Z]{1,2}\d[A-Z\d]?\s?\d[A-Z]{2}\b

Must be caught

• Deliver to SW1A 1AA please. → SW1A 1AA
• Office at EC1A1BB in the City. → EC1A1BB

Must be left alone

• ABC1 1AA
• SW1A 1A

Tags: uk, location, contact

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Used by

• piighost/uk — the United Kingdom: phone, postcode, the National Insurance number, the NHS number and the VAT registration number.

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