Postcodes

Information about UK postcode areas and districts. Based on data prepared by Chris Bell, Originally from the Office For National Statistics Open Geography Portal.

API

``typescript
export interface PostcodeArea {
code: string;
name: string;
}

export interface PostcodeDistrict {
code: string;
name: string;
area: PostcodeArea;
}

export function getPostcodeDistrict(code: string): PostcodeDistrict;
export function getPostcodeArea(code: string): PostcodeDistrict;
`

Examples

`javascript
const district = getPostcodeDistrict('E2');
`

`js
district = {
code: 'E3',
name:
'Bow, Bromley-by-Bow, Old Ford, Mile End, Three Mills, London Gas Museum',
area: {
code: 'E',
name: 'East London',
},
};
`

CLI

`bash
$ node cli.js E3
Looking up district E3
{ code: 'E3',
name: 'Bow, Bromley-by-Bow, Old Ford, Mile End, Three Mills, London Gas Museum',
area: { name: 'East London' } }
``