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23/09/2020

The September 2020 statistics for the Postcode Address File (PAF®) are now available

+22,709

Increase in the total Delivery Points on PAF

30,851,001

Total number of actual Delivery Points on PAF

1,770,751

Total number of Postcodes on PAF

1,500

Total number of Post Towns on PAF

1,314,657

Total number of Business Names held on PAF

We’ll update this information week commencing 19th October, following the PAF product run. If you would like to receive the monthly PAF stats by email, please let us know by getting touch with amu_communications@royalmail.com

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The September 2020 statistics for the Postcode Address File (PAF®) are now available

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