UK address format & examples

Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate United Kingdom addresses, plus addresses in 250+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your British address with our tools.

Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.

United Kingdom's national postal system, "Royal Mail ," was established in 1660. As of recent data, Royal Mail services approximately 6,910,321 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout United Kingdom. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.

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Now that you've seen our British address examples and have become a wizard at United Kingdom address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Explore our detailed guides for related countries and territories to see how their address formats and examples vary.

Visit the global address formats page or Europe address formats page for more information on all the other countries and territories we cover. You can also read or read our article about international address verification to learn more.