Royal Mail warns of delays in dozens of postcodes today – check if you’re affected (Image: Getty)
Post, including letters and parcels sent via , may take longer to arrive based on several factors, one of which is the ‘class’ of postage.
First-class letters are delivered one day after they’re dispatched, and second-class letters are delivered two days after.
Royal Mail delivers from Monday to Saturday but sometimes experiences delays due to local factors affecting delivery offices or disruptions to its air, road, rail, or mail centre networks.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, Royal Mail reported significant disruption to affecting four UK regions.
The postal service said that mail centres in Gatwick, London Central, Manchester, Preston, and the South Midlands reported that not all mail was processed or despatched to schedule over the past weekend. It warned: “As a result, some mail may be delivered later than planned”.
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More than a dozen postcodes have been impacted by mail centre processing delays (Image: Getty)
Affected postcode areas
Gatwick, BN and RH
Some mail posted in the BN and RH postcode areas due for delivery today in other parts of the UK may arrive later than planned.
London Central, EC, N, W1 and WC
Some mail posted in the EC, N, W1 and WC postcode areas due for delivery today in other parts of the UK may arrive later than planned.
Manchester, BL, M 0L and SK
Some mail posted in the BL, M, OL and SK postcode areas due for delivery today in other parts of the UK may arrive later than planned.
Preston, BB, FY, LA and PR
Some mail posted in the BB, FY, LA and PR postcode areas due for delivery today in other parts of the UK may arrive later than planned.
South Midland, CV, LE, MK and NN
Some mail posted in other parts of the UK, due for delivery today in the CV, LE, MK and NN postcode areas may arrive later than planned.
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Letters and parcels could be delivered later than expected (Image: Getty)
Local issues have also disrupted almost a dozen Royal Mail delivery offices across the UK.
The postal service noted that while it aims to deliver to all addresses, it has mail for six days a week; this may temporarily not be possible due to local issues such as high sick absence levels, resourcing, or other local factors.
When this occurs, Royal Mail rotates deliveries to minimise individual customer delays. It claimed: “We also provide targeted support to those offices to address their challenges and restore our service to the high standard our customers would normally receive.”
Nine regions, including Gospot, Thornbury, East Dulwich, and Bristol East, are currently listed as the “most impacted” by disruption to local delivery offices.
Postcodes facing Royal Mail delivery delays
- Barrhead DO (G78)
- Barrow In Furness DO (LA13 to LA17)
- Bristol East DO (BS5)
- East Dulwich DO (SE22)
- Glasgow G52 DO (G52 and G53)
- Gosport DO (PO12 and PO13)
- Huntingdon DO (PE26, PE28 and PE29)
- Thornbury DO (BS35)
- Wigton DO (CA7)