UK address format & examples

If you want to leave your UK friends gobsmacked by sending them a package, you’ll need to start with the UK letter address format. You can look at our smashing UK address format examples here and try our suite of address validation tools for addresses in the UK below. Just enter an address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate the address instantly. Cheers, mate!

Now, let's get into it with the basics. The UK address format for shipping or mailing addresses should be written as follows:

1. Addressee line - The recipient's name. If the recipient has a title, such as Total Star, include it here.
2. Organization or department name - If applicable, add the organization or department name.
3. Unit, apartment, flat - If applicable, add the unit or suite number.
4. Building or house number - This includes the house or building number, thoroughfare (street name), dependent locality (optional, e.g. suburb), and double-dependent locality (e.g. upper).
5. POST TOWN (city) - Ensure that this is written in all capital letters.
6. Postal code - Include the city, followed by the 2-character ISO 3166-2 province or territory abbreviation and the postal code.
7. COUNTRY - UNITED KINGDOM, written in all capital letters.