Royal Mail deliveries delayed in some areas due to COVID

Deliveries may be taking longer in 28 areas across England and Northern Ireland, as staff shortages impact Royal Mail delivery times as a result of disruption caused by COVID-19.

Royal Mail has published a list of 28 areas – 27 in in England and one in Northern Ireland – where properties are no longer receiving regular postal deliveries because a high number of Royal Mail staff are either off sick or self-isolating in line with government guidelines.

The affected postal areas are:

  • Ashford (TN23-TN27)
  • Barnsley (S70, S71, S72 and S75)
  • Basildon (SS13-SS16)
  • Bow (E3)
  • Bury St Edmunds (IP28-IP33)
  • Chelmsford (CM1-CM3)
  • Christchurch (BH23)
  • Daventry (NN11)
  • Debden (IG7-IG10)
  • Enfield (EN1-EN3)
  • Grays (RM16-RM20)
  • Hampton (TW12)
  • Highbury (N5)
  • Hornsey (N8)
  • Horsham (RH12, RH13)
  • Ilford (IG1-IG6)
  • Leeds City (LS1-LS5)
  • Lewisham (SE13)
  • Magherafelt (BT45, BT46)
  • Margate (CT7-CT9)
  • Rugeley (WS15)
  • Somerton (TA11)
  • South Ockendon (RM15)
  • South Woodford (E18)
  • Upper Holloway (N7)
  • Wandsworth (SW18)
  • Wellington (TA21)
  • Widnes (WA8)

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