GY postcode area


The GY postcode area, also known as Guernsey postcode area, its post town, is a group of 10 consecutive postal districts covering Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and the two inhabited lesser islets in that region of the Channel Islands. It was established in 1993 as an extension of the United Kingdom postcode system.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts. The post town is GUERNSEY for all postcode districts
Postcode districtSectorUnit codesParish or island
GY11, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7Saint Peter Port
GY13HRHerm in the above parish
GY14ABJethou in the above parish
GY2allSaint Sampson
GY3allVale
GY4allSaint Martin
GY5allCastel
GY68AA – QZVale
GY68RA – ZZSaint Andrew
GY79Saint Pierre du Bois
GY79Saint Saviour
GY80AA – JZForest
GY80KA – ZZTorteval
GY93Alderney
GY101Sark

Previously, both Alderney and Sark were covered by the GY9 district. In March 2009, Royal Mail had "agreed in principle" for the creation of the GY10 district which would cover all addresses on the island of Alderney, leaving just those of smaller Sark in GY9. This was intended to reduce the amount of mail being sent to the wrong island. The States of Alderney opposed doing it that way round, and instead Sark changed from sector GY9 0 to GY10 1 on 5 January 2011.