Hi
Try Geonames http://www.geonames.org/postal-codes/postal-codes-uk.html

Regards Davie

On Aug 15, 11:20 am, Anton Grinenko <[email protected]> wrote:
> Greetings,
> I use the Google Geocoding API to get coordinates and address info by
> postcode from England. I always need to know the administrative area
> name.
>
> The problem is:
> When I get address info by the postcode "W1W 6LS" - all is fine. I
> receive "Greater London" as an administrative area name. The request
> is:
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?output=json&oe=utf-8&q=w1w%206ls&sens...
>
> But when I use short postcodes like W1W there is no administrative
> area name in the result.
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?output=json&oe=utf-8&q=w1w&sensor=tru...
>
> Why? How can I get the administrative area name in this case (postcode
> W1W)?
>
> Thanks in advance.

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