Distance Between UK Postcodes

Powered by the Job Bookers Routing API. Results are estimates based on UK road network data.

About UK postcode distances

The distance between two UK postcodes can be measured in two ways — straight-line (as the crow flies) or road distance. For most practical purposes, road distance in miles and drive time in minutes are the most useful.

The Job Bookers Routing API calculates road distance and drive time using real UK road network data from OpenStreetMap. It covers all 1.7 million active UK postcodes.

Add postcode distance to your application

If you need to calculate distances between postcodes programmatically, the Job Bookers Routing API gives you road distance and drive time in a single API call:

GET https://api.jobbookers.co.uk/v1/route?from=NR21+8AB&to=PE37+7JL

{
  "duration_mins": 23,
  "distance_miles": 16.2,
  "from_postcode": "NR21 8AB",
  "to_postcode": "PE37 7JL"
}

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