Modernising the Post Office

Under the current Parliament, Government has committed £1.34bn for the Post Office network to make sure there is no programme of Post Office closures and to update branches; in November 2013 Government announced a further £640m investment in the Post Office network, from 2015 to 2018. Central to our modernisation is the introduction of two new-style Post Offices, both of which are proving popular with customers.

1.     Main style Post Office branches which offer a modern environment and in many cases extended opening hours. These branches have dedicated a Post Office counter offering customers a full range of products and services, during standard hours. In most cases there will also Post Office service provision at the retail position, providing access to a wide range of services including Post Office Card Account withdrawals and everyday banking services during extended shop hours.

2.     Local style Post Office branches provide a wide range of services from the retail till and are open when the shop it is housed within is open. 

This investment is supporting the transformation of the business, which in September 2014 saw the 3,000^th branch transformed and more than 82,000 extra opening hours for customers. Around 8,000 branches will transform to one of these modern, easily accessible Post Office branches with longer hours designed to make it easier for customers to do business with us and helping to create a Post Office of the future which is financially sustainable in its own right.  This is not a closure programme and we are committed to maintaining our current network at around 11,500.

Post Office Network Reports

A copy of this year's report can be downloaded here (PDF 849Kb) 

The Local Authority and Post Office Ltd Pathfinder Program

For more information on this programme, download our report (PDF 1.2Mb) 

Post Office Ltd Network

Post Office Network end March 2016 (ODS 172kb) 

This list contains information on the post office network as at the end of March 2016. Post Office intends to publish an updated list (correct at the end of March) annually by the end of October each year.   

Please note If you are seeking the latest network information please refer to Post Office Branch Finder at http://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder

Re-use of this list or information in this list is permitted only under the terms of the Non-Commercial Government Licence, which permits free re-use for non-commercial purposes only. Please see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/non-commercial-government-licence/non-commercial-government-licence.htm  for the terms of the Licence.

Any re-use of this list or information in this list must include a statement that the information may not be entirely up-to-date and that the latest network information can be found on Post Office Branch Finder at http://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder.

Everyone should be able to access our products and services but it isn’t always possible to have a traditional Post Office in every single town or village. That’s where our outreach services come in. In addition to running their own branch, our subpostmasters can travel to nearby communities to provide and oversee Post Office services. You can use the Budget Card for: car tax, and other vehicle tax, gas, electricity and telephone bills, council tax and council rent payments, catalogue payments, TV rental, Post Office Home phone & Broadband, Post Office Travel insurance, Post Office Credit cards and One4all™ gift cards. You won’t be able to use it for Travel money, Travellers cheques, Postal orders or MoneyGram®. where there is no permanent Post Office branch.

The Mobile Post Office

Our mobile Post Office vehicles currently visit over 250 location every week in rural locations across the UK, at set times and on certain days of the week so people know exactly when to expect them. These mobile Post Offices are kitted out to provide a walk-in Post Office on wheels, with the added facility of an accessibility lift. They are operated by postmasters who can bring all the services that their core branches provide to more isolated areas. These services include posting letters and parcels, personal banking and savings and insurance, providing accessibility and convenience to thousands of people every week.

The Hosted Service

This service is operated out of a local building like a cafe, village hall or community centre on certain days of the week and at set times. It provides customers with access to almost all of our products and services.

The Partner Service

This is where we offer our services through a partner – for example a local shop. It means that customers can access over 80% of our services, usually whenever our partner’s business is open. 

Home delivery service

This is a service for very small communities and enables customers to order a reduced range of Post Office® products and services over the telephone. The products may either be delivered to a customer’s home by the core subpostmaster or are available for collection by the customer at a local Drop-In Session.