Use this map to quickly find the predicted risk of flooding in your area. It is different for Scottish residents so they will have to check how their postcode fares here. Check your postcode here.

Postcode databanks now contain so much information that organisations use them to discover how you are likely to vote, how much you earn and your life expectancy.

Brits wanting to check coronavirus lockdown rules in their local area can use a postcode-checking website to discover what restrictions apply to them.