Which postcode areas are open for your profession?

PCN covers the UK’s 121 postcode areas. Each area has one place for each of the five professions, so 605 places in all. Pick your profession and enter a postcode or town, or tap the map.

Availability changes as soon as a firm joins or leaves. See every area

OpenTaken121 of 121 areas open for accountants

Tap an area to check it. The boxes enlarge London and Manchester.

121 of 121 postcode areas are open for accountants.

Every postcode area, by profession

“Taken” means a firm in that profession already holds the area. Select an area code to check it above, or type to filter the list.

Filter by area code or name

All 121 areas shown

Postcode areas and which professions are open in each
Main town	Accountants	Estate agents	Financial advisers	Mortgage brokers	Solicitors
Aberdeen	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
St Albans	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Birmingham	Open	Open	Taken	Open	Open
Bath	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Blackburn	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Bradford	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Bournemouth	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Bolton	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Brighton	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Bromley	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Bristol	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Belfast and Northern Ireland	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Carlisle	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Cambridge	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Cardiff	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Chester	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Chelmsford	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Colchester	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Croydon	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Canterbury	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Coventry	Open	Open	Taken	Open	Open
Crewe	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Dartford	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Dundee	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Derby	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Dumfries	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Durham	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Darlington	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Doncaster	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Dorchester	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Dudley	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
East London	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Central London	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Edinburgh	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Enfield	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Exeter	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Falkirk	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Blackpool	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Glasgow	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Gloucester	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Guildford	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Harrow	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Huddersfield	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Harrogate	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Hemel Hempstead	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Hereford	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Outer Hebrides	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Hull	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Halifax	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Ilford	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Ipswich	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Inverness	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Kilmarnock	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Kingston upon Thames	Open	Open	Taken	Open	Open
Kirkwall	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Kirkcaldy	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Liverpool	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Lancaster	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Llandrindod Wells	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Leicester	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Llandudno	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Lincoln	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Leeds	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Luton	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Manchester	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Medway	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Milton Keynes	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Motherwell	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
North London	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Newcastle upon Tyne	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Nottingham	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Northampton	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Newport	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Norwich	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
North West London	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Oldham	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Oxford	Open	Open	Taken	Open	Open
Paisley	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Peterborough	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Perth	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Plymouth	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Portsmouth	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Preston	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Reading	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Redhill	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Romford	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Sheffield	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Swansea	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
South East London	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Stevenage	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Stockport	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Slough	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Sutton	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Swindon	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Southampton	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Salisbury	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Sunderland	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Southend-on-Sea	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Stoke-on-Trent	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
South West London	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Shrewsbury	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Taunton	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Galashiels	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Telford	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Tonbridge	Open	Open	Taken	Open	Open
Torquay	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Truro	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Cleveland	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Twickenham	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Southall	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
West London	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Warrington	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Central London (WC)	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Watford	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Wakefield	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Wigan	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Worcester	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Walsall	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Wolverhampton	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
York	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
Shetland	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open

How PCN works for each profession

What each profession refers out and receives, and the questions firms in it ask before joining.

How postcode areas work

Anything else, call the Independent Check team on 0800 246 1094.

What is a postcode area?

The letters at the start of a postcode: CF for Cardiff, OX for Oxford, B for Birmingham. There are 121 in the UK, including eight in London. Every client has one, so every referral has a clear destination.

What does holding an area give me?

While you hold it, no other firm in your profession can join PCN there. PCN referrals for your profession in that area come to you.

What if my area is taken?

The checker shows the nearest open areas, and you can hold one of those. If the firm in your area leaves, or its account is inactive for 12 months, the area reopens automatically and shows as open here.

Does my client have to live in my area for me to refer them?

No. You choose the client’s postcode area when you send a referral, and it goes to the firm that holds that area, wherever you’re based.