(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2021 Classification
Remote Small Towns 4
Sun & Time Information
3:40 AM
Sunrise
8:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:40 AM
Sunset (today)
8:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 1993
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> Present
February 1993 — Introduced
Postcode KA26 0EX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Small Town 4. IMD Scotland: Rank 2204 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01019758 and MSOA S02003659 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA26 0EX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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