Hereford named the eighth luckiest postcode in England.

That's based on winning statistics data from the Postcode Lottery

Author: Emma SmithPublished 26th Jun 2022

The research by SolitaireBliss studied postcode data from lottery.co.uk to determine the luckiest places in England, based on how many Postcode Lottery wins have occurred per 100,000 people in each area.

The analysis revealed that Hereford is eighth, with 74.22 wins per 100,000 people, which is 39% higher than the UK national average. Hereford has had 131 wins with an estimated population of 176,493 residents.

At the other end of the scale, West Central London is the unluckiest postcode in the UK, after ranking last due to having only six wins with an estimated population of 35,745, which equals 16.78 wins per 100,000, 69% lower than the UK national average.

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