The WHITLEY BAY Post Town in Northumberland

The WHITLEY BAY Post Town is a Postal Region within the historic Postal County of Northumberland

When addressing mail to properties within this area it is important to write WHITLEY BAY in capital letters before the postcode.

You no longer need to write the postal county of Northumberland when writing an address but many still do because it's fun and avoids confusion when a postal town shares the same name.