Royal Mail delays: The postcodes that might not get deliveries this week due to sickness and staff shortages

Dozens of UK postcodes are being warned there are delays to mail deliveries this week. The news comes at the worst possible time as people await last-minute gifts arriving in time for Christmas.

Royal Mail said some addresses in the affected areas might not have deliveries - but that staff were working to make sure people do receive their mail.

The company cited reasons such as high levels of sickness among workers, staff shortages and more, depending on each area.

Royal Mail delivery delays: 28 postcodes affected

• Altens DO (AB10, AB11, AB12, AB35)
• Belfast East DO (BT4, BT5, BT6, BT16)
• Brixton DO (SW2)
• Clevedon DO (BS21, BS49)
• Dundee East DO (DD4, DD5, DD7)
• Dursley DO (GL11, GL12, GL13)
• Dyce DO (AB21)
• Egremont DO (CA21, CA22, CA23, CA24, CA25, CA27)
• Erskine DO (PA7, PA8)
• Gloucester North DO (GL3, GL4)
• Inverclyde DO (PA14-PA19)
• Johnstone DO (PA5, PA6, PA9, PA10, PA12)
• Lichfield DO (WS7, WS13, WS14)
• Lisburn DO (BT26, BT27, BT28)
• Londonderry DO (BT47, BT48)
• Northwich DO (CW8 and CW9)
• Nottingham South DO (NG2, NG12)
• Paisley DO (PA1, PA2, PA3)
• Pontefract DO (WF7, WF8, WF9, WF11)
• Renfrew DO (PA4)
• South Woodford DO (E18)
• Sleaford DO (NG34)
• St Helens DO (WA9, WA10, WA11)
• Tipton DO (DY4)
• Warrington DO (WA1, WA2, WA4, WA5, WA55)
• Whitehaven DO (CA18, CA19, CA20, CA26, CA28)
• Whitwood DO (WF6, WF10)
• Wigan DO (WN1, WN2, WN3, WN4, WN5, WN6)

A spokesperson for Royal Mail said addresses in the 28 postcode areas affected would see delivery routes 'rotated' to address issues in a bid to "minimise the delay to individual customers".

"We also provide targeted support to those offices to address their challenges and restore our service to the high standard our customers would normally receive," they went on. "We're sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding."