Overview
- Local reporting on Saturday said three North West postcodes — BL3 2PG (Great Lever, Bolton), PR4 1FQ (Warton) and CW2 8BA (Crewe) — each won £1,000 in that day’s Postcode Lottery draw.
- Regional outlets also published a full list of North East winners from the week of September 5–11 that includes Ferryhill (DL17 0SW), Shildon (DL4 1DX) and Stanhope/Bishop Auckland (DL13 2PS), each showing £1,000 per valid ticket.
- The Postcode Lottery selects 20 winning postcodes each day that pay £1,000 for every valid ticket held in a winning postcode and offers larger weekend jackpots reported at £30,000 per winning ticket.
- Players join by postcode on a subscription reported at about £12.50 a month and coverage notes that a minimum of 33% of ticket sales is directed to charities, with cumulative fundraising reported between roughly £1.7 billion and £1.8 billion.
- Local lists of streets and postcodes show how the scheme delivers small, widely distributed cash boosts to households while generating steady funds for charities and community projects across the UK.