Research has found that those living in Birmingham have the highest chance of winning in lotteries. Residents of this Midlands city have seen a shocking number of luckily strikes: 769 Postcode Lottery Wins, as well as 6662 wins in the National Lottery.
With the average price of a house in Birmingham being under the average UK price at £219,504, anyone should try their luck here. All things considered, this city scores a whopping 10 out of 10 in our index.
Following suit in second place is another Midlands city: Nottingham. People here also have seen 6662 wins in the National Lottery, as well as 544 wins in the Postcode Lottery. Combined with the affordability of living in Nottingham, the city is awarded an 8.7 out of 10 in our ranking.
Not far off taking home third place is Manchester in the North West. Residents have won the Postcode Lottery 564 times over the years and saw an additional 5758 National Lottery wins. With a final score of 8.1 out of 10, their third place is well deserved.
Rank |
Postcode |
Region |
Number of Postcode Wins |
Number of National Lottery Wins |
Cost of Living (£) |
Average House Price (£) |
Overall Score |
1 |
B (Birmingham) |
Midlands |
769 |
6662 |
£2,228.81 |
£219,504 |
10.0 |
2 |
NG (Nottingham) |
Midlands |
544 |
6662 |
£2,336.45 |
£229,355 |
8.7 |
3 |
M (Manchester) |
North West |
564 |
5758 |
£2,385.28 |
£219,610 |
8.1 |
4 |
LE (Leicester) |
Midlands |
395 |
6662 |
£2,076.53 |
£255,583 |
7.8 |
5 |
CV (Coventry) |
Midlands |
380 |
6662 |
£2,214.38 |
£228,976 |
7.7 |
6 |
ST (Stoke-on-Trent) |
Midlands |
344 |
6662 |
£1,071.67 |
£168,555 |
7.5 |
7 |
PO (Portsmouth) |
South East |
409 |
6171 |
£2,290.31 |
£257,436 |
7.5 |
8 |
BN (Brighton) |
South East |
384 |
6171 |
£2,651.09 |
£438,238 |
7.4 |
9 |
DE (Derby) |
Midlands |
296 |
6662 |
£2,265.49 |
£220,835 |
7.2 |
10 |
S (Sheffield) |
Yorkshire |
608 |
4281 |
£2,174.75 |
£216,034 |
7.2 |
“BT” is officially the unluckiest postcode in the UK. Residents of the city of Belfast are least likely to win in lotteries according to our study. The postcode has never seen a win in the Postcode Lottery ever, and just 921 wins in the National Lottery. Additionally, housing prices here are way higher than the other 9 most unlucky cities at an average of £351,043, making Belfast probably one of the least appealing places to live if you want to make big bucks.
Whilst Zetland (ZE) in the North East might have rather cheap homes, £177,786 on average, it definitely isn’t the place to be for those hoping to get a lucky ticket. This postcode has only seen 9 Postcode Lottery wins over the years and 2371 National Lottery winners.
The third-unluckiest postcode is revealed to be Llrindod Wells (LD), with only 26 Postcode Lottery winners ever and even less National Lottery wins than Zetland with 2365 so far. Overall, this postcode gets an overall score of 2.3 in our study.
Rank |
Postcode |
Region |
Number of Postcode Wins |
Number of National Lottery Wins |
Cost of Living (£) |
Average House Price (£) |
Overall Score |
1 |
BT (Belfast) |
Northern Ireland |
0 |
921 |
£2,112.86 |
£351,043 |
1.0 |
2 |
ZE (Zetland) |
North East |
9 |
2371 |
£1,603.54 |
£177,786 |
2.2 |
3 |
LD (Llrindod Wells) |
Wales |
26 |
2365 |
£2,239.58 |
£221,760 |
2.3 |
4 |
SR (Sunderland) |
North East |
132 |
2371 |
£2,166.21 |
£155,911 |
2.9 |
5 |
DH (Durham) |
North East |
148 |
2371 |
£1,603.54 |
£168,715 |
3.0 |
6 |
DL (Darlington) |
North East |
235 |
2371 |
£1,603.54 |
£170,783 |
3.5 |
7 |
HS (Outer Hebrides) |
Scotland |
27 |
3945 |
£2,261.01 |
£179,265 |
3.5 |
8 |
KW (Kirkwall) |
Scotland |
31 |
3945 |
£2,261.01 |
£157,254 |
3.6 |
9 |
NP (Newport) |
Wales |
267 |
2365 |
£2,213.20 |
£199,572 |
3.7 |
10 |
TD (Galashiels (Tweeddale) |
Scotland |
81 |
3945 |
£2,261.01 |
£157,730 |
3.8 |