Somewhere in Greater Manchester this week, thirteen households are opening their curtains to a very different kind of morning. The People’s Postcode Lottery has announced its winning streets for the week of 4 to 10 July, and the North West is having quite a moment.
The lottery, which assigns prizes based on postcodes rather than individual ticket numbers, means entire streets can win simultaneously. It’s a concept that sounds almost too good to be true, but for residents in those thirteen Greater Manchester locations, the bank transfer notifications are very real indeed.
Winners are drawn daily throughout the week, with prizes ranging from hundreds to thousands of pounds per ticket held. Players must have an active subscription tied to their postcode, so neighbours who haven’t signed up miss out entirely, which has been known to cause a certain amount of awkward conversation over the garden fence.
“It’s always bittersweet when your street wins and you’re not in it,” one previous non-winning resident told a local paper after a similar draw last year. “You’re genuinely happy for your neighbours, but you’re also kicking yourself something rotten.”
Greater Manchester has historically been well-represented in Postcode Lottery draws, partly due to its dense urban postcodes and large subscriber base across boroughs like Salford, Stockport, and Oldham. This week’s thirteen winning streets span several of those areas, with individual prize amounts varying depending on the number of tickets held per postcode.
The People’s Postcode Lottery also donates a portion of ticket proceeds to charitable causes, with over £1.3 billion raised for good causes since its launch in 2005. Players often cite this as a reason they stay subscribed even during quieter months.
The full list of winning postcodes for 4 to 10 July is published on the official People’s Postcode Lottery website, where players can check their postcode directly. Winners are also notified by post and email.
With summer draws often seeing increased participation, the question on everyone’s lips in Manchester’s winning streets right now is simple: what do you spend it on first?
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