Trends covering member lending to UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).  Data is shown for loans and overdrafts across postcode sectors and meets a commitment to government to transparency about the geographical spread of lending.

Latest Data - H2 2025

H2 2025 SME GB NI
Publishable at postcode sector level (£bn) 62.9 2.6
Publishable only at postcode area level (£bn) 18.8 0.5
of which: Lending in sectors redacted to preserve confidentiality (£bn) 18.6 0.5
of which: Other lending which cannot be allocated at sector level, but included at Area level (£ bn) 0.1 0.1
Total lending publishable (£ bn) 81.7 3.2
Number of sectors publishable at postcode sector level 7,869 215
Number of sectors redacted to preserve customer confidentiality 1,644 25
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Data and research Postcode lending SME finance