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 - H1 2025

H1 2025 SME GB NI
Publishable at postcode sector level (£bn) 67.1 2.8
Publishable only at postcode area level (£bn) 16.2 0.5
of which: Lending in sectors redacted to preserve confidentiality (£bn) 16.0 0.4
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) 83.3 3.3
Number of sectors publishable at postcode sector level 7,869 216
Number of sectors redacted to preserve customer confidentiality 1,644 24
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Data and research Postcode lending SME finance