Here is Royal Mail's list of the most romantic towns and post-code areas in the UK.
They are based on an analysis of mail volumes in the run-up to Valentine's Day - comparing the amount of post on the 6th of February with the amount on the 13th - the day before the Feast of St Valentine.
Steve Molloy, Royal Mail’s Delivery Director for Essex, said:
“Love is definitely in the air in Romford and across the East London region as our research shows residents are eager to express their love through traditional Valentine’s Day cards. We’re delighted to declare Romford the UK’s ‘Capital of Love’.”
Royal Mail Underground stamp. Credit: Royal Mail handout
The Royal Mail is set to celebrate the best of British, including Doctor Who, Jane Austen and the London Underground, with a range of stamps for 2013.
The London Underground stamps will be released on January 9 to mark the 150th anniversary of the first underground railway in the world.
The stamps track the Underground's development from the first steam-driven Metropolitan Railway service through to the current Canary Wharf station.
This year also marks the bicentenary of the publication of Pride And Prejudice,
Jane Austen's most famous novel. It will be celebrated as part of a six-stamp set on sale from February 21, and will feature scenes from Austen's other works.
The final set of stamps to commemorate the Olympic and Paralympic Games will feature the much-praised 'Games Makers'.
The Memories Of London 2012 stamp sheet is the first to feature the army of brilliant volunteers who helped make London 2012 such a success.
One of the stamps will feature a group of Games Makers in their trademark pink and purple uniforms. Credit: Royal Mail.
Andrew Hammond, Managing Director of Stamps and Collectibles for Royal Mail, said: “Royal Mail has been delighted to mark the build up to the Games and the successes of TeamGB and ParalympicGB's gold-medal winning athletes with a series of stamp issues.
“We want these new stamps to remind people of the truly iconic moments of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games."
Images of the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympics and Paralympics will also feature in the sheet of stamps. Credit: Royal Mail.
