diff --git a/app/Services/PostcodeService.php b/app/Services/PostcodeService.php
index e05af9d..b093789 100644
--- a/app/Services/PostcodeService.php
+++ b/app/Services/PostcodeService.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Services;
 
+use App\Models\Postcode;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class PostcodeService
         }
 
         $result = match (true) {
-            $this->isFullPostcode($query) => $this->lookupPostcode($query),
+            $this->isFullPostcode($query) => $this->lookupLocalPostcode($query) ?? $this->lookupPostcode($query),
             $this->isOutcode($query) => $this->lookupOutcode($query),
             default => $this->lookupPlace($query),
         };
@@ -55,6 +56,34 @@ class PostcodeService
         return (bool) preg_match('/^[A-Z]{1,2}[0-9][0-9A-Z]?$/i', $query);
     }
 
+    private function lookupLocalPostcode(string $postcode): ?LocationResult
+    {
+        $normalised = strtoupper(preg_replace('/\s+/', '', $postcode));
+
+        $row = Postcode::find($normalised);
+
+        if ($row === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return new LocationResult(
+            query: $postcode,
+            displayName: $this->formatPostcode($normalised),
+            lat: $row->lat,
+            lng: $row->lng,
+        );
+    }
+
+    private function formatPostcode(string $normalised): string
+    {
+        // Insert the single space before the last 3 chars ("SW1A1AA" -> "SW1A 1AA").
+        if (strlen($normalised) < 5) {
+            return $normalised;
+        }
+
+        return substr($normalised, 0, -3).' '.substr($normalised, -3);
+    }
+
     private function lookupPostcode(string $postcode): ?LocationResult
     {
         $normalised = strtoupper(preg_replace('/\s+/', '', $postcode));
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Services/PostcodeServiceTest.php b/tests/Unit/Services/PostcodeServiceTest.php
index 2417240..4d4025b 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Services/PostcodeServiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Services/PostcodeServiceTest.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Models\Postcode;
 use App\Services\ApiLogger;
 use App\Services\LocationResult;
 use App\Services\PostcodeService;
@@ -171,3 +172,25 @@ it('returns null and does not throw on API failure', function (): void {
 
     expect($result)->toBeNull();
 });
+
+// --- Local DB (full postcode) ---
+
+it('resolves a full postcode from local DB without calling HTTP', function (): void {
+    Postcode::create([
+        'postcode' => 'SW1A1AA',
+        'outcode' => 'SW1A',
+        'lat' => 51.501009,
+        'lng' => -0.141588,
+    ]);
+
+    Http::fake(); // any HTTP call will be recorded
+
+    $result = $this->service->resolve('SW1A 1AA');
+
+    expect($result)->toBeInstanceOf(LocationResult::class)
+        ->and($result->displayName)->toBe('SW1A 1AA')
+        ->and($result->lat)->toBe(51.501009)
+        ->and($result->lng)->toBe(-0.141588);
+
+    Http::assertNothingSent();
+});