EVERYONE dreams of a lottery win, but have you ever wondered who ends up with the cash?

We've covered numerous stories of streets and neighbours who have scooped prizes on the People's Postcode Lottery; some life-changing and others less so.

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The lottery - which is different to the National Lottery in that it operates by people's postcodes and makes all the locations of winning areas public - is played every week by thousands of people across the UK.

It also gives a minimum of 32 per cent from each subscription directly to charities and good causes across Great Britain and internationally.

And with prizes handed out each week, as well as a monthly 'posctode millions' draw, we've looked into the data to compile a list of every postcode in the SN area that has bagged a large prize in the last 12 months. 

MORE NEWS: Some households managed to triple their winnings.

Since this time last year, 718 postcodes got a cash prize of £1,000 or over - with a whopping £3,928,816 won in total.

So where at the lucky streets?

Scroll around this map to find out.

Any big wins in Swindon?

YES! Only last month.

Bus driver Ian Tayler wasn't expecting any visitors, but after the 61-year-old clocked off from a ten-hour shift he found the People’s Postcode Lottery team waiting outside his front door with a cheque for £353,547.

ALSO READ: Bus driver who won £350K said he'd be back at work on Monday

He was one of three households in Toothill's Wallingford Close who hit the jackpot and each won £353,547 in April's draw.

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Elsehwere, in October last year players near Faringdon scooped £100,000.

ALSO READ: If you play the National Lottery instead, you could still be in luck - Swindon is one of the top areas for Lotto prizes of £50k or more

How does the Postcode Lottery work?

People play with their chosen postcodes for a chance to win cash prizes and winning postcodes are announced every day.

Only playing postcodes are entered into our draws, so all prizes must be won.

It costs £10 to be entered into all of the draws, paid monthly in advance.

Weekly prizes include £1,000 for every player whose postcode is drawn as one of 20.

And each month, the monthly Postcode Millions prize draw sees a postcode sector all win a share of £3 million.