Can I get Amazon Prime Now one-hour deliveries in my area?

Amazon has further extended its Amazon Prime Now one-hour delivery service into a new area of the UK: Surrey.

Amazon Prime members in “selected postcodes” in Surrey can now order items and have them delivered on the same day, even as soon as an hour after placing the order.

The service is also available in other cities and regions in England, so you might not even be aware that you can make use of it now.

That’s why we’ve put together a list of the locations Amazon Prime Now covers and also explain how you can use it. Simply read on…

What is Amazon Prime Now?

Amazon launched its one-hour delivery service in the UK in the summer of 2015, starting in the capital London. It had already been successfully received in the US, being first available in New York at the end of 2014.

It enables Amazon Prime subscribers to order items through a dedicated smartphone application and have them delivered on the same day, with one-hour deliveries costing a premium, but two-hour delivery windows being free.

It doesn’t cover every item on Amazon.co.uk, but there are more than 15,000 products available. Whether something you require is available to order through Amazon Prime Now depends on your location – as it needs to be within a short ride for the courier.

The dedicated app determines which items are available to you and filters out the rest, so you should never see an item come up that you cannot order through Amazon Prime Now.

How much does Amazon Prime Now cost?

To begin with, you need to have Amazon Prime membership to use the service. That costs £79 a year but also includes complete access to the vast amount of free content on the Amazon Instant Video streaming platform, access to Amazon Music, the company’s fledgling rival to Spotify, free next-day postage on a huge amount of the online retailer’s stock, the Kindle owners Lending Library and several other incentives.

Amazon Prime Now itself costs £6.99 for each delivery if you want your items delivered within an hour of ordering. It is completely free if you are willing to wait a little longer though; it offers free two-hour slots throughout the day, between 8am and midnight.

Items, on the whole, are the equivalent price to their listings on Amazon.co.uk.

Orders must be, at minimum, £20 in value, but that can include many items.

If you’ve never used it before, you can get £10 off your first order, as long as it is worth £30 or more. Just type 30PRIMENOW into a box at checkout.

How do I use Amazon Prime Now?

Amazon Prime Now is available through a dedicated application for iOS, Android or Fire devices. Check here for download locations.

When you first log in, you determine your delivery postcode, which you can also change at any time in case you want to have an item delivered to you at work, for example.

You use the app much like general Amazon applications, by placing items into the basket.

When you check out though you will be presented with the different options for delivery. We’ve found it offers a couple of different two-hour time slots for free delivery as default, or you can opt to pay for one-hour delivery by selecting that option in a drop-down menu.

Once you have checked out, you can track the progress much like on the main Amazon site, although this time, as soon as the courier has departed you can track them on a live map within the app itself.

Can I get Amazon Prime Now where I live?

As well as Surrey, Amazon Prime Now is also now available in some regions in Hampshire and Berkshire. These include Camberley, Lightwater and Aldershot.

London was the first city to get the service, but areas of Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle and Manchester are also covered.

You can find out whether you can get Amazon Prime Now deliveries in your home or work place by entering your postcode into Amazon’s postcode checker here. If it is okay, you should download the app to your phone or device and get ordering now.