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33-511: The E (Eastern) postcode area , also known as the London E postcode area , is the part of the London post town covering much of east London , England . It borders the N postcode area to the west, both north of the tidal Thames . Since closure of the East London mail centre , its mail is sorted at Romford Mail Centre together with IG and RM postcode areas. The current E postcode area

66-409: A convenient shorthand indicator towards social status, such that a 'desirable' postcode may add significantly to the value of property, and property developers have tried to no avail to have Royal Mail alter the boundaries of postal districts so that new developments will sound as though they are in a richer area, whether in capital , personal income or both. Parliament , which first established

99-516: A primary reference frame. The numbered sub-districts became the "outward code" (first half) of the postcode system as expanded into longer codes during the 1970s. Ad hoc changes have taken place to the organisation of the districts, such as the creation of SE28 from existing districts because of the construction of the high-density Thamesmead development. Owing to heavier demand, seven high-density postcode districts in central London have been subdivided to create new, smaller postcode districts. This

132-453: Is 241 square miles (620 km ). The E , EC , N , NW , SE , SW , W and WC postcode areas (the eight London postal districts) comprise the inner area of the London postal region and correspond to the London post town . The BR , CM , CR , DA , EN , HA , IG , SL , TN , KT , RM , SM , TW , UB , and WD (the 15 outer London postcode areas) comprise the outer area of

165-595: Is achieved by adding a letter after the original postcode district, for example W1P . Where such sub-districts are used elsewhere such as on street signs and maps, the original unsuffixed catch-all versions often remain in use instead. The districts subdivided are E 1, N 1, EC (EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4) SW 1, W 1, WC 1 and WC2 (each with several subdivisions). Similarly, there are solely non-geographic suffixed sub-districts for PO boxes in NW 1 (e.g. NW1W) and SE 1 (e.g. SE1P). The London postal district has never been aligned with

198-649: Is much larger at 607 square miles (1,570 km ). By the 1850s, the rapid growth of the metropolitan area meant it became too large to operate efficiently as a single post town. A Post Office inquiry into the problem had been set up in 1837 and a House of Commons committee was initiated in 1843. In 1854 Charles Canning , the Postmaster General , set up a committee at the Post Office in St. Martin's Le Grand to investigate how London could best be divided for

231-460: The 2012 Summer Olympics . The approximate coverage of the postcode districts, with the historic postal district names in italics , is as follows: The E17 postcode district is one of four to have a population above 100,000. The E postcode district is bounded by the River Thames to the south. Postcode districts E6, E14 and E16 also have river frontages in the south. The River Roding and

264-560: The City of London , Camden , Hackney , Hammersmith and Fulham , Haringey , Islington , Kensington and Chelsea , Southwark , Tower Hamlets , Wandsworth and Westminster . Almost entirely included are Greenwich , Lambeth , Lewisham , Newham and Waltham Forest , except for a few streets. Barking and Dagenham , Barnet , Bexley , Brent , Bromley , Croydon , Ealing , Enfield , Harrow , Hounslow , Kingston upon Thames , Merton , Redbridge , and Richmond upon Thames are partly in

297-689: The North Circular Road form part of the boundary in the east. The postcode area is roughly the combined area of the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets , Newham and Waltham Forest . Also, the eastern part of the London Borough of Hackney , the western sections of the London Boroughs of Redbridge (E11, E12, E18) and Barking and Dagenham (E6) and a small part of the Epping Forest District (E4), are within

330-431: The central post office at St. Martin's Le Grand in central London. As originally devised, it extended from Waltham Cross in the north to Carshalton in the south and from Romford in the east to Sunbury in the west — six counties at the time if including the City of London . Within the district it was divided into two central areas and eight compass points which operated much like separate post towns . Each

363-570: The London boundary. When the initial system was designed, the London boundary was restricted to the square mile of the small, ancient City of London . The wider metropolitan postal area covered parts of Middlesex , Surrey , Kent , Essex and Hertfordshire . In 1889 a County of London , which was smaller than the postal district, was created from parts of Middlesex, Surrey and Kent. The bulk of 40 fringe sub-districts (having been numbered in 1917) lay outside its boundary including, for example: Leyton , Ealing , Totteridge and Wimbledon In 1965

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396-483: The London postal district, then created the narrower County of London (1889–1965) and replaced it with the much larger Greater London . However, there has been very little change in London postal district boundaries. Being in a London postcode inaccurately gives a broad definition of Inner London . All London postal districts were traditionally prefixed with the post town 'LONDON' and full stops were commonly placed after each character, e.g. LONDON S.W.1. Use of

429-503: The London postal region . The inner and outer areas together comprised the London postal region. Additional information Maps N postcode area The area covers parts of the London Boroughs of Hackney , Islington , Camden , Barnet , Haringey and Enfield . The postcode area originated in 1857 as the N district of London. In 1917 it was subdivided into 22 numbered districts. The Northern head district

462-636: The N2–N22 postcode districts to its north. The postcode area is roughly bounded by the River Lea to the east and the Inner Ring Road to the south. In the west, the boundary cuts through Hampstead Heath and follows the North Circular Road and Dollis Brook for short distances. The northern boundary cuts through several open spaces and follows the A110 road for a short distance. The postcode area maps to

495-690: The creation of Greater London boundary went beyond these postal districts except for part of the parish of Waltham Holy Cross . The General Post Office was unwilling to follow this change and expand the postal district to match because of the cost. Places in London's outer boroughs such as Harrow , Barnet , Wembley , Enfield , Ilford , Romford , Bexleyheath , Bromley , Hounslow , Richmond , Croydon , Sutton , Kingston and Uxbridge are therefore covered by parts of twelve adjoining postcode areas ( EN , IG , RM , DA , BR , TN , CR , SM , KT , TW , HA and UB ) from postal districts of 5 different counties including Middlesex whose county council

528-565: The early loss of two compass points and a minor retraction in 1866. It was integrated by the Post Office into the national postcode system of the United Kingdom during the early 1970s and corresponds to the E , EC , N , NW , SE , SW , W and WC postcode areas . The postal district has also been known as the London postal area . The County of London was much smaller, at 117 square miles (300 km ), but Greater London

561-445: The fringes of the London postal district have lobbied to be excluded or included in an attempt to decrease their insurance premiums ( SE2→DA7 ) or raise the prestige of their business ( IG1-IG6→E19 ). This is generally futile as Royal Mail changes postcodes only in order to facilitate the delivery of post, and not to illustrate geographical boundaries like the postal services of other countries. The London postal district includes all of

594-405: The full stops ended with the implementation of the national postcode system . In addition, integration of the London postal districts into postcodes means that as postcodes should be on a separate address line (in line with other postcodes in the national system) the postal district should not now appear after LONDON on the same line but as the first part of the full postcode. The presentation of

627-458: The national postcode system and now refer to the NE postcode area around Newcastle upon Tyne and the S postcode area around Sheffield . In 1917, as a wartime measure to improve efficiency, the districts were further subdivided with a number applied to each sub-district. This was achieved by designating a sub-area served most conveniently by the head office in each district "1" and then allocating

660-614: The original N1 district, to accommodate redevelopment in Kings Cross Central . The N area also includes two non-geographic postcode districts : N1P for PO boxes in N1 or N1C; and N81 for ballot mailings to Electoral Reform Services in N8. The approximate coverage of the postcode districts, with the historic postal district names shown in italics : Postcode district N1 is the nearest of N postcode districts to central London and

693-429: The postal district. Havering , Hillingdon and Sutton are completely outside the postal district. Sewardstone , in postal district E4 and in the Epping Forest District of Essex is anomalously the only place to be outside Greater London but in the London postal area. Under early abandoned price differentials it formed the inner area of the London postal region , one now obscure definition of Inner London —

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726-480: The postal districts on street signs in London is commonplace, although not universal as each borough is individually responsible for street signs . Current regulations date from 1952 and were originally for the County of London, but were extended to Greater London in 1965. The section relating to postal districts reads "The appropriate postal district shall be indicated in the nameplate in signal red". The area covered

759-637: The postcode area. The postcode area excludes parts of East London like the following: London postal district The London postal district is the area in England of 241 square miles (620 km ) to which mail addressed to the London post town is delivered. The General Post Office under the control of the Postmaster General directed Sir Rowland Hill to devise the area in 1856 and throughout its history it has been subject to reorganisation and division into increasingly smaller postal units, with

792-446: The purposes of directing mail. In 1856, of the 470 million items of mail sent in the United Kingdom during the year, approximately one fifth (100 million) were for delivery in London and half of these (50 million items) also originated there. The General Post Office under the control of the Postmaster General devised the area in 1856. Sir Rowland Hill produced an almost perfectly circular area of 12 miles (19 km) radius from

825-511: The rest alphabetically by the name of the location of each delivery office. Exceptionally, W2 and SW11 are also 'head districts'. The boundaries of each sub-district rarely correspond to any units of civil administration: the parishes and hamlets/chapelries with chapels that traditionally define settlement names everywhere in England and Wales or the generally larger boroughs ; despite this, postal sub-districts have developed over time into

858-425: The rest of the district did not gain an additional character. When districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as use as a geographic reference and on street signs, E1 and E1W continue to be commonly classed as one 'district'. The E postcode area contains two non-geographic postcode districts for high-volume business users, E77 and E98. The Eastern District Office is on Whitechapel Road and

891-463: The term has however lost economic significance from the consumer viewpoint with the standardisation of Royal Mail pricing. It is common to use postal sub-districts as placenames in London, particularly in the property market: a property may be described as being "in N11", especially where this can be synonymous with a desirable location but also covers other less prestigious places. Thus sub-districts are

924-604: Was abolished upon the creation of the Greater London Council. Royal Mail has a seemingly settled policy of changing postcodes only if there is an operational advantage to doing so, unlike the postal services of other countries , and so has no plan to change the postcode system to correlate with the Greater London boundary . In 2003 the then Mayor of London expressed support for revision of postal addresses in Greater London. Similarly, organisations on

957-461: Was abolished; large districts transferred to E included Walthamstow , Wanstead and Leytonstone . The remaining eight letter prefixes (excluding all numbers) were not changed. In 1868 the S district was abolished and split between SE and SW. At the same time, the London postal district boundary was retracted in the east, when some Essex areas, including around Ilford , became part of other postal towns. The NE and S codes have been re-used in

990-401: Was designated as N1 and the rest of the numbering followed the alphabetical order of the other districts' main names. Most districts include local areas known by their own specific names (see table below). The official post town for all N postcodes is LONDON; district names do not form an essential part of postal addresses. In 2010, a new N1C district was formed out of the far western part of

1023-478: Was named "London" with a suffix (EC, WC, N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, and NW) indicating the area it covered; each had a separate head office. The system was introduced during 1857 and completed on 1 January 1858. During the 1860s, following an official report by Anthony Trollope , the E division subsumed the original NE division (which became defunct) and the S division was split between the SE and SW divisions. In 1866, NE

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1056-503: Was originally formed in 1866 as a merger of the E and NE areas, which had been created in 1858. In 1917, the postal districts were numbered alphabetically by their most important parish, chapelry, topographical or built environment feature. As of 2004, the district names do not form part of the postal address. High demand caused sector 9 of the E1 postcode district to be split and recoded in 1999 to create an E1W postcode district around Wapping, but

1089-680: Was the eastern terminus for the former London Post Office Railway , which has been mothballed since 2003. The railway ran 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) to the Paddington Head District Sorting Office. The E20 postcode has been used fictionally in television soap-opera EastEnders since 1985. It has been a real postcode since 2011 carved from and only bordered by the E15 postcode, its buildings marketed as and often self-identifying as Olympic Park and Queen Elizabeth Park. It includes landmark sports venues built for

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