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The London postal districts are organized by sectors, as follows, and then numbered alphabetically within their sectors.

Note that London postal districts rarely coincide with the boundaries of London boroughs (even the old, smaller metropolitan boroughs). The numbering system also appears arbitrary on the map: for example, NW1 is close to central London, but NW2 is a long way out. This is because, within each sector, they were numbered by first assigning the number 1 to the closest district to the centre, and then the rest of the number were assigned alphabetically by the name of the district they represented.

Matters are confused further by the fact that the postal districts considered to be "London" do not correspond to local government boundaries — neither the pre- 1965 London County Council nor the Greater London Council/ Greater London Authority boundaries are identical to the area covered by EC, WC, N, NW, E, W, SE & SW. As a result there are places within Greater London that don't have "London" postcodes (eg, Enfield). Royal Mail has a policy of only changing postcodes if there is an operational advantage to them and have no plans to change the postcode system to match up with London's boundaries.

It is common to use postal districts as placenames in London, particularly in the property market: a property may be described as being "in N11".

There are no London postal districts labelled "NE" or "S". These were in the initial division but were later removed as they were considered unnecessary. These two codes have since been applied to Newcastle Upon Tyne and Sheffield respectively.

All Head District Sorting Offices, except London South East, were connected by and had stations on the Post Office Underground RailwayThe Post Office Railway also known as Mail Rail is a narrow gauge driverless private underground railway in London built by the Post Office to move mail between sorting offices. Inspired by the Chicago Freight Subway, it was in operation from 1927 to 2003.

1 East Central

2 West Central

3 North

N1 Northern Head DistrictIslington is a district in London, England. The area usually referred to as Islington is only part of the London Borough of Islington. Because of its proximity to the City of London, Islington developed as a fashionable area in the nineteenth century, wit, N2 East FinchleyFinchley is a place in London, England in the London Borough of Barnet. Situated in the North of London, Finchley is divided into three: East Finchley, roughly speaking, the area between Highgate and the North Circular Road; Finchley Central (Church End),, N3 Finchley Church EndFinchley is a place in London, England in the London Borough of Barnet. Situated in the North of London, Finchley is divided into three: East Finchley, roughly speaking, the area between Highgate and the North Circular Road; Finchley Central (Church End),, N4 Finsbury ParkFinsbury Park is a place in London, England, at the junction of the London Boroughs of Islington, Haringey and Hackney. It is not to be confused with Finsbury, which is some miles further south, close to the City of London. Persons attending weddings at F, N5 HighburyHighbury is a place in London, England in the London Borough of Islington. Highbury has the post code N5. Arsenal Football Club is based in Highbury, whose stadium is called Highbury Stadium''. On June 17 1944, a V-1 flying bomb destroyed Highbury Corner,, N6 Highgate, N7 Holloway, N8 Hornsey, N9 Lower Edmonton, N10 Muswell Hill, N11 New Southgate, N12 North Finchley, N13 Palmers Green, N14 Southgate, N15 South Tottenham, N16 Stoke Newington, N17 Tottenham, N18 Upper Edmonton, N19 Upper Holloway, N20 Whetstone, N21 Winchmore Hill, N22 Wood Green.

4 North West

NW1 North Western Head District , NW2 Cricklewood, NW3 Hampstead, NW4 Hendon, NW5 Kentish Town, NW6 Kilburn, NW7 Mill Hill, NW8 St John's Wood, NW9 The Hyde , NW10 Willesden, NW11 Golders Green.

5 East

E1 Eastern Head District, E2 Bethnal Green, E3 Bow, E4 Chingford, E5 Clapton , E6 East Ham, E7 Forest Gate, E8 Hackney, E9 Homerton, E10 Leyton, E11 Leytonstone, E12 Manor Park, E13 Plaistow, E14 Poplar, E15 Stratford, E16 Victoria Dock & North Woolwich, E17 Walthamstow, E18 (South) Woodford.

The soap opera EastEnders is set in the fictional London postal district of London E20.

6 West

W1 Western Head District, W2 Paddington Head District, W3 Acton, W4 Chiswick, W5 Ealing, W6 Hammersmith, W7 Hanwell, W8 Kensington, W9 Maida Hill, W10 North Kensington, W11 Notting Hill, W12 Shepherds Bush , W13 West Ealing, W14 West Kensington .

7 South East

SE1 South Eastern Head District, SE2 Abbey Wood , SE3 Blackheath, SE4 Brockley, SE5 Camberwell, SE6 Catford, SE7 Charlton, SE8 Deptford, SE9 Eltham, SE10 Greenwich, SE11 Kennington, SE12 Lee, SE13 Lewisham, SE14 New Cross, SE15 Peckham, SE16 Rotherhithe, SE17 Walworth, SE18 Woolwich, SE19 Norwood, SE20 Anerley , SE21 Dulwich, SE22 East Dulwich, SE23 Forest Hill, SE24 Herne Hill, SE25 South Norwood, SE26 Sydenham, SE27 West Norwood, SE28 Thamesmead, created 1970s from parts of SE2 & SE18.

8 South West

SW1 South Western Head District, SW2 Brixton, SW3 Chelsea, SW4 Clapham, SW5 Earls Court, SW6 Fulham, SW7 (South) Kensington, SW8 South Lambeth, SW9 Stockwell, SW10 West Brompton, SW11 Battersea, SW12 Balham, SW13 Barnes, SW14 Mortlake, SW15 Putney, SW16 Streatham, SW17 Tooting, SW18 Wandsworth, SW19 Wimbledon, SW20 West Wimbledon

9 Map of London postal districts

10 Greater London

The following postcodes are entirely or substantially within the Greater London boundary; the principal sorting offices are shown in italics:

( Bromley) BR1 Bromley, BR2 Keston, BR3 Beckenham, BR4 West Wickham, BR5 St Mary Cray , BR6 Orpington, BR7 Chislehurst

( Croydon) CR0 Croydon, CR2 Selsdon, CR4 Mitcham, CR5 Coulsdon, CR8 Purley

( Dartford) DA14 Sidcup, DA15 Bexley, DA16 Welling, DA17 Belvedere

( Enfield) EN1 Enfield, EN2 Enfield Town, EN3 Ponders End , EN4 Cockfosters, EN5 Barnet

( Harrow) HA0 Wembley, HA1 Harrow on the Hill , HA2 Harrow, HA3 Wealdstone, HA4 Ruislip, HA5 Pinner, HA6 Northwood, HA7 Stanmore, HA8 Edgware, HA9 Brent

( Ilford) IG1 Ilford, IG2 Gants Hill, IG3 Seven Kings, IG4 Redbridge, IG5 Clayhall , IG6 Barkingside , IG7 Hainault, IG8 Woodford Green, IG11 Barking

( Kingston upon Thames) KT1 Kingston, KT2 Norbiton, KT3 New Maldon , KT4 Worcester Park , KT6 Surbiton, KT9 Chessington

( Romford) RM1 Romford, RM2 Gidea Park, RM3 Harold Wood, RM4 Havering-atte-Bower, RM5 Collier Row, RM6 Chadwell Heath, RM7 Rush Green , RM8 Becontree Heath , RM9 Becontree, RM10 Dagenham, RM11 Emerson Park, RM12 Hornchurch, RM13 Rainham, RM14 Upminster

( Sutton) SM1 Sutton, SM2 Belmont, SM3 Cheam, SM4 Morden, SM5 Carshalton, SM6 Beddington

(Royal Tunbridge Wells) TN14 Cudham, TN16 Biggin Hill

( Twickenham) TW1 Twickenham, TW2 Whitton, TW3 Hounslow, TW4 Hounslow West , TW5 Heston, TW6 Heathrow, TW7 Isleworth, TW8 Brentford, TW9 Richmond, TW10 Ham , TW11 Teddington, TW12 Hampton, TW13 Feltham, TW14 Hatton

( Uxbridge) UB1 Southall, UB2 Norwood Green , UB3 Hayes, UB4 Yeading, UB5 Northolt, UB6 Perivale, UB7 West Drayton, UB8 Uxbridge, UB10 Hillingdon

11 See also

List of postal codes in the United Kingdom

12 External links

London postcode map
Establishment of London postal districts -- mailing list discussion
intoLondon.com has a clickable map with which you can zoom in and explore the different postcodes of London, including their landmarks and transport links.

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