London E | |
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  E | |
| Coordinates: 51°32′42″N 0°00′50″W / 51.545°N 0.014°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | E |
| Postcode area name | London E |
| Post towns | 1 |
| Postcode districts | 22 |
| Postcode sectors | 108 |
| Postcodes (live) | 16,260 |
| Postcodes (total) | 28,280 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The E (Eastern) postcode area, also known as the London E postcode area,[2] is the part of the London postal district covering part of east London, England and also Sewardstone in Essex.
The postcode area covers the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Waltham Forest and the London Borough of Newham and parts of the London Borough of Hackney and the London Borough of Redbridge. The postcode area does not cover all of East London; the remainder is covered by the RM and IG postcode areas. Some parts of Hackney are in the N postcode area. The E4 postal district uniquely extends beyond the Greater London boundary and covers part of the Epping Forest district of Essex around Sewardstone.[3]
History
editThe current E postcode area was originally formed in 1866 as a merger of the E and NE areas created in 1858. In 1917 the postal districts were numbered alphabetically by their location;[4] the districts usually cover a wider area than their names might suggest. As of 2004, the district names do not form part of the postal address.[2]
Due to high demand, sector 9 of the E1 postcode district was split and recoded in 1999 to create an E1W postcode district around Wapping;[5] the rest of the district did not gain an additional character. Where 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 classed as one 'district'. The E postcode area contains two non-geographic districts for high-volume business users.
Coverage
editThe approximate coverage of the postal districts:
Adjacent areas
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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: IG (Ilford), SE (London SE), EC (London EC), N (London N), EN (Enfield).
See also
edit- List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
- The fictional London E20 covering Walford in Eastenders
References
edit- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ a b Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ Museum of London - Map of E4 postal district
- ^ British Postal Museum & Archive Information Sheet - Postcodes (PDF)
- ^ Royal Mail, Postcode Update 29, (1999)
- ^ HMSO, Names of Streets and Places in the London Postal area, (1930), cited in London Ancestor