London N | |
|---|---|
  N | |
| Coordinates: 51°35′10″N 0°06′47″W / 51.586°N 0.113°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | N |
| Postcode area name | London N |
| Post towns | 1 |
| Postcode districts | 25 |
| Postcode sectors | 112 |
| Postcodes (live) | 17,429 |
| Postcodes (total) | 29,296 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The N (Northern) postcode area, also known as the London N postcode area[2], is the part of the London postal district covering part of North London, England.
It includes areas in the London boroughs of Hackney, Islington, Camden, Barnet, Haringey and Enfield. The N postcode area does not cover all of North London however. For example, parts of the London Borough of Enfield and the London Borough of Barnet are covered by the EN postcode area, and parts of the London Borough of Barnet, the London Borough of Harrow, the London Borough of Brent and the London Borough of Camden are covered by the HA postcode area or the NW postcode area.
History
editThe postcode area originated in 1857 as the N district of London. In 1917 it was subdivided into 22 numbered districts.[3] The Northern head district 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.[2]
Coverage
editThe approximate coverage of the postal districts:
Adjacent areas
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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: E (London E), EC (London EC), WC (London WC), NW (London NW), EN (Enfield).
See also
editReferences
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)
- ^ British Postal Museum & Archive - Postcodes (PDF)
- ^ "Royal Mail non-geographic postcodes" (PDF). Royal Mail. 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2008-03-10.