List of London Postcodes   

The London postal district covers 241 square miles. It is broken into 8 postcode areas - N, NW, SW, SE, W, WC, E and EC postcode areas. Some high density postcode districts are split to create smaller postcode districts. This is achieved by adding a letter after the original postcode district, for example W1F. The districts that have been subdivided are E1, W1, EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4, WC1, WC2 and SW1.

It is quite common to use postcodes as place names in London, particularly where property is concerned. A property may be described as being "in SW12" for example, especially where a postal district is synonymous with a desirable location but also covers other less prestigious places. In this example estate agents may list a property as "Balham" even with an SW17 postcode. But a listing with an SW12 postcode is much more desirable and expensive than an SW17 postcode - which is really Tooting. Postcodes are a convenient shorthand for social status. A desirable postcode such as NW3 will add a significant amount to the value of a property.

Some postcodes overlap areas. For example Shoreditch falls into both "E1" and "E2" postcodes. For the purposes of this list, we've put the main postcode that is generally associated with at area. So, if you're looking for a new property in London, it pays to become familiar with both postcodes and areas.

London Postcodes and Districts

	Central London EC Postcodes - "The City"	District or Area
EC1 Barbican, Clerkenwell, Finsbury EC2 Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street, Moorgate EC3 Fenchurch Street, Tower Hill, Monument, Aldgate EC4 St Paul's, Fleet Street

	Central London WC Postcodes - "The West End"	District or Area
WC1 Bloomsbury, High Holborn, Kings Cross, Gray's Inn, New Oxford Street WC2 Covent Garden, The Strand, Leicester Square, Charing Cross, Aldwych

	E Postcodes - East London	District or Area
E1 Whitechapel, Stepney, Spitalfields, Shadwell, Stepney, Wapping E2 Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, Haggerston E3 Bow, Bromley-by-Bow, Three Mills, Mile End, Old Ford E4 Chingford, Highams Park Sewardstone E5 Clapton, Upper Clapton, Lower Clapton E6 East Ham, Beckton E7 Forest Gate, Upton Park E8 Hackney, Dalston, London Fields E9 Homerton, Hackney Wick, Hackney Marshes, South Hackney E10 Leyton, Temple Mills, Walthamstow Marshes E11 Leytonstone, Wanstead, Snaresbrook E12 Manor Park, Little Ilford, Aldersbrook E13 Plaistow E14 Docklands, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, Limehouse, Blackwall E15 Stratford, West Ham, Maryland E16 Canning Town, North Woolwich, Silvertown, London City Airport E17 Walthamstow E18 Woodford, South Woodford

	SE Postcodes - South East London	District or Area
SE1 Waterloo, South Bank, Southwark, Borough, Bermondsey SE2 Abbey Wood, West Heath, Crossness SE3 Blackheath, Westcombe Park, Kidbrooke SE4 Brockley, Crofton Park, Honor Oak Park SE5 Camberwell, Denmark Hill SE6 Catford, Hither Green, Bellingham SE7 Charlton SE8 Deptford, Evelyn SE9 Eltham, Mottingham New Eltham SE10 Greenwich SE11 Kennington, Lambeth SE12 Lee, Grove Park, Chinbrook, Horn Park SE13 Lewisham, Hither Green, Ladywell SE14 New Cross, New Cross Gate SE15 Peckham, Nunhead SE16 Rotherhithe, Surrey Quays, South Bermondsey SE17 Walworth, Elephant & Castle, Newington SE18 Woolwich, Plumstead SE19 Crystal Palace, Upper Norwood SE20 Penge, Anerley SE21 Dulwich, Dulwich Village, West Dulwich SE22 East Dulwich, Peckham Rye SE23 Forest Hill, Honor Oak SE24 Herne Hill SE25 South Norwood, Selhurst SE26 Sydenham SE27 West Norwood, Gipsy Hill, Tulse Hill SE28 Thamesmead

	SW Postcodes - South West London	District or Area
SW1 Westminster, Belgravia, Pimlico, Knightsbridge, St. James's SW2 Brixton, Streatham Hill, Brixton Hill SW3 Chelsea, Brompton, Knightsbridge SW4 Clapham SW5 Earls Court SW6 Fulham, Parson's Green SW7 South Kensington SW8 Nine Elms, Vauxhall, South Lambeth SW9 Stockwell, Brixton SW10 West Brompton, Chelsea SW11 Battersea, Clapham Junction SW12 Balham, Clapham South SW13 Barnes SW14 Mortlake, East Sheen SW15 Putney, Roehampton SW16 Streatham, Norbury SW17 Tooting, Tooting Bec SW18 Wandsworth, Earlsfield SW19 Wimbledon, Southfields, Merton SW20 Raynes Park, South Wimbledon

	W Postcodes - West London	District or Area
W1 Mayfair, Soho, China Town, Marylebone, Fitzrovia, Harley Street W2 Bayswater, Paddington, Hyde Park W3 Acton, Park Royal, East Acton, West Acton W4 Chiswick, Turnham Green, Gunnersby W5 Ealing W6 Hammersmith W7 Hanwell W8 Kensington W9 Maida Vale, Little Venice W10 Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington W11 Notting Hill, Holland Park W12 Shepherd's Bush, White City W13 West Ealing W14 West Kensington, Kensington Olympia

	NW Postcodes - North West London	District or Area
NW1 Camden Town, Euston, Somers Town, Regent's Park NW2 Cricklewood, Dollis Hill, Childs Hill, Neasden NW3 Hampstead, Swiss Cottage, Belsize Park, Chalk Farm NW4 Hendon, Brent Cross NW5 Kentish Town, Tufnell Park, Gospel Oak NW6 West Hampstead, Kilburn, Queen's Park, Brondesbury NW7 Mill Hill, Arkley NW8 St John's Wood, Primrose Hill, Lisson Grove NW9 Kingsbury, Colindale, West Hendon, Queensbury, The Hyde NW10 Willesden, Harlesden, Kensal Green, Stonebridge, Brent Park NW11 Golders Green, Hampstead Garden Suburb

	N Postcodes - North London	District or Area
N1 Islington, Kings Cross, Canonbury, Barnsbury, Pentonville, Hoxton N2 East Finchley, Fortis Green N3 Finchley, Finchley Central, Church End N4 Finsbury Park, Manor House, Harringay, Stroud Green N5 Highbury N6 Highgate, Hampstead Heath N7 Holloway N8 Hornsey, Crouch End N9 Lower Edmonton N10 Muswell Hill N11 New Southgate, Friern Barnet, Arnos Grove, Bounds Green N12 North Finchley, Woodside Park N13 Palmers Green N14 Southgate, Oakwood N15 Seven Sisters, West Green N16 Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill, Shacklewell, Dalston N17 Tottenham, Tottenham South N18 Upper Edmonton N19 Upper Holloway, Archway, Tufnell Park N20 Whetstone, Totteridge, Oakleigh Park N21 Winchmore Hill, Bush Hill, Grange Park N22 Wood Green, Alexandra Palace, Bowes Green

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