User:Richardguk/EC postcode area
London EC | |
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Coordinates: 51°31′12″N 0°05′53″W / 51.520°N 0.098°W | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | EC |
Postcode area name | London EC |
Post towns | 1 |
Postcode districts | 30 |
Postcode sectors | 140 |
Postcodes (live) | 3,698 |
Postcodes (total) | 12,546 |
Statistics as at May 2020[1] |
The EC (Eastern Central) postcode area, also known as the London EC postcode area,[2] is a group of postcode districts in central London, England. It includes almost all of the City of London and parts of the London Boroughs of Islington, Camden, Hackney and Tower Hamlets. The area covered is of very high density development. Deliveries for the EC postcode area come from the Mount Pleasant office.[citation needed]
The current postcode districts are relatively recent divisions of the EC1, EC2, EC3 and EC4 districts established in 1917. Where the districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as use as a geographic reference and on street signs, they continue to be commonly grouped into these four 'districts'.
Coverage
[edit]Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
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EC1A | LONDON | St Bartholomew's Hospital | City of London |
EC1M | Clerkenwell, Farringdon | Islington | |
EC1N | Hatton Garden | Camden | |
EC1P | non-geographic | ||
EC1R | Finsbury, Finsbury Estate (west) | Islington | |
EC1V | Finsbury (east), Moorfields Eye Hospital | Islington | |
EC1Y | St Luke's, Bunhill Fields | Islington | |
EC2A | Shoreditch | Hackney | |
EC2M | Broadgate, Liverpool Street | City of London | |
EC2N | Old Broad Street, Tower 42 | City of London | |
EC2P | non-geographic | ||
EC2R | Bank of England | City of London | |
EC2V | Guildhall | City of London | |
EC2Y | Barbican | City of London | |
EC3A | St Mary Axe, Aldgate | City of London | |
EC3M | Leadenhall, Lloyd's of London, Fenchurch Street | City of London | |
EC3N | Tower Hill, Tower of London | Tower Hamlets City of London | |
EC3P | non-geographic | ||
EC3R | Monument, Billingsgate | City of London | |
EC3V | Royal Exchange, Lombard Street | City of London | |
EC4A | Fetter Lane | City of London | |
EC4M | St Paul's | City of London | |
EC4N | Mansion House | City of London | |
EC4P | non-geographic | ||
EC4R | Cannon Street | City of London | |
EC4V | Blackfriars | City of London | |
EC4Y | Temple | City of London | |
EC50 | non-geographic |
Areas, streets and features
[edit]Adjacent areas
[edit]Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: E (London E), SE (London SE), WC (London WC), N (London N).
See also
[edit]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.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
51°31′N 0°05′W / 51.52°N 0.09°W