The current postcode districts are relatively recent divisions of EC1, EC2, EC3 and EC4, which were established in 1917. When the districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as a geographic, spoken reference and on street signs, they continue to be commonly grouped into those four 'districts'.
^"ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
^Royal Mail (2004). Address Management Guide (4 ed.). Royal Mail Group.
^. The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^. The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^. The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^. The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address File
January 07, 2023
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EC1 redirects here For the disastrous exercise in World War I see Battle of May Island Postcode district boundaries Template Attached KML EC postcode areaKML is from WikidataThe EC Eastern Central postcode area also known as the London EC postal 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 Tower Hamlets and Westminster The area covered is of very high density development Deliveries for the EC postcode area are made from Mount Pleasant Mail Centre London ECUnited Kingdom postcode areaECCoordinates 51 31 12 N 0 05 53 W 51 520 N 0 098 W 51 520 0 098CountryUnited KingdomPostcode areaECPostcode area nameLondon ECPost towns1Postcode districts30Postcode sectors140Postcodes live 3 698Postcodes total 12 546Statistics as at May 2020 1 Contents 1 Postal administration 1 1 List of postcode districts 2 Boundaries 2 1 EC1 2 2 EC2 2 3 EC3 2 4 EC4 3 Map 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPostal administration EditThe current postcode districts are relatively recent divisions of EC1 EC2 EC3 and EC4 which were established in 1917 When the districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail such as a geographic spoken reference and on street signs they continue to be commonly grouped into those four districts List of postcode districts Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area s EC1A LONDON St Bartholomew s Hospital City of London IslingtonEC1M LONDON Clerkenwell Farringdon Islington Camden City of LondonEC1N LONDON Hatton Garden Camden City of LondonEC1P LONDON non geographicEC1R LONDON Finsbury Finsbury Estate west Islington CamdenEC1V LONDON Finsbury east Moorfields Eye Hospital Islington HackneyEC1Y LONDON St Luke s Bunhill Fields Islington City of LondonEC2A LONDON Shoreditch Islington Hackney City of LondonEC2M LONDON Broadgate Liverpool Street City of London Tower HamletsEC2N LONDON Old Broad Street Tower 42 City of LondonEC2P LONDON non geographicEC2R LONDON Bank of England City of LondonEC2V LONDON Guildhall City of LondonEC2Y LONDON Barbican City of LondonEC3A LONDON St Mary Axe Aldgate City of LondonEC3M LONDON Lloyd s of London Fenchurch Street City of LondonEC3N LONDON Tower Hill Tower of London Tower Hamlets City of LondonEC3P LONDON non geographicEC3R LONDON Monument Billingsgate City of LondonEC3V LONDON Cornhill Gracechurch Street Lombard Street City of LondonEC4A LONDON Fetter Lane City of London WestminsterEC4M LONDON St Paul s City of LondonEC4N LONDON Mansion House City of LondonEC4P LONDON non geographicEC4R LONDON Cannon Street City of LondonEC4V LONDON Blackfriars City of LondonEC4Y LONDON Temple City of London WestminsterEC50 LONDON non geographicBoundaries EditEC1 Edit The EC1 postcode district 51 31 23 N 0 05 31 W 51 523 N 0 092 W 51 523 0 092 EC1 is roughly bounded by City Road to the northeast and east Moorgate Street to the east Chiswell Street and Newgate Street to the south Rosebery Avenue to the northwest and Gray s Inn Road to the west where it borders WC postcode area A long thin protrusion to the north east takes in all of Old Street Taking in the districts of Clerkenwell Finsbury and the northwestern corner of the City of London from St Paul s Cathedral 3 EC2 Edit The EC2 postcode district 51 31 05 N 0 05 02 W 51 518 N 0 084 W 51 518 0 084 EC2 is roughly bounded by Old Street to the north Bishopsgate to the east Cheapside Poultry and Threadneedle Street to the south and Aldersgate to the west The postcode district includes Moorgate Finsbury Circus and Liverpool Street and roughly covers the northeastern corner of the City of London from St Paul s Cathedral To the north there are small sections in the London Borough of Islington and the London Borough of Hackney Numbers 250 288 Bishopsgate EC2M fall within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets 4 EC3 Edit The EC3 postcode district 51 30 29 N 0 04 34 W 51 508 N 0 076 W 51 508 0 076 EC3 is roughly bounded by Minories and the Tower of London to the east the River Thames to the south London Bridge and Threadneedle Street to the west and Houndsditch to the north It includes the Monument Aldgate Cornhill Fenchurch Street Gracechurch Street Leadenhall Street Lombard Street Mincing Lane Pudding Lane and Tower Hill and roughly covers the southeastern corner of the City of London A small part is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets including the Tower of London 5 EC4 Edit The EC4 postcode district 51 30 40 N 0 05 53 W 51 511 N 0 098 W 51 511 0 098 EC4 is roughly bounded by Cheapside to the north London Bridge to the east the River Thames to the south and Chancery Lane to the west It roughly covers the southwestern corner of the City of London including Fleet Street Temple Blackfriars and St Paul s Cathedral 6 postcodes in EC4 2 in EC4A and 4 in EC4Y fall within St James s ward in Westminster 6 Map EditKML file edit help Template Attached KML EC postcode areaKML is from Wikidata EC postcode area map showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text with links to nearby E N SE and WC postcode areas See also EditPostcode Address File List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom London postal districtReferences Edit ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes ZIP National Statistics Postcode Products Office for National Statistics May 2020 Table 2 Retrieved 19 June 2020 Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points Code Point Open OS OpenData Ordnance Survey February 2012 Retrieved 21 April 2012 Royal Mail 2004 Address Management Guide 4 ed Royal Mail Group EC1 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 26 September 2012 Retrieved 23 March 2010 EC2 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 26 September 2012 Retrieved 23 March 2010 EC3 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 2 January 2013 Retrieved 23 March 2010 EC4 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 27 September 2012 Retrieved 23 March 2010 External links EditRoyal Mail s Postcode Address File A quick introduction to Royal Mail s Postcode Address File PAF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title EC postcode area amp oldid 1096485797, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
