The NW (North Western) postcode area, also known as the London NW postcode area,[2] is a group of 13 postcode districts covering around 13,895 live postcodes within part of northwest London, England. It is the successor of the NW sector, originally created as part of the London postal district in 1856.
London postal arrangements were refined in 1917 when all its postcode districts (seven radial which are large and two innermost, much smaller) became publicly sub-divided;[3] these were named after the location of the delivery office in each district. As London is one post town, district names are deprecated, in favour of the post town LONDON to be written/typed.[2]
Within each NW postcode district, PO boxes are allocated to a unique postcode sector, except for two districts which use all available sectors for ordinary addresses and therefore have their separate non-geographic districts: NW1W for PO boxes in NW1 and NW26 for PO boxes in NW10.[4]
List of postcode districts
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts, with the historic postal district names shown in italics:[5]
Postcode district NW1 is central to London, with the NW2–11 postcode districts radiating outwards to the northwest. The boundaries of the area and its numbered districts have changed over time and are the result of the working requirements of Royal Mail. They are not tied to those of the local authority areas served; consequently a locality name might describe varying areas. The postcode area contains large parts of London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent and Camden with small parts of the City of Westminster and those of Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Islington and Kensington & Chelsea. The NW7 district is a projection as far as Hertfordshire's near edge, which it mirrors or emulates briefly near Scratch Wood.
In popular culture
In 2008, the ska band Madness released a single called "NW5", named after the postal district of the same name.
In 2012, the British author Zadie Smith released a book called NW, named after the postal district of the same name, where the novel is set. The novel was adapted into a 2016 television film by the BBC.
^"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.
^ abRoyal Mail (2004). Address Management Guide (4 ed.). Royal Mail Group.
^(PDF). Archive Information Sheet. The British Postal Museum and Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
^ abc(PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
^"Names of Streets and Places in the London Postal area". HMSO. 1930.
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address File
. The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012.
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Postcode district boundaries Template Attached KML NW postcode areaKML is from WikidataThe NW North Western postcode area also known as the London NW postcode area 2 is a group of 13 postcode districts covering around 13 895 live postcodes within part of northwest London England It is the successor of the NW sector originally created as part of the London postal district in 1856 London NWUnited Kingdom postcode areaNWCoordinates 51 33 22 N 0 11 53 W 51 556 N 0 198 W 51 556 0 198CountryUnited KingdomPostcode areaNWPostcode area nameLondon NWPost towns1Postcode districts13Postcode sectors81Postcodes live 13 895Postcodes total 25 552Statistics as at May 2020 1 Contents 1 Postal administration 1 1 List of postcode districts 2 Boundaries 3 In popular culture 4 Map 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPostal administration EditLondon postal arrangements were refined in 1917 when all its postcode districts seven radial which are large and two innermost much smaller became publicly sub divided 3 these were named after the location of the delivery office in each district As London is one post town district names are deprecated in favour of the post town LONDON to be written typed 2 Within each NW postcode district PO boxes are allocated to a unique postcode sector except for two districts which use all available sectors for ordinary addresses and therefore have their separate non geographic districts NW1W for PO boxes in NW1 and NW26 for PO boxes in NW10 4 List of postcode districts Edit The approximate coverage of the postcode districts with the historic postal district names shown in italics 5 Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area s NW1 LONDON North Western head district Marylebone part Euston Regent s Park Baker Street Camden Town Somers Town Primrose Hill part and Lisson Grove part Camden WestminsterNW1W LONDON PO boxes in NW1 4 non geographicNW2 LONDON Cricklewood district Cricklewood Dollis Hill Childs Hill Golders Green part Brent Cross part Willesden north Neasden north Barnet Brent CamdenNW3 LONDON Hampstead district Hampstead Belsize Park Frognal Childs Hill east South Hampstead north Swiss Cottage east Primrose Hill north Chalk Farm west Gospel Oak Camden BarnetNW4 LONDON Hendon district Hendon Brent Cross part BarnetNW5 LONDON Kentish Town district Kentish Town Camden Town part Gospel Oak part Dartmouth Park Chalk Farm east Tufnell Park west Camden IslingtonNW6 LONDON Kilburn district Kilburn Brondesbury West Hampstead Queen s Park Kensal Green part South Hampstead south Swiss Cottage west Brent Camden WestminsterNW7 LONDON Mill Hill district Mill Hill Arkley part Edgware part BarnetNW8 LONDON St John s Wood district St John s Wood Primrose Hill south Marylebone north Lisson Grove north Westminster CamdenNW9 LONDON The Hyde district The Hyde Colindale Kingsbury West Hendon Wembley Park part Queensbury part Barnet Brent HarrowNW10 LONDON Willesden district Willesden Harlesden Kensal Green Brent Park College Park Stonebridge North Acton part West Twyford Neasden south Old Oak Common Park Royal north Brent Ealing Hammersmith and Fulham Kensington and ChelseaNW11 LONDON Golders Green district Golders Green Temple Fortune Hampstead Garden Suburb west Hendon part Brent Cross part BarnetNW26 LONDON PO boxes in NW10 4 non geographicBoundaries EditPostcode district NW1 is central to London with the NW2 11 postcode districts radiating outwards to the northwest The boundaries of the area and its numbered districts have changed over time and are the result of the working requirements of Royal Mail They are not tied to those of the local authority areas served consequently a locality name might describe varying areas The postcode area contains large parts of London Boroughs of Barnet Brent and Camden with small parts of the City of Westminster and those of Ealing Hammersmith and Fulham Harrow Islington and Kensington amp Chelsea The NW7 district is a projection as far as Hertfordshire s near edge which it mirrors or emulates briefly near Scratch Wood In popular culture EditIn 2008 the ska band Madness released a single called NW5 named after the postal district of the same name In 2012 the British author Zadie Smith released a book called NW named after the postal district of the same name where the novel is set The novel was adapted into a 2016 television film by the BBC Map EditKML file edit help Template Attached KML NW postcode areaKML is from Wikidata NW postcode area map showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text with links to nearby EN HA N W WC and WD postcode areas The remainder of northwest Greater London is covered by the HA UB part of the EN and a small section of WD See also EditList of postcode areas in the United Kingdom London postal district Postcode Address FileReferences 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 a b Royal Mail 2004 Address Management Guide 4 ed Royal Mail Group Postcodes PDF Archive Information Sheet The British Postal Museum and Archive Archived from the original PDF on 20 March 2009 Retrieved 24 March 2010 a b c Non Geographic Codes PDF Royal Mail Address Management Unit July 2012 Archived from the original PDF on 16 September 2012 Retrieved 25 September 2012 Names of Streets and Places in the London Postal area HMSO 1930 External links EditRoyal Mail s Postcode Address File A quick introduction to Royal Mail s Postcode Address File PAF NW1 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 22 September 2012 NW2 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 NW3 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 NW4 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 2 May 2013 NW5 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 28 December 2012 NW6 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 NW7 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 5 February 2012 NW8 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 NW9 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 NW10 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 NW11 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 3 February 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NW postcode area amp oldid 1112709538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
