The W (Western and Paddington) postcode area, also known as the London W postcode area[2] is a group of postcode districts covering part of central and part of West London, England. The area originates from the Western (W1) and Paddington (W2-14) districts[3] of the London postal district. This area covers 35 postcode districts and around 18,554 live postcodes.
The Western district[3] consists of the single original W1 postal district.[4] The area that it covers is high-density and so has been subdivided into a number of smaller postcode districts. When districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as use as a geographic reference and on street signs, the W1 subdivisions continue to be classed as one 'district'. In June 2000, there was a recoding of the area, with the W1M, W1N, W1P, W1R, W1V, W1X and W1Y districts being replaced.[5]
Deliveries for W1 (and for WC1 and WC2) came from the Western District Office on Rathbone Place until it was decommissioned. It was a stop on the former London Post Office Railway, which has been mothballed since 2003. The Western District Office was initially on Wimpole Street, which was also a stop on the London Post Office Railway.
The Paddington district[3] has 13 postcode districts (W2–14).[4] Other than W2, the districts are arranged alphabetically, run from W3 (Acton) to W14 (West Kensington) and radiate westwards. The Paddington Head District Sorting Office was the western terminus of the London Post Office Railway, which ran 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to the Eastern District Office, at Whitechapel.
List of postcode districts
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts, with the historic postal district names shown in italics:[4][6]
Postcode districts W1 and W2 are central to London, and W3 to W14 are mostly further west. The boundaries of the area and its numbered districts have changed over time and are the result of the working requirements of the Royal Mail. The boundaries do not coincide with the local authority areas. W1 is almost entirely in the City of Westminster, with a small part in the London Borough of Camden. W2 to W14 cover the northwestern part of the City of Westminster, the northern parts of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and the eastern parts of the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow, as well as very small parts of the London Boroughs of Brent and Camden.
In popular culture
The TV series W1A satirises the goings-on at the BBC's Broadcasting House in Portland Place, whose memorable postcode is W1A 1AA.
AJ Tracey released the 2020 track "West Ten", which refers to the Ladbroke Grove area.
^"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.
^ abc"Names of Streets and Places in the London Postal area". HMSO. 1930.
^Royal Mail (18 April 2007). "Royal Mail major recode historical information – 2000 to March 2007" (PDF). Royal Mail Group. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
^Map of London district names and numbers, from the 1963 edition of Bartholomew's Reference Atlas of Greater London
^(PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address File
A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
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W1A redirects here For the BBC television series see W1A TV series W1G redirects here For the Unicode subset see World glyph set Postcode district boundaries Template Attached KML W postcode areaKML is from WikidataThe W Western and Paddington postcode area also known as the London W postcode area 2 is a group of postcode districts covering part of central and part of West London England The area originates from the Western W1 and Paddington W2 14 districts 3 of the London postal district This area covers 35 postcode districts and around 18 554 live postcodes London WUnited Kingdom postcode areaWCoordinates 51 30 40 N 0 11 46 W 51 511 N 0 196 W 51 511 0 196CountryUnited KingdomPostcode areaWPostcode area nameLondon WPost towns1Postcode districts35Postcode sectors217Postcodes live 18 554Postcodes total 39 954Statistics 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 EditThe Western district 3 consists of the single original W1 postal district 4 The area that it covers is high density and so has been subdivided into a number of smaller postcode districts When districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail such as use as a geographic reference and on street signs the W1 subdivisions continue to be classed as one district In June 2000 there was a recoding of the area with the W1M W1N W1P W1R W1V W1X and W1Y districts being replaced 5 The mail centre for W1 is London Central and that for W2 14 is Greenford Deliveries for W1 and for WC1 and WC2 came from the Western District Office on Rathbone Place until it was decommissioned It was a stop on the former London Post Office Railway which has been mothballed since 2003 The Western District Office was initially on Wimpole Street which was also a stop on the London Post Office Railway The Paddington district 3 has 13 postcode districts W2 14 4 Other than W2 the districts are arranged alphabetically run from W3 Acton to W14 West Kensington and radiate westwards The Paddington Head District Sorting Office was the western terminus of the London Post Office Railway which ran 6 5 miles 10 5 km to the Eastern District Office at Whitechapel List of postcode districts Edit The approximate coverage of the postcode districts with the historic postal district names shown in italics 4 6 Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area s W1A LONDON PO boxes amp Admail codes in W1 7 non geographicW1B LONDON Portland Place Regent Street WestminsterW1C LONDON Oxford Street west WestminsterW1D LONDON Soho south east Chinatown Soho Square WestminsterW1F LONDON Soho north west WestminsterW1G LONDON Harley Street WestminsterW1H LONDON Marylebone WestminsterW1J LONDON Mayfair south Piccadilly WestminsterW1K LONDON Mayfair north Grosvenor Square WestminsterW1S LONDON Mayfair east Hanover Square Savile Row Royal Academy WestminsterW1T LONDON Fitzrovia Tottenham Court Road CamdenW1U LONDON Marylebone WestminsterW1W LONDON East Marylebone Great Portland Street Fitzrovia WestminsterW2 LONDON Paddington head district Paddington Bayswater Hyde Park Westbourne Green Little Venice part Notting Hill part Westminster Kensington and ChelseaW3 LONDON Acton district Acton West Acton North Acton part South Acton East Acton west Park Royal south Hanger Hill Garden Estate Gunnersbury Park Ealing Hounslow Hammersmith and FulhamW4 LONDON Chiswick district Chiswick Gunnersbury Turnham Green Acton Green South Acton part Bedford Park Hounslow Ealing Hammersmith and FulhamW5 LONDON Ealing district Ealing South Ealing Ealing Common North Ealing Northfields south and east Pitshanger Hanger Lane Ealing HounslowW6 LONDON Hammersmith district Fulham Hammersmith Ravenscourt Park Stamford Brook part Hammersmith and Fulham HounslowW7 LONDON Hanwell district Hanwell Boston Manor part EalingW8 LONDON Kensington district Kensington Holland Park part Kensington and ChelseaW9 LONDON Maida Hill district Maida Hill Maida Vale Queen s Park part West Kilburn Westminster Brent CamdenW10 LONDON Ladbroke Grove district Kensal Town Ladbroke Grove Queen s Park part Kensington and Chelsea Westminster Hammersmith and Fulham BrentW11 LONDON Notting Hill district Notting Hill Ladbroke Grove part Holland Park part Kensington and Chelsea Westminster Hammersmith and FulhamW12 LONDON Shepherds Bush district Shepherd s Bush White City Wormwood Scrubs East Acton east Hammersmith and FulhamW13 LONDON West Ealing district West Ealing Northfields north and west EalingW14 LONDON West Kensington district West Kensington Kensington Olympia Holland Park Hammersmith and Fulham Kensington and ChelseaBoundaries EditPostcode districts W1 and W2 are central to London and W3 to W14 are mostly further west The boundaries of the area and its numbered districts have changed over time and are the result of the working requirements of the Royal Mail The boundaries do not coincide with the local authority areas W1 is almost entirely in the City of Westminster with a small part in the London Borough of Camden W2 to W14 cover the northwestern part of the City of Westminster the northern parts of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and the eastern parts of the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow as well as very small parts of the London Boroughs of Brent and Camden In popular culture EditThe TV series W1A satirises the goings on at the BBC s Broadcasting House in Portland Place whose memorable postcode is W1A 1AA AJ Tracey released the 2020 track West Ten which refers to the Ladbroke Grove area Map EditKML file edit help Template Attached KML W postcode areaKML is from Wikidata W postcode area map showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text with links to nearby HA NW SW TW UB 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 a b c Monopolies and Mergers Commission 1980 The Inner London Letter Post HMSO Archived from the original on 19 January 2012 a b c Names of Streets and Places in the London Postal area HMSO 1930 Royal Mail 18 April 2007 Royal Mail major recode historical information 2000 to March 2007 PDF Royal Mail Group Retrieved 1 April 2010 Map of London district names and numbers from the 1963 edition of Bartholomew s Reference Atlas of Greater London Non Geographic Codes PDF Royal Mail Address Management Unit July 2012 Archived from the original PDF on 16 September 2012 Retrieved 25 September 2012 External links EditRoyal Mail s Postcode Address File A quick introduction to Royal Mail s Postcode Address File PAF W1 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 3 November 2012 W2 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 W3 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 W4 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 W5 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 W6 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 W7 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 W8 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 23 September 2012 W9 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 16 December 2012 W10 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 24 September 2012 W11 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 24 September 2012 W12 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 24 September 2012 W13 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 17 November 2012 W14 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 24 September 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title W postcode area amp oldid 1126921429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
