EC postcode area

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London EC postcode area
EC
Postcode area	EC
Postcode area name	London EC
Post towns	1
Postcode districts	30
Postcode sectors	140
Postcodes (live)	4,417
Postcodes (total)	12,243
Statistics as at February 2012[1]

The 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.

Postal administration

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'.

List of postcode districts

Postcode district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority area
EC1A	LONDON	St Bartholomew's Hospital	City of London, Islington
EC1M	LONDON	Clerkenwell, Farringdon	Islington, Camden, City of London
EC1N	LONDON	Hatton Garden	Camden, City of London
EC1P	LONDON	Non-geographic postcode district
EC1R	LONDON	Finsbury, Finsbury Estate (west)	Islington, Camden
EC1V	LONDON	Finsbury (east), Moorfields Eye Hospital	Islington, Hackney
EC1Y	LONDON	St Luke's, Bunhill Fields	Islington, City of London
EC2A	LONDON	Shoreditch	Islington, Hackney, City of London
EC2M	LONDON	Broadgate, Liverpool Street	Tower Hamlets, City of London
EC2N	LONDON	Old Broad Street, Tower 42	City of London
EC2P	LONDON	Non-geographic postcode district
EC2R	LONDON	Bank of England	City of London
EC2V	LONDON	Guildhall	City of London
EC2Y	LONDON	Barbican	City of London
EC3A	LONDON	St Mary Axe, Aldgate	City of London
EC3M	LONDON	Lloyd's of London, Fenchurch Street	City of London
EC3N	LONDON	Tower Hill, Tower of London	Tower Hamlets, City of London
EC3P	LONDON	Non-geographic postcode district
EC3R	LONDON	Monument, Billingsgate	City of London
EC3V	LONDON	Cornhill, Gracechurch Street, Lombard Street	City of London
EC4A	LONDON	Fetter Lane	City of London, Westminster
EC4M	LONDON	St Paul's	City of London
EC4N	LONDON	Mansion House	City of London
EC4P	LONDON	Non-geographic postcode district
EC4R	LONDON	Cannon Street	City of London
EC4V	LONDON	Blackfriars	City of London
EC4Y	LONDON	Temple	City of London, Westminster
EC50	LONDON	Non-geographic postcode district

Boundaries

EC1

The EC1 postcode district (51°31′23″N 0°05′31″W / 51.523°N 0.092°W) is roughly bounded by City Road to the north, Aldersgate Street to the east, Chiswell Street and Newgate Street to the south, and Rosebery Avenue to the west. 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

The EC2 postcode district (51°31′05″N 0°05′02″W / 51.518°N 0.084°W) 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

The EC3 postcode district (51°30′29″N 0°04′34″W / 51.508°N 0.076°W) 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

The EC4 postcode district (51°30′40″N 0°05′53″W / 51.511°N 0.098°W) 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

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

• Postcode Address File
• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
• London postal district

References

1. "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. February 2012. Table 2. Retrieved 21 April 2012. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
2. Royal Mail (2004). Address Management Guide (4 ed.). Royal Mail Group.
3. "EC1". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
4. "EC2". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
5. "EC3". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
6. "EC4". 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
• A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)