🇬🇧 United Kingdom · England

London postcodes

London, England, has 58 postcode districts, from E1W to WC2R. Which one applies depends on the street address.

Postcode Districts
58
Population
8,961,989
Region
England
Coordinates
51.5085, -0.1257

All London postcode districts

E1WEC1AEC1MEC1NEC1REC1VEC1YEC2AEC2MEC2NEC2PEC2REC2VEC2YEC3AEC3MEC3NEC3PEC3VEC4AEC4MEC4NEC4REC4VEC4YSW1ESW1HSW1PSW1VSW1WSW1XSW1YW1BW1CW1DW1FW1GW1HW1JW1KW1SW1TW1UW1WWC1AWC1BWC1EWC1HWC1NWC1RWC1VWC1XWC2AWC2BWC2EWC2HWC2NWC2R

Data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) and zipcodestack.

UK postcodes have two parts. These lists show the first part, the postcode district (outward code), e.g. SW1A. A full postcode such as SW1A 1AA covers around 15 addresses; the zipcodestack API covers 2.6 million full UK postcodes.

Frequently asked questions

What is the postcode of London?

London has 58 postcode districts in England. The right code depends on the street address; the list on this page shows all of them, starting with E1W.

How many postcode districts does London have?

Our data lists 58 postcode districts for London, United Kingdom.

How do I find the exact postcode for an address in London?

Use the official postal service lookup or a geocoding API with the full street address. For software, the zipcodestack API returns city, region and coordinates for any postcode and can search codes by city or by radius.

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{
  "query": { "city": "London", "country": "gb" },
  "results": ["E1W", "…"]
}

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