Postcode area in United Kingdom

The E (Eastern) postcode area, also known as the London E postcode area,[2] is the part 3️⃣ of the London post town covering much of east London, England. It borders the N postcode area to the west, 3️⃣ both north of the tidal Thames. Since closure of the East London mail centre, its mail is sorted at Romford 3️⃣ Mail Centre together with IG and RM postcode areas.

Postal administration [ edit ]

The current E postcode area was originally formed 3️⃣ in 1866 as a merger of the E and NE areas, which had been created in 1858. In 1917, the 3️⃣ postal districts were numbered alphabetically by their most important parish, chapelry, topographical or built environment feature.[3] As of 2004, the 3️⃣ district names do not form part of the postal address.[2] High demand caused sector 9 of the E1 postcode district 3️⃣ to be split and recoded in 1999 to create an E1W postcode district around Wapping,[4] but the rest of the 3️⃣ district did not gain an additional character. When districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such 3️⃣ as use as a geographic reference and on street signs, E1 and E1W continue to be commonly classed as one 3️⃣ 'district'. The E postcode area contains two non-geographic postcode districts for high-volume business users, E77 and E98.[5]

The Eastern District Office 3️⃣ is on Whitechapel Road and was the eastern terminus for the former London Post Office Railway, which has been mothballed 3️⃣ since 2003. The railway ran 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) to the Paddington Head District Sorting Office.