London NW | |
|---|---|
  NW | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′22″N 0°11′53″W / 51.556°N 0.198°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | NW |
| Postcode area name | London NW |
| Post towns | 1 |
| Postcode districts | 13 |
| Postcode sectors | 81 |
| Postcodes (live) | 13,895 |
| Postcodes (total) | 25,552 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The NW (North Western) postcode area, also known as the London NW postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts covering part of north west London, England. It is the successor of the NW sector, originally created as part of the London postal district in 1856.
History edit
The London postal arrangements were further refined in 1917 when the sub-districts (as appended to postal addresses) were given new alpha-numeric identities for public use;[3] the districts usually cover a wider area than their names might suggest. As of 2004, the district names do not form part of the postal address. [2]
Coverage edit
The boundaries of the area and its numbered districts have changed over time and are the result of the working requirements of the Post Office. 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 the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent and Camden with minor (some very small) parts of the City of Westminster, the London Boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham and Ealing, and Hertsmere District. The remainder of north west London is covered by the HA, UB, part of the EN and a small section of WD postcode areas.
The NW7 district extends to the Greater London boundary with Hertfordshire and follows that boundary for a short distance near Scratch Wood. [4]
| Postal district | Post town | Location in Greater London and London postal district (red) |
1917 name | Additional coverage | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW1 | LONDON |   |
Head district (Euston) | Camden Town, Somers Town, Primrose Hill (part), Lisson Grove (part), Gospel Oak (part). | Camden, Westminster |
| NW1W | non-geographic | ||||
| NW2 | |
Cricklewood | Willesden (part), Neasden (part), Dollis Hill, Childs Hill | Barnet, Brent, Camden | |
| NW3 | |
Hampstead | Chalk Farm, Primrose Hill (part), Swiss Cottage, Belsize Park, Gospel Oak (Part), Frognal | Barnet, Camden | |
| NW4 | |
Hendon | Brent Cross | Barnet | |
| NW5 | |
Kentish Town | Tufnell Park (part), Dartmouth Park, Gospel Oak (part) | Camden, Islington | |
| NW6 | |
Kilburn | Brondesbury, West Hampstead, Queen's Park | Camden, Brent, Westminster | |
| NW7 | |
Mill Hill | Arkley (part) | Barnet | |
| NW8 | |
St John's Wood | Primrose Hill (part), Lisson Grove (part) | Camden, Westminster | |
| NW9 | |
The Hyde | Colindale, Kingsbury, Queensbury (part), West Hendon (part) | Barnet, Brent, Harrow | |
| NW10 | |
Willesden | Acton (part), Harlesden, Kensal Green, Neasden (part), Old Oak Common, Park Royal | Brent, Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing | |
| NW11 | |
n/a (Golders Green by 1930 [5]) | Hampstead Garden Suburb (part) | Barnet |
Adjacent areas edit
Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: N (London N), EC (London EC), WC (London WC), W (London W), HA (Harrow), WD (Watford), EN (Enfield).
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 Jun 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, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ British Postal Museum & Archive Information Sheet - Postcodes (PDF)
- ^ Museum of London - Map of NW7 postal district
- ^ HMSO, Names of Streets and Places in the London Postal area, (1930), cited in London Ancestor