IG POSTCODE AREA

The 'IG postcode area', also known as the 'Ilford postcode area'^[2], is a group of 11 postal districts in north east Greater London and the south-west of the county of Essex,which are subdivisions of six post towns.
The main sorting office is in Ilford and the area served includes parts of the London Borough of Redbridge and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. A small part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest is covered by the IG8 postal district. Much of the Epping Forest district of Essex is covered by the IG7, IG9 and IG10 postal districts.

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Coverage

London E19

Adjacent areas

References

See also

External links

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district	Post town		Coverage	Local authority
IG1	ILFORD		Ilford	Redbridge
IG2	ILFORD		Gants Hill	Redbridge
IG3	ILFORD		Seven Kings	Redbridge
IG4	ILFORD		Redbridge	Redbridge
IG5	ILFORD		Clayhall	Redbridge
IG6	ILFORD		Barkingside	Redbridge
IG7	CHIGWELL		Chigwell, Hainault	Epping Forest, Redbridge
IG8	WOODFORD GREEN		Woodford Green, Woodford Bridge	Redbridge, Waltham Forest
IG9	BUCKHURST HILL		Buckhurst Hill	Epping Forest
IG10	LOUGHTON		Loughton	Epping Forest
IG11	BARKING		Barking	Barking & Dagenham

London E19

In April 2005, a local businessman started a campaign to have IG1 postcodes changed to London E19, on the pretext that IG1 is not recognised as a London postcode. He argued that so doing would help local businesses. A Royal Mail spokesman, however, said campaigners in Ilford had "virtually no hope" of changing their postcode.^[3]
This move has the opposite motives to a group in London SE2 who wish to have their postcode changed to adjacent DA7 citing higher insurance for their houses, belongings and cars as reason to change. Royal Mail said they have never changed the first part of a postcode for these reasons.^[4]

Adjacent areas

References

1. National Statistics, ''Postcode Directory Version Notes'', (2006)
2. Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)
3. The power of the postcode
4. Cracking the code’s not easy

See also

★ List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom

External links

★ Map of districts in IG postcode area