SE POSTCODE AREA

The 'SE (South Eastern) postcode area', also known as the 'London SE postcode area'^[2], is the part of the London postal district covering much of south east London, England.

Contents

History

Coverage

Adjacent areas

References

See also

History

The postcode area orginated in 1857 as the SE district. In 1868 it gained some of the area of the abolished S district, with the rest going to SW. It was divided into numbered districts in 1917.^[3] SE28 is a much later addition formed from the division of the SE2 district to accommodate the development of Thamesmead. Unlike in the SW postcode area, where districts are also split into two alphabetical tranches, SE1 is the only head district.^[4]
A small group of residents in the West Heath area wish to have their postcodes changed from SE2 to the adjacent DA7 postcode district; citing higher insurance for their houses, belongings and cars as reasons to change. Royal Mail have said they will not consider changes to postcodes for these reasons.^[5]

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! scope="col" | Postcode district
! scope="col" | Post town
! scope="col" | 1917 name
! scope="col" | Additional coverage
! scope="col" | Local authority
|-
! scope="row" | SE1
| rowspan="28" | LONDON
| ''Head district''
| Bankside, South Bank, Southwark, Bermondsey (part), Vauxhall (part}
| Southwark, Lambeth
|-
! scope="row" | SE2
| ''Abbey Wood''
| West Heath, Crossness, Thamesmead (part)
| Greenwich
|-
! scope="row" | SE3
| ''Blackheath''
| Kidbrooke, Westcombe Park
| Greenwich, Lewisham
|-
! scope="row" | SE4
| ''Brockley''
| Crofton Park, Ladywell (part)
| Lewisham
|-
! scope="row" | SE5
| ''Camberwell''
| Denmark Hill
| Lambeth, Southwark
|-
! scope="row" | SE6
| ''Catford''
| Bellingham
| Lewisham
|-
! scope="row" | SE7
| ''Charlton''
|
| Greenwich
|-
! scope="row" | SE8
| ''Deptford''
|
| Lewisham
|-
! scope="row" | SE9
| ''Eltham''
| Mottingham, New Eltham, Falconwood (part)
| Greenwich, Lewisham, Bexley, Bromley
|-
! scope="row" | SE10
| ''Greenwich''
| Maze Hill, Greenwich Peninsula
|Greenwich,Lewisham
|-
! scope="row" | SE11
| ''Kennington''
|
| Lambeth
|-
! scope="row" | SE12
| ''Lee
| Grove Park, Chinbrook, Hither Green (part) Eltham (part)
| Lewisham, Greenwich
|-
! scope="row" | SE13
| ''Lewisham''
| Hither Green, Ladywell
| Lewisham,Greenwich
|-
! scope="row" | SE14
| ''New Cross''
|
| Lewisham
|-
! scope="row" | SE15
| ''Peckham''
| Nunhead
| Southwark, Lewisham
|-
! scope="row" | SE16
| ''Rotherhithe''
| Bermondsey (part), Surrey Quays
| Southwark, Lewisham
|-
! scope="row" | SE17
| ''Walworth''
| Newington
| Southwark
|-
! scope="row" | SE18
| ''Woolwich''
| Plumstead
| Greenwich
|-
! scope="row" | SE19
| ''Upper Norwood''
| Crystal Palace (part)
| Croydon, Lambeth, Bromley
|-
! scope="row" | SE20
| ''Anerley''
| Crystal Palace (part), Penge, Beckenham (part)
| Bromley
|-
! scope="row" | SE21
| ''Dulwich''
|
| Southwark
|-
! scope="row" | SE22
| ''East Dulwich''
|
| Southwark
|-
! scope="row" | SE23
| ''Forest Hill''
|
| Lewisham
|-
! scope="row" | SE24
| ''Herne Hill''
|
| Lambeth, Southwark
|-
! scope="row" | SE25
| ''South Norwood''
|
| Croydon
|-
! scope="row" | SE26
| ''Sydenham''
| Crystal Palace (part)
| Lewisham
|-
! scope="row" | SE27
| ''West Norwood''
| Gipsy Hill(part), Tulse Hill (part)
| Lambeth
|-
! scope="row" | SE28
| n/a (Thamesmead split later from SE2)
|
| Greenwich, Bexley
|}

Adjacent areas

References

1. National Statistics, ''Postcode Directory Version Notes'', (2006)
2. Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)
3. British Postal Museum & Archive - Postcodes (PDF)
4. HMSO, ''The Inner London Letter Post,'' (1980)
5. This is local London - ''Cracking the code’s not easy''. Tuesday 12th March 2002.

See also

★ List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom