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| Postcode area | W |
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| Postcode area name | London W |
| Post towns | 1 |
| Postcode districts | 35 |
| Postcode sectors | 208 |
| Postcodes (live) | 21,700 |
| Postcodes (total) | 37,385 |
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| Statistics as at October 2006 [1] | |
The W (Western and Paddington) postcode area, also known as the London W postcode area[2] is a group of postcode districts covering part of central and part of west London, England, United Kingdom. The area originates from the Western (W1) and Paddington (W2-14) districts[3] of the London postal district.
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The Western district[3] consists of the single original W1 postal district.[4] The area it covers is of very high density development and it has been subdivided into a number of smaller postcode districts. Where districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as use as a geographic reference and on street signs, the W1 subdivisions continue to be classed as one 'district'. In June 2000 there was a recoding of the area with the W1M, W1N, W1P, W1R, W1V, W1X and W1Y districts replaced.[5]
Deliveries for W1 (and for WC1 and WC2) come from the Rathbone Place office. This office was a stop on the former London Post Office Railway, which has been mothballed since 2003. The Western District Office was initially located on Wimpole Street, which was also a stop on the London Post Office Railway.
The Paddington district[3] consists of thirteen postcode districts (W2–14).[4] Apart from W2, the districts are arranged alphabetically, running from W3 (Acton) to W14 (West Kensington) and radiate westwards. The Paddington Head District Sorting Office was the western terminus of the London Post Office railway; which ran 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to the Eastern District Office at Whitechapel.
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts, with the historic postal district names shown in italics:[4]
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area |
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| W1A | LONDON | Non-geographic postcode district | |
| W1B | LONDON | Portland Street, Regent Street | Westminster |
| W1C | LONDON | Oxford Street (west) | Westminster |
| W1D | LONDON | Soho (south east); Chinatown, Soho Square | Westminster |
| W1E | LONDON | Non-geographic postcode district | |
| W1F | LONDON | Soho (north west) | Westminster |
| W1G | LONDON | Harley Street | Westminster |
| W1H | LONDON | Marylebone | Westminster |
| W1J | LONDON | Mayfair (south), Piccadilly, Royal Academy | Westminster |
| W1K | LONDON | Mayfair (north), Grosvenor Square | Westminster |
| W1S | LONDON | Hanover Square, Savile Row | Westminster |
| W1T | LONDON | Fitzrovia, Tottenham Court Road | Camden |
| W1U | LONDON | Marylebone | Westminster |
| W1W | LONDON | Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia | Westminster |
| W2 | LONDON | Paddington head district: Paddington, Bayswater, Hyde Park, Westbourne Green, Little Venice (part), Westbourne Green, Notting Hill | Westminster, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
| W3 | LONDON | Acton district: Acton, East Acton, Park Royal, West Acton | Ealing, Brent, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow |
| W4 | LONDON | Chiswick district: Chiswick, Gunnersbury, Turnham Green, Bedford Park | Hounslow, Ealing |
| W5 | LONDON | Ealing district: Ealing, Park Royal | Ealing |
| W6 | LONDON | Hammersmith district: Hammersmith, Ravenscourt Park | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| W7 | LONDON | Hanwell district: Hanwell, Boston Manor | Ealing, Hounslow |
| W8 | LONDON | Kensington district: Kensington, Holland Park (part) | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
| W9 | LONDON | Maida Vale district: Maida Vale, Little Venice (part) | Westminster, Camden, Brent, Kensington and Chelsea |
| W10 | LONDON | North Kensington district: North Kensington, Queens Park | Kensington and Chelsea, Brent, Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham |
| W11 | LONDON | Notting Hill district: Notting Hill, Holland Park (part) | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
| W12 | LONDON | Shepherds Bush district: Shepherds Bush, White City | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| W13 | LONDON | West Ealing district: West Ealing, Northfields | Ealing |
| W14 | LONDON | West Kensington district: West Kensington, Kensington Olympia, Holland Park | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham |
Postcode districts W1 and W2 are central to London, with the W3–W14 postcode districts radiating outwards to the west. The boundaries of the area and its numbered districts have changed over time and are the result of the working requirements of the Royal Mail. They are not tied to those of the local authority areas served; consequently a locality name might describe varying areas. W1 is almost entirely in the City of Westminster, with a small part in the London Borough of Camden. W2–W14 cover parts of the City Westminster, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London Borough of Ealing, London Borough of Brent, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London Borough of Hounslow and London Borough Camden.
| Adjacent postcode areas | ||
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| HA | NW | N |
| UB | W | WC |
| TW | SW | SE |
Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: WC (London WC), SE (London SE), SW (London SW), TW (Twickenham), UB (Southall), HA (Harrow), NW (London NW), N (London N). [2]
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