The EN postcode area, also known as the Enfield postcode area,
[Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)] is a group of eleven postcode districts in
England
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, within seven
post towns. These cover parts of northern
Greater London
Greater may refer to:
*Greatness
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(including
Enfield and
Barnet), southern
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For gov ...
(including
Potters Bar,
Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, located north of central London. In the south-eastern corner of Hertfordshire, it borders Cheshunt to the north, Waltham Abbey to the east, and Enfield to the sou ...
,
Broxbourne and
Hoddesdon) and western
Essex
Essex () is a Ceremonial counties of England, county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the Riv ...
(including
Waltham Abbey).
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Postal administration
Mail for this area is sorted at the Home Counties North Mail Centre in Hemel Hempstead, and is delivered from offices in Enfield (Southbury Road EN1), Barnet (Longmore Avenue EN5), Potters Bar (Darkes Lane EN6), Waltham Cross (Eleanor Cross Road EN8) and Hoddesdon (Conduit Lane EN11). The area served includes the northern parts of the London Boroughs of
Enfield and
Barnet, the eastern part of the
Hertsmere district of Hertfordshire, the southern part of the
Welwyn Hatfield district and virtually all of the
borough of Broxbourne
The Borough of Broxbourne is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Cheshunt, other towns include Broxbourne, Hoddesdon and Waltham Cross. The eastern boundary of the district is the River Lea ...
, while EN9 and small parts of EN10 and EN11 cover the western part of the
Epping Forest district of Essex.
List of postcode districts
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
, -
! EN1
, ENFIELD
,
Bush Hill Park
Bush Hill Park is an area of Enfield, located to the south-east of Enfield Town, on the outskirts of north London, and historically in Middlesex. Much of the district is a planned suburban estate, developed mainly in the late-19th and early-20t ...
; eastern parts of
Bulls Cross,
Enfield Town
Enfield is a large town in north London, England, north of Charing Cross. It had a population of 156,858 in 2018. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield High ...
,
Forty Hill
Forty Hill is a largely residential suburb in the north of the London Borough of Enfield, England. To the north is Bulls Cross, to the south Enfield Town, to the west Clay Hill, and to the east Enfield Highway. Prior to 1965 it was in the his ...
, outskirts of
Lower Edmonton,
Enfield Highway,
Southbury
,
Enfield
, -
! EN2
, ENFIELD
,
Botany Bay
Botany Bay ( Dharawal: ''Kamay''), an open oceanic embayment, is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, south of the Sydney central business district. Its source is the confluence of the Georges River at Taren Point and the Cook ...
,
Clay Hill,
Crews Hill; western parts of
Bulls Cross,
Enfield Chase
Enfield Chase is an area of Enfield that is named for a former royal hunting ground. Much of the former area of the Chase has been developed, but a large part survives between Cockfosters in the west and Enfield in the east as Trent Count ...
,
Enfield Town
Enfield is a large town in north London, England, north of Charing Cross. It had a population of 156,858 in 2018. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield High ...
,
Forty Hill
Forty Hill is a largely residential suburb in the north of the London Borough of Enfield, England. To the north is Bulls Cross, to the south Enfield Town, to the west Clay Hill, and to the east Enfield Highway. Prior to 1965 it was in the his ...
,
Gordon Hill
, Enfield
, -
! EN3
, ENFIELD
,
Enfield Highway,
Enfield Island Village,
Enfield Lock
Enfield Lock is an area in the London Borough of Enfield, north London. It is approximately located east of the Hertford Road between Turkey Street and the Holmesdale Tunnel overpass, and extends to the River Lee Navigation, including the En ...
,
Enfield Wash
Enfield Wash is an area in the London Borough of Enfield, North London. It is approximately located in the area either side of Hertford Road between Ordnance Road/Turkey Street and Bell Lane/Hoe Lane.
History
Enfield Wash was where Elizab ...
,
Ponders End
Ponders End is the southeasternmost part of Enfield, north London, centred on the Hertford Road. Situated to the west of the River Lee Navigation, it became industrialised through the 19th century, similar to the Lea Valley in neighbouring E ...
, outskirts of
Southbury
, Enfield
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! EN4
, BARNET
,
Hadley Wood,
Cockfosters,
East Barnet,
New Barnet
,
Barnet, Enfield
, -
! EN5
, BARNET
,
High Barnet,
Arkley
, Barnet,
Hertsmere
, -
! EN6
, POTTERS BAR
,
Potters Bar,
South Mimms,
Cuffley,
Northaw
Northaw is a village in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Northaw and Cuffley (where at the 2011 Census the population was included), which was originally known as Northaw.
The parish ha ...
, Hertsmere,
Welwyn Hatfield
, -
! EN7
, WALTHAM CROSS
,
Cheshunt,
Goffs Oak,
Capel Manor College
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Capel Manor College is a special environmental college located in Enfield, London.
The College has six campuses across the capital, Brooks Farm (Leyton), Crystal Palace Park, Enfield, Gunnersbury Park, Mottingham and Regent’s Park. ...
,
Broxbourne, Enfield
, -
! EN8
, WALTHAM CROSS
,
Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, located north of central London. In the south-eastern corner of Hertfordshire, it borders Cheshunt to the north, Waltham Abbey to the east, and Enfield to the sou ...
,
Cheshunt,
Bullsmoor
Bullsmoor is an area of Enfield, London, Enfield, on the outskirts of North London, north London. It is adjacent to Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, located just north past the M25 motorway, and is also entirely attached to nearby Freezywater. B ...
, Broxbourne, Enfield
, -
! EN9
, WALTHAM ABBEY
,
Waltham Abbey,
Nazeing,
Upshire
Upshire is a village and area of Waltham Abbey in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. The centre of the village is on Horseshoe Hill (a minor road), on which is The Horseshoe public house, and the church of St Thomas, a Grade II* listed ...
,
Epping Forest
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! EN10
, BROXBOURNE
,
Broxbourne,
Wormley,
Turnford
, Broxbourne, Epping Forest
, -
! EN11
, HODDESDON
,
Hoddesdon,
Dobbs Weir
, Broxbourne, Epping Forest
Map
See also
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Edmonton Hundred, this obsolete division has a map showing its parishes, the largest of which was always Enfield alike to the ENFIELD post town, and its bulk mirrors EN1 to EN3 and EN6
*
Postcode Address File
The Postcode Address File (PAF) is a database that contains all known "delivery points" and postcodes in the United Kingdom. The PAF is a collection of over 29 million Royal Mail postal addresses and 1.8 million postcodes. It is available in ...
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List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
The list of postcode areas in the United Kingdom is a tabulation of the postcode areas used by Royal Mail for the purposes of directing mail within the United Kingdom. The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the initia ...
References
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{London postcode areas
Postcode areas covering London
Postcode areas covering the East of England
Media and communications in the London Borough of Enfield
Media and communications in the London Borough of Barnet
Hertsmere
Epping Forest District
Borough of Broxbourne
Welwyn Hatfield