The SE (South Eastern) postcode area covers a broad radial swathe of the south-east of the London post town from the Albert Embankment to West Heath and the nearest edges of Sidcup and Selhurst. It loosely corresponds to the boroughs of

Southwark Southwark ( ) is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark. The district, which is the oldest part of South London, developed ...

, Lewisham and Greenwich plus indicated parts of the boroughs of Croydon (north),

Lambeth Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth, historically in the County of Surrey. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011. The area expe ...

(east), Bexley (west) and Bromley (its northwest corner).

Postal administration

The postcode area originated in 1857 as the SE district. In 1868 it gained some of the area of the short-lived S district, with the rest going to SW. It was divided into numbered districts in 1917, by giving the district closest to London that hosted the head office the suffix "1" and all others alphabetically based on a locally important parish, chapelry, topological or built environment feature administering or close to the local distribution office. SE28 is a late addition carved out of the existing districts SE2 and SE18 to reflect the building up of a new London district in what had been the meadows and marshes by the tidal Thames in the parish of Plumstead: Thamesmead. Unlike SW, where a consecutive 50%, there ten, districts can more officially be traced into two alphabetical groups excluding SW1, SE has always technically followed the norm in that SE1 is the only head district. However SE19 was drawn up to serve the key distribution office serving Norwood after a complete alphabetical series so that those surrounding it and SE21 (Dulwich): SE20 and SE22 to SE27 are strictly alphabetical afresh (Anerley to West Norwood) but it has never technically been a "head district". The postcode area is part of the London post town. There are no dependent localities used in the postcode area. SE1P is a non-geographic postcode district for PO boxes located in SE1.

List of postcode districts

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts, with the historic postal district names shown in ''italics'': , - ! SE1 , LONDON , ''South Eastern head district:'' Bankside,

South Bank The South Bank is an entertainment and commercial district in central London, next to the River Thames opposite the City of Westminster. It forms a narrow strip of riverside land within the London Borough of Lambeth (where it adjoins Alber ...

(part),

, Bermondsey (part),

Vauxhall Vauxhall ( ) is a district in South West London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Vauxhall was part of Surrey until 1889 when the County of London was created. Named after a medieval manor, "Fox Hall", it became well known for ...

(part),

Peckham Peckham () is a district in southeast London, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is south-east of Charing Cross. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720. History "Peckham" is a Saxon p ...

(part) , Lambeth, Southwark , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", SE1P , style="background:#FFFFFF;", LONDON , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! SE2 , LONDON , ''Abbey Wood district:'' Abbey Wood, West Heath, Crossness, Thamesmead (part),

Plumstead Plumstead is an area in southeast London, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England. It is located east of Woolwich. History Until 1965, Plumstead was in the historic counties of England, historic county of Kent and the detail of mu ...

(part), Bostall Heath and Woods , Greenwich, Bexley , - ! SE3 , LONDON , ''Blackheath district:''

Blackheath Blackheath may refer to: Places England *Blackheath, London, England ** Blackheath railway station **Hundred of Blackheath, Kent, an ancient hundred in the north west of the county of Kent, England *Blackheath, Surrey, England ** Hundred of Blackh ...

, Kidbrooke,

Westcombe Park Westcombe Park is a largely residential area in Blackheath in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South East London, England. It is bounded by the main London-Dartford railway line to the north, the Blackwall Tunnel southern approach to the east, th ...

, Greenwich, Lewisham , - ! SE4 , LONDON , ''Brockley district:'' Brockley,

Crofton Park Crofton Park is a mainly residential suburb and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is the original site of the former agricultural hamlet of Brockley. It is located south east of Charing Cross, and is south of Brockley and ...

, Ladywell,

Telegraph Hill A telegraph hill is a hill or other natural elevation that is chosen as part of an optical telegraph system. Telegraph Hill may also refer to: England * A high point in the Haldon Hills, Devon * Telegraph Hill, Dorset, a hill in the Dorset Down ...

, Lewisham , - ! SE5 , LONDON , ''Camberwell district:''

Camberwell Camberwell () is a district of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant. This e ...

Denmark Hill Denmark Hill is an area and road in Camberwell, in the London Borough of Southwark. It is a sub-section of the western flank of the Norwood Ridge, centred on the long, curved Ruskin Park slope of the ridge. The road is part of the A215 road, A21 ...

, Southwark , - ! SE6 , LONDON , ''Catford district:'' Catford, Bellingham, Hither Green (part), Rushey Green , Lewisham , - ! SE7 , LONDON , ''Charlton district:''

Charlton Charlton may refer to: People * Charlton (surname) * Charlton (given name) Places Australia * Charlton, Queensland * Charlton, Victoria * Division of Charlton, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wale ...

, Greenwich , - ! SE8 , LONDON , ''Deptford district:'' Deptford,

Evelyn Evelyn may refer to: Places * Evelyn, London *Evelyn Gardens, a garden square in London * Evelyn, Ontario, Canada * Evelyn, Michigan, United States * Evelyn, Texas, United States * Evelyn, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States * Evelyn ...

, Rotherhithe (part), St John's , Lewisham, Greenwich, Southwark , - ! SE9 , LONDON , ''Eltham district:'' Eltham, Mottingham, New Eltham, Well Hall, Avery Hill (part),

Falconwood Falconwood is an area of south east London within both the London Boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich. It is north east of Eltham and south west of Welling. The local area Falconwood forms part of the Falconwood and Welling ward in the London Boro ...

(part), Sidcup (part),

Chinbrook Chinbrook is an area of south east London, England, located southeast of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Lewisham. Chinbrook lies between Grove Park and Mottingham, approximately half a mile east of Grove Park centre and is generally c ...

(part), Longlands (part) Kidbrooke (part),

Shooter's Hill Shooter's Hill (or Shooters Hill) is a district in South East London within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It borders the London Borough of Bexley. It lies north of Eltham and south of Woolwich. With a height of , it is the highest point in t ...

(part) , Greenwich, Bromley, Bexley, Lewisham , - ! SE10 , LONDON , ''Greenwich district:'' Greenwich, Maze Hill, Greenwich Peninsula , Greenwich, Lewisham , - ! SE11 , LONDON , ''Kennington district:''

Kennington Kennington is a district in south London, England. It is mainly within the London Borough of Lambeth, running along the boundary with the London Borough of Southwark, a boundary which can be discerned from the early medieval period between the ...

(part),

(part), Oval (part) , Lambeth, Southwark , - ! SE12 , LONDON , ''Lee district:''

Lee Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...

, Mottingham, Grove Park,

, Hither Green (part), Eltham (part), Horn Park , Lewisham, Greenwich, Bromley , - ! SE13 , LONDON , ''Lewisham district:'' Lewisham, Hither Green, Ladywell , Lewisham, Greenwich , - ! SE14 , LONDON , ''New Cross district:'' New Cross,

, Lewisham , - ! SE15 , LONDON , ''Peckham district:''

, Nunhead,

South Bermondsey South Bermondsey is a ward in the London Borough of Southwark created in 2010 out of Burgess Ward in southeast London, England. The area is served by South Bermondsey railway station, with a future station at Surrey Canal Road. Nearby neighbor ...

(part) , Southwark, Lewisham , - ! SE16 , LONDON , ''Rotherhithe district:'' Rotherhithe (part), Surrey Quays,

(part) , Southwark, Lewisham , - ! SE17 , LONDON , ''Walworth district:'' Walworth,

(part), Newington , Southwark , - ! SE18 , LONDON , ''Woolwich district:'' Woolwich,

Royal Arsenal The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich is an establishment on the south bank of the River Thames in Woolwich in south-east London, England, that was used for the manufacture of armaments and ammunition, proofing, and explosives research for the Britis ...

, Greenwich , - ! SE19 , LONDON , ''Norwood district:''

Upper Norwood Upper Norwood is an area of south London, England, within the London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth and Southwark. It is north of Croydon and the eastern part of it is better known as the Crystal Palace area. Upper Norwood is situated ...

, Crystal Palace, Gipsy Hill (part) , Croydon, Lambeth, Southwark, Bromley , - ! SE20 , LONDON , ''Anerley district:'' Anerley, Crystal Palace (part), Penge, Beckenham (part) , Bromley , - ! SE21 , LONDON , ''Dulwich district:'' Dulwich,

Dulwich Village Dulwich Village is an affluent area of Dulwich in South London. It is located in the London Borough of Southwark. History "Dulwich Village" is also the name of the village High Street. Residents in Dulwich Village have to pay ground rent to the ...

, Tulse Hill (part), West Dulwich , Southwark, Lambeth , - ! SE22 , LONDON , ''East Dulwich district:'' East Dulwich , Southwark , - ! SE23 , LONDON , ''Forest Hill district:''

Forest Hill Forest Hill or Forrest Hill may refer to: Places Australia * Forest Hill, New South Wales, a suburb of Wagga Wagga * Forrest Hill, New South Wales, a suburb of Albury * Forest Hill, Queensland * Forest Hill, Victoria ** Forest Hill Chase Sh ...

Honor Oak Honor Oak is an inner suburban area principally of the London Borough of Lewisham, with part in the London Borough of Southwark. It is named after the oak tree on One Tree Hill that Elizabeth I is reputed to have picnicked under. Overview One Tr ...

(part),

Perry Vale Perry Vale is a neighbourhood and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is southeast of Charing Cross and located near Forest Hill to the east of Forest Hill railway station, where the railway line forms the western boundary. ...

, Lewisham, Southwark , - ! SE24 , LONDON , ''Herne Hill district:'' Herne Hill, Tulse Hill (part), West Dulwich (part) , Lambeth, Southwark , - ! SE25 , LONDON , ''South Norwood district:'' South Norwood, Selhurst (part), Thornton Heath (part),

Woodside Woodside may refer to: Places and buildings Australia *Woodside, South Australia, a town *Woodside, Victoria, a town Canada *Woodside National Historic Site, the boyhood home of William Lyon Mackenzie King *Woodside, Nova Scotia, a neighborho ...

(part) , Croydon , - ! SE26 , LONDON , ''Sydenham district:'' Sydenham, Crystal Palace (part) , Lewisham, Bromley, Southwark , - ! SE27 , LONDON , ''West Norwood district:'' West Norwood, Gipsy Hill (part), Tulse Hill (part) , Lambeth , - ! SE28 , LONDON , ''Thamesmead district:'' Thamesmead , Greenwich, Bexley

Boundaries

SE1 has a very long tidal Thames frontage and is in Central London as is SE11 named after Kennington, close to Westminster. SE2–SE18 spread across the north and east of the postcode area; enquiring into their naming system explains how SE2, SE7, SE8, SE10, SE16 and SE18 also front the river. Postcode districts SE19–SE27 form a group in the southwest. Addition SE28 is in the northeast corner of the first group. The postcode area maps roughly to the combined area of the London Borough of Southwark, London Borough of Lewisham and Royal Borough of Greenwich. the eastern part of the

London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth () is a London boroughs, London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as ''Lambehitha'' ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as ''Lambeth''. The geographical centre of London ...

, the northern part of the London Borough of Croydon, the western part of the London Borough of Bexley and the northwestern part of the London Borough of Bromley are within the postcode area. In 2002, some residents in West Heath, a slight projection with neighbouring areas, wished 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 has said it will not consider changes to postcodes for these reasons.

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References

External links

Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
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Postal administration

List of postcode districts

Boundaries

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See also

References

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