Why is there no postcode for North East London?

Question

We have postcodes for North London (e.g. N1) and North West London (NW5), and for South East (e.g. SE1) and South West London (SW8).

But there is no NE London. WHy not?

Answer 1

which part of london would UB5 be

Answer 2

A drunken monkey chose all the post codes at random. Thats why West London is the smallest part of london according to post codes.

Only joking:

The NE and S divisions were abolished following a report by Anthony Trollope. In 1866 NE was merged into the E district, transferring places such as Walthamstow. Wanstead and Leytonstone. Also at this time the outer boundary was retracted in the east, removing places such as Great Ilford from the postal district altogether. In 1868 the S district was split between SE and SW. The NE and S codes have been re-used in the national postcode system and now refer to the NE postcode area around Newcastle Upon Tyne and the S postcode area around Sheffield.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

There's no South London either!

Top answer to Taz C

Answer 4

Sandisk S - UB5 is in Uxbridge

Answer 5

Ask the Royal Mail.  They will answer your question.

Answer 6

there were NE postcodes in London once - but they are now assigned to areas of Newcastle - check out this site for info - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NE_postcode... Also, the S postcodes are in Sheffield - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_postcode_... - as opposed to South London.