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London SW | |
|---|---|
  SW | |
| Coordinates: 51°27′43″N 0°10′08″W / 51.462°N 0.169°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | SW |
| Postcode area name | London SW |
| Post towns | 1 |
| Postcode districts | 29 |
| Postcode sectors | 139 |
| Postcodes (live) | 19,890 |
| Postcodes (total) | 36,392 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The SW (South Western) postcode area, also known as the London SW postcode area,[2] is a group of 20 postcode districts within the London post town in England. The area comprises the South Western operational district (covering the subdivisions of postcode district SW1, plus SW2 - SW10) and the Battersea operational district (covering SW11 - SW20),[3] and is the only area within the London post town to lie on both sides of the River Thames.
Mail for the area is sorted at the Jubilee Mail Centre in Hounslow, along with mail for the TW, KT and GU postcode areas.
- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Address Management Guide (4 ed.). Royal Mail Group. 2004.
- ^ Monopolies and Mergers Commission (1980). "The London Postal Region" (PDF). The Inner London Letter Post. HMSO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2021.