SW Postcode Area - Boundaries

Boundaries

The South Western postcode area includes postcode districts on both sides of the River Thames. The SW1 postcode district covers the area of central London on the north bank of the River Thames, roughly between Hungerford Bridge and Chelsea Bridge. It includes Pimlico, Belgravia and parts of Westminster and Brompton. It contains Whitehall, Westminster Abbey, Westminster School, the Tate Gallery, Dolphin Square and Thames House. SW2–SW10 form the inner northeastern part of the postcode area, with the SW3, SW5, SW6, SW7 and SW10 districts north of the river. SW11–SW20 forms the outer southwestern part of the postcode area and is entirely south of the River Thames. The postcode area includes all of the London Borough of Wandsworth, the western portion of the London Borough of Lambeth, the southern sections of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the southeastern portion of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, the northeastern area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the northern sections of the London Borough of Merton and London Borough of Croydon.