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Where is Wanstead?

Wanstead is located in the county of Greater London, London, four miles south-west of the town of Chigwell, 13 miles south of the major town of Harlow, and eight miles north-east of London. Wanstead lies three miles south-west of the Essex border, and was historically in the county of Essex. Wanstead falls within the London borough council of Redbridge, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the E11 postcode district. The post town for Wanstead is London.

Wanstead on a map

Map showing extent of Wanstead as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Wanstead
Map showing location of Wanstead within the UK
Location of Wanstead within the UK

Which county is Wanstead in?

Wanstead is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Wanstead in Greater London?

Wanstead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater London, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater London.

Map showing location of Wanstead within Greater London
Location of Wanstead within Greater London

What is the postcode for Wanstead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wanstead is E11 2AJ.

Where is Wanstead in E11?

Wanstead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the E11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the E11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wanstead within E11
Location of Wanstead within E11

What is the post town for Wanstead?

The post town for Wanstead is London. Wanstead is in the E11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of London.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wanstead?

The centre of Wanstead is located at position 51.57871° latitude and 0.02549° longitude.

Latitude51.57871°
Longitude0.02549°

What is the easting and northing of Wanstead?

The centre of Wanstead is located at the grid reference easting 540447 and northing 188594 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting540447
Northing188594

What are the nearest towns to Wanstead?

Position of Wanstead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wanstead to the centre of the town.

south-west
4m
Wanstead is 4 miles south-west of Chigwell
south
6m
Wanstead is 6 miles south of Loughton
south
7m
Wanstead is 7 miles south of Waltham Abbey
south
8m
Wanstead is 8 miles south of Waltham Cross
south
9m
Wanstead is 9 miles south of Epping
south
9m
Wanstead is 9 miles south of Cheshunt
south-east
12m
Wanstead is 12 miles south-east of Potters Bar
west
12m
Wanstead is 12 miles west of Brentwood
south
13m
Wanstead is 13 miles south of Hoddesdon
north-west
13m
Wanstead is 13 miles north-west of Dartford

What are the nearest cities to Wanstead?

Position of Wanstead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wanstead to the centre of the city.

north-east
7m
Wanstead is 7 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
8m
Wanstead is 8 miles north-east of London
north-east
8m
Wanstead is 8 miles north-east of City of Westminster
south-east
20m
Wanstead is 20 miles south-east of St Albans
south-west
22m
Wanstead is 22 miles south-west of Chelmsford
west
30m
Wanstead is 30 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south-west
43m
Wanstead is 43 miles south-west of Colchester
south
43m
Wanstead is 43 miles south of Cambridge
south-east
46m
Wanstead is 46 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
west
50m
Wanstead is 50 miles west of Canterbury

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