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Where is West Ham?

West Ham is located in the county of Greater London, London, five miles east of the city of City of London, 17 miles south of the major town of Harlow, and six miles east of London. West Ham lies four miles east of the City and County of the City of London border, and was historically in the county of Essex. West Ham falls within the London borough council of Newham, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the E15 postcode district. The post town for West Ham is London.

West Ham on a map

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

Which county is West Ham in?

West Ham 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 West Ham in Greater London?

West Ham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater London, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater London.

Map showing location of West Ham within Greater London
Location of West Ham within Greater London

What is the postcode for West Ham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Ham is E15 3EZ.

Where is West Ham in E15?

West Ham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the E15 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the E15 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Ham within E15
Location of West Ham within E15

What is the post town for West Ham?

The post town for West Ham is London. West Ham is in the E15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of London.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Ham?

The centre of West Ham is located at position 51.53427° latitude and 0.0111° longitude.

Latitude51.53427°
Longitude0.0111°

What is the easting and northing of West Ham?

The centre of West Ham is located at the grid reference easting 539585 and northing 183624 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting539585
Northing183624

What are the nearest towns to West Ham?

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

south-west
7m
West Ham is 7 miles south-west of Chigwell
south
9m
West Ham is 9 miles south of Loughton
south
11m
West Ham is 11 miles south of Waltham Abbey
south
11m
West Ham is 11 miles south of Waltham Cross
north-west
12m
West Ham is 12 miles north-west of Dartford
north-west
12m
West Ham is 12 miles north-west of Swanley
south
12m
West Ham is 12 miles south of Cheshunt
south
12m
West Ham is 12 miles south of Epping
north-west
13m
West Ham is 13 miles north-west of Swanscombe
south-west
14m
West Ham is 14 miles south-west of Brentwood

What are the nearest cities to West Ham?

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

east
5m
West Ham is 5 miles east of City of London
east
6m
West Ham is 6 miles east of London
north-east
6m
West Ham is 6 miles north-east of City of Westminster
south-east
21m
West Ham is 21 miles south-east of St Albans
south-west
24m
West Ham is 24 miles south-west of Chelmsford
west
30m
West Ham is 30 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south-west
45m
West Ham is 45 miles south-west of Colchester
south
47m
West Ham is 47 miles south of Cambridge
south-east
48m
West Ham is 48 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
west
49m
West Ham is 49 miles west of Canterbury

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