London areas, postcodes and places of interest

Two parts of the Topographical Skills Assessment test your London knowledge: finding places of interest, and compass points and directions. These are multiple-choice questions answered using a map on the screen. If you already know roughly where London areas, postcodes and famous places are, you can answer faster and check the map with confidence. This note covers the facts that help most.

How London is organised

Greater London is divided into 32 boroughs, plus the City of London. The City of London is the small historic core at the centre, often called the Square Mile. Boroughs nearer the centre are called inner or central boroughs. Boroughs around the edge are outer boroughs.

Part of London	Example boroughs	Example places
Central	Westminster, Camden, City of London, Southwark, Lambeth, Tower Hamlets	Trafalgar Square (Westminster), St Paul's Cathedral (City of London), Tate Modern (Southwark)
North	Barnet, Haringey, Enfield, Islington	High Barnet Station (Barnet), Alexandra Palace (Haringey), Emirates Stadium (Islington)
East	Newham, Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Hackney	Stratford Station (Newham), Ilford Station (Redbridge), Romford Station (Havering)
South-east	Greenwich, Lewisham, Bexley	The O2 Arena (Greenwich), Lewisham Station (Lewisham), Bexleyheath Station (Bexley)
South	Croydon, Sutton, Bromley, Merton	Croydon (CR0), Sutton Station (SM1), Bromley South Station (BR postcode area), Wimbledon Station (Merton)
South-west	Kingston upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames, Wandsworth	Kingston Station (KT postcode area), Kew Gardens (TW9), Battersea Power Station (SW11)
West	Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hillingdon	Ealing Broadway Station (W5), Hammersmith Hospital (W12), Heathrow (TW6)
North-west	Harrow, Brent	Harrow-on-the-Hill Station (HA1), Wembley Stadium (HA9)