East London is a term referring to part of
London, capital of the United Kingdom. The current official definition is that East London includes
Barking and Dagenham,
Bexley,
Greenwich,
Hackney,
Havering,
Lewisham,
Newham,
Redbridge,
Tower Hamlets and
Waltham Forest. East London should not be confused with the
E postcode area, which is a coding for the postal services and is not intended to provide any official definition of East London or other areas of London.