▁| ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁| - ▁! ▁EC 4 Y ▁| ▁L ON D ON ▁| ▁Temple ▁| ▁City ▁of ▁London , ▁West min ster ▁| - ▁! ▁style =" background :# FFFF FF ;" | EC 5 0 ▁| ▁style =" background :# FFFF FF ;" | L ON D ON ▁| ▁style =" background :# FFFF FF ;" | ▁| ▁style =" background :# FFFF FF ;" | non - ge ographic ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁B ound aries ▁ ▁EC 1 ▁The ▁EC 1 ▁post code ▁district ▁() ▁is ▁roughly ▁bounded ▁by ▁City ▁Road ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁and ▁east , ▁Mo org ate ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁Ch is well ▁Street ▁and ▁New gate ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁Rose ber y ▁Avenue ▁to ▁the ▁north west , ▁and ▁Gray ' s ▁Inn ▁Road ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁where ▁it ▁borders ▁W C ▁post code ▁area . ▁A ▁long ▁thin ▁pro tr usion ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁east ▁takes ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁Old ▁Street . ▁T aking ▁in ▁the ▁districts ▁of ▁C ler ken well , ▁F ins bury ▁and ▁the ▁north western ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁from ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁C athedral . ▁ ▁EC 2 ▁The ▁EC 2 ▁post code ▁district ▁() ▁is ▁roughly ▁bounded ▁by ▁Old ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁B ish ops gate ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁Che aps ide , ▁P oul try ▁and ▁Thread need le ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁Ald ers gate ▁to ▁the ▁west .