Most of Stratford is in the E15 postal area, however the Royal Mail has given the new E20 postcode to the Olympic Park and Stratford City developments; this was previously only used by the BBC TV soap EastEnders for its fictional East London setting of Walford.BBC News: London – Olympic Park to share EastEnders' Walford E20 postcode. Retrieved 19 March 2011 The name "Walford" is a portmanteau of the names of nearby Walthamstow and Stratford itself.
Most of Stratford is in the E15 postal area, however the Royal Mail has given the new E20 postcode to the Olympic Park and Stratford Ci:ty developments; this was previously only used by the BBC TV soap EastEnders for its fictional East London setting of Walford.BBC News London – Olympic Park to share EastEnders' Walford E20 postcode. Retrieved 19 March 2011 The name "Walford" is a portmanteau of the names of nearby Walthamstow and Stratford itself.