# NW8 8JW: area report for a postcode in Westminster

NW8 8JW is a postcode in Westminster.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Westminster. Open the map at NW8 8JW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [NW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw8) › [NW8 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw8-8)

## Around this postcode

- **149 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Westminster 003D: 99 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW
- **Warwick Avenue, 700 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW
- **No property in NW8 8JW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW
- **9 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NW8 8JW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW
- **Low road and rail noise at NW8 8JW**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW
- **20.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gateway Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gateway-academy-e140050) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-primary-school-e149488) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Portman Early Childhood Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portman-early-childhood-centre-e132151) | Nursery | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [United Colleges Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/united-colleges-group-e130423) | Sixth form and further education | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lecole-bilingue-elementaire-e134192) | Independent | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Abingdon House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abingdon-house-school-e134911) | Special | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Woodside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodside-school-e148155) | Special | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Ark King Solomon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-king-solomon-academy-e135242) | All-through | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| December 2023 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2025 | £540,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| July 2023 | £347,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £367,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £365,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2025 | £2,125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £525,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Warwick Avenue (700 m, 9 minutes on foot); Edgware Road (Bakerloo) (750 m, 9 minutes on foot); Maida Vale (840 m, 11 minutes on foot); Edgware Road (Circle Line) (870 m, 11 minutes on foot); St. John's Wood (920 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE (310 m); CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE (310 m); LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE (420 m); PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE (610 m); WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: CURIE CHEMIST (260 m); REMEDY'S PHARMACY (280 m); BOOTS (320 m); DAYSTAR PHARMACY (450 m); MARKET CHEMISTS (460 m)
- Dental practices: INSPIRE DENTAL HEALTH (230 m); ABI DENTALCARE (260 m); DENTAL SURGERY (420 m); EDGWARE ROAD PRACTICE (450 m); THE CHURCH STREET DENTAL PRACTIC (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Little Venice (250 m, Aldi); Tesco Maida Vale Clifton Rd Express (330 m, Tesco); Tesco Paddington Church Street Express (470 m, Tesco); Tesco Maida Vale Esso Express (540 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Westminster Edgware Road Local (690 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £876,788** (July 2026). Westminster’s average house price was £876,788 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 20.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,610** (2025). Full-time workers living in Westminster earned a median of £52,610 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 5th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 16.7×** (2025). A home in Westminster costs 16.7 times local full-time pay. 2nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.9** (2025). Westminster has a deprivation score of 23.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 92nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Westminster 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.8** (2025). Westminster 003D has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,249th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £777,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 003D was £777,500 in 2025. Joint 1,071st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,454** (2021). Westminster 003D had 1,454 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,786th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.2%** (January 2026). In Westminster 003D, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NW8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £1,018,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NW8 was £1,018,000 in 2025. 19th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,203** (2021). NW8 had 33,203 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 741st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NW8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.1%** (January 2026). In NW8, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Centre: 51.5263, -0.1749

Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Cities of London and Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster): Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1749,51.5263,NW88JW

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