# NW8 9QY: area report for a postcode in Westminster

NW8 9QY 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 9QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [NW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw8) › [NW8 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw8-9)

## Around this postcode

- **68 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Westminster 002C: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY
- **Maida Vale, 270 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY
- **No property in NW8 9QY 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=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NW8 9QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY
- **Low road and rail noise at NW8 9QY**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY
- **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=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY
- **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=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Joseph's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-primary-school-e149488) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-catholic-school-e139369) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Arnold House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arnold-house-school-e101156) | Independent | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The American School in London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-american-school-in-london-e101168) | Independent | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ormiston Beachcroft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-beachcroft-academy-e140806) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Naima Jewish Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/naima-jewish-preparatory-school-e101176) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-federated-schools-cofe-primary-school-e101125) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-federated-schools-ce-high-school-e101154) | Secondary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £1,085,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £1,450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £475,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £300,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £355,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £365,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2023 | £680,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £965,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Maida Vale (270 m, 3 minutes on foot); St. John's Wood (700 m, 9 minutes on foot); Warwick Avenue (860 m, 11 minutes on foot); Kilburn Park (950 m, 12 minutes on foot); Kilburn High Road (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (240 m); THE RANDOLPH SURGERY (340 m); MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE (530 m); ST JOHNS WOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE (550 m); WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE (770 m)
- Pharmacies: HOLMES PHARMACY (140 m); VINEYARD PHARMACY (260 m); MEDICINE PORTER (500 m); REMEDY'S PHARMACY (630 m); BOOTS (650 m)
- Dental practices: PRACTICE MAIDA SMILES (DENTYL INTEGRATION LTD) (330 m); ELGIN DENTAL CARE (340 m); THE DENTAL DESIGN STUDIO (650 m); ABI DENTALCARE (670 m); ST JOHNS WOOD ORTHODONTIC CLINIC (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Maida Vale Esso Express (280 m, Tesco); Tesco Maida Vale Clifton Rd Express (650 m, Tesco); Budgens Formosa Street (720 m, Budgens); Tesco St John's Wood Express (790 m, Tesco); Aldi Little Venice (890 m, Aldi)

## 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 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.6** (2025). Westminster 002C has a deprivation score of 7.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,768th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,050,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 002C was £1,050,000 in 2025. Joint 388th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,816** (2021). Westminster 002C had 1,816 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,398th most 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Westminster 002C, 99.9% 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: 51.5309, -0.1822

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=-0.1822,51.5309,NW89QY

## How to cite

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