SW1A
Postcode districtPostcode district covering St James's and Whitehall, in Westminster.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SW1A postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SW1A, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SW1A compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SW1A safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SW1A at a rate of 3,392.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across SW.
In August 2026 alone, 144 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SW1A.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (612), theft from the person (405) and violence and sexual offences (355).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SW1A was 3,830.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SW1A, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SW1A has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SW1A
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster 018C | 1,466 | 3,454.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.7% |
MPs for SW1A
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster99% of SW1A’s postcodes
- Marsha De CordovaLabourMP for Battersea1.4% of SW1A’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SW1A1
Postcode sectors in SW1A3
Council1
Towns in SW1A1
Postcode districts next to SW1A7
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SW postcode area2
SW1A in brief
SW1A is a postcode district covering St James's and Whitehall, in Westminster.
About 602 people lived in SW1A in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £1,765,000 in 2025 across 12 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 3,392.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SW1A was £1,765,000 in 2025.
SW1A had 559 usual residents at the census.
In SW1A, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SW1A, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.