# SW1A 1LZ: area report for a postcode in Westminster

SW1A 1LZ 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 SW1A 1LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [SW1A](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1a) › [SW1A 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1a-1)

## Around this postcode

- **Green Park, 230 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1396,51.5065,SW1A1LZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1396,51.5065,SW1A1LZ
- **No property in SW1A 1LZ 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=-0.1396,51.5065,SW1A1LZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1396,51.5065,SW1A1LZ
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1396,51.5065,SW1A1LZ
- **86% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.1396,51.5065,SW1A1LZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW1A 1LZ**: Road 70 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1396,51.5065,SW1A1LZ
- **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=-0.1396,51.5065,SW1A1LZ
- **26.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1396,51.5065,SW1A1LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/london-park-school-mayfair-and-london-park-school-sixth-e144795) | Independent | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Soho Parish CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/soho-parish-cofe-primary-school-e101131) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-hanover-square-cofe-primary-school-e101130) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Fountain Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-fountain-christian-school-e152519) | Independent | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Westminster City School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-city-school-e138312) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Harris Westminster Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-westminster-sixth-form-e140939) | Sixth form and further education | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Westminster Abbey Choir School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-abbey-choir-school-e101159) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Westminster Cathedral Choir School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-cathedral-choir-school-e101166) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £1,400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £900,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £2,850,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2023 | £4,325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2024 | £2,966,250 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £2,000,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| August 2023 | £159,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Green Park (230 m, 3 minutes on foot); Piccadilly Circus (560 m, 7 minutes on foot); Charing Cross (860 m, 11 minutes on foot); St. James's Park (880 m, 11 minutes on foot); Leicester Square (940 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: DR HARRIS & CO CHEMISTS (80 m); THE PHARMACY AT MAYFAIR & CLINIC (460 m); BOOTS (560 m); AUDLEY PHARMACY (910 m); DOLPHINS PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: PALLMALL DENTAL (420 m); WELLINGTON DENTAL CENTRE (740 m); SMILEPOD SOHO (850 m); LEICESTER SQUARE DENTAL CLINIC (890 m); CHARING CROSS DENTAL SURGERY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Green Park SF (240 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Mayfair Local (320 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Mayfair Express (430 m, Tesco); Tesco Regent Street Express (440 m, Tesco); Whole Foods Market Piccadilly (510 m, Whole Foods Market)

## 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 018C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.3** (2025). Westminster 018C has a deprivation score of 10.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,083rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 018C was £1,400,000 in 2025. Joint 146th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,466** (2021). Westminster 018C had 1,466 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,381st 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: 90.7%** (January 2026). In Westminster 018C, 90.7% 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.

## SW1A (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £1,765,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW1A was £1,765,000 in 2025. 6th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 559** (2021). SW1A had 559 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 129th least 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 SW1A 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 SW1A, 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: 51.5065, -0.1396

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

- [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)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.1396,51.5065,SW1A1LZ

## How to cite

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