# SW1A 2HB: area report for a postcode in Westminster

SW1A 2HB 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 2HB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [SW1A](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1a) › [SW1A 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1a-2)

## Around this postcode

- **334 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Westminster 018C: 3,455 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB
- **Charing Cross, 240 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB
- **2 of 2 properties in SW1A 2HB at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 018C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB
- **18 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW1A 2HB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW1A 2HB**: Road 60 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB
- **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=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB
- **26.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harris Westminster Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-westminster-sixth-form-e140939) | Sixth form and further education | 780 m (10 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 | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Westminster School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-school-e101162) | Independent | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Royal Ballet School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-royal-ballet-school-e102947) | Independent | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [DLD College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dld-college-e100529) | Independent | 880 m (11 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 | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Evelina Hospital School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/evelina-hospital-school-e100875) | Special | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2022 | – |
| [St Clement Danes CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clement-danes-cofe-primary-school-e101127) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £5,150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| February 2025 | £1,325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £1,900,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £853,200 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2024 | £2,290,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| April 2023 | £742,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| February 2024 | £1,350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| January 2025 | £600,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Charing Cross (240 m, 3 minutes on foot); Embankment (250 m, 3 minutes on foot); London Charing Cross (280 m, 3 minutes on foot); Westminster (480 m, 6 minutes on foot); Leicester Square (670 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE (910 m); WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (420 m); BOOTS (470 m); BOOTS (660 m); BOOTS (840 m); BOOTS (840 m)
- Dental practices: COVENT GARDEN DENTAL CLINIC (460 m); CHARING CROSS DENTAL SURGERY (580 m); PALLMALL DENTAL (590 m); LEICESTER SQUARE DENTAL CLINIC (750 m); COVENT GARDEN DENTAL PRACTICE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Charing Cros Rail SF (270 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Strand (300 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Westminster The Strand Local (410 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Westminster William IV Street (430 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Westminster Express (490 m, Tesco)

## 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: 51.5056, -0.1254

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=-0.1254,51.5056,SW1A2HB

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