# SW1P 2BU: area report for a postcode in Westminster

SW1P 2BU 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 SW1P 2BU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [SW1P](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1p) › [SW1P 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1p-2)

## Around this postcode

- **177 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 4% on July. Westminster 020B: 263 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU
- **St. James's Park, 330 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU
- **14 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 30 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU
- **8 of 8 properties in SW1P 2BU 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=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 020B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU
- **£887,206 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU
- **17 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW1P 2BU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU
- **Low road and rail noise at SW1P 2BU**: Road 53 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU
- **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=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU
- **23.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Matthew's School, Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-school-westminster-e101138) | Primary | 30 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westminster Abbey Choir School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-abbey-choir-school-e101159) | Independent | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Westminster School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-school-e101162) | Independent | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Grey Coat Hospital](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grey-coat-hospital-e138313) | Secondary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 62.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Harris Westminster Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-westminster-sixth-form-e140939) | Sixth form and further education | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burdett-coutts-and-townshend-foundation-cofe-primary-school-e101122) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Fountain Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-fountain-christian-school-e152519) | Independent | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Westminster City School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-city-school-e138312) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £1,180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £1,620,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2023 | £1,240,100 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £632,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £510,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2024 | £1,250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £505,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St. James's Park (330 m, 4 minutes on foot); Westminster (630 m, 8 minutes on foot); Victoria (840 m, 11 minutes on foot); Pimlico (910 m, 11 minutes on foot); London Victoria (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS (150 m); MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE (350 m); VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE (720 m)
- Pharmacies: STAR PHARMACY (190 m); DOLPHINS PHARMACY (270 m); VICTORIA PHARMACY (350 m); BOOTS (450 m); BOOTS (680 m)
- Dental practices: SW1 DENTAL STUDIO (150 m); 11 -13 STRUTTON GROUND (DENTAL SURGERY) (190 m); YOUR DENTIST AT VICTORIA (190 m); WESTMINSTER HOUSE DENTAL PRACTIC (370 m); SW MINSTER CENTRE FOR HEALTH (380 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Victoria Monck St Express (70 m, Tesco); Tesco Strutton Ground Express (180 m, Tesco); Whole Foods Market St James’s (200 m, Whole Foods Market); Sainsburys Westminster Marsham Street Local (300 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Westminster Rochester Row Local (320 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £887,206** (August 2026). Westminster’s average house price was £887,206 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 14.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 16.9×** (2025). A home in Westminster costs 16.9 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 21 October 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 020B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 56.9** (2025). Westminster 020B has a deprivation score of 56.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,334th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,309** (2021). Westminster 020B had 1,309 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,850th 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In Westminster 020B, 96.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 16.4%** (August 2026). In Westminster 020B, 16.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SW1P (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £850,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW1P was £850,000 in 2025. 38th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,178** (2021). SW1P had 13,178 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 907th 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 SW1P 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In SW1P, 94.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Centre: 51.4971, -0.1310

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), August 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=-0.1310,51.4971,SW1P2BU

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1p-2bu.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1p-2bu