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

SW1P 2QB 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 2QB 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

- **306 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Westminster 020A: 792 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB
- **St. James's Park, 440 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB
- **14 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB
- **41 of 41 properties in SW1P 2QB 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=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 020A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB
- **17 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW1P 2QB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB
- **Low road and rail noise at SW1P 2QB**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB
- **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=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB
- **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=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Grey Coat Hospital](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grey-coat-hospital-e138313) | Secondary | 50 m (1 minute on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 62.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burdett-coutts-and-townshend-foundation-cofe-primary-school-e101122) | Primary | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Matthew's School, Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-school-westminster-e101138) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westminster Cathedral Choir School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-cathedral-choir-school-e101166) | Independent | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincent-de-paul-catholic-primary-school-e152443) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Westminster City School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-city-school-e138312) | Secondary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westminster Under School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-under-school-e101165) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Fountain Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-fountain-christian-school-e152519) | Independent | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £515,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £900,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £510,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £875,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| June 2025 | £2,775,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £581,341 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2023 | £775,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £820,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St. James's Park (440 m, 6 minutes on foot); Victoria (600 m, 7 minutes on foot); London Victoria (700 m, 9 minutes on foot); Pimlico (730 m, 9 minutes on foot); Westminster (920 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS (210 m); MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE (340 m); VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE (430 m); PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY (830 m); BELGRAVIA SURGERY (980 m)
- Pharmacies: STAR PHARMACY (150 m); BOOTS (260 m); VICTORIA PHARMACY (340 m); DOLPHINS PHARMACY (360 m); CLINICHEM PHARMACY (430 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTIST GALLERY (100 m); 11 -13 STRUTTON GROUND (DENTAL SURGERY) (150 m); SW MINSTER CENTRE FOR HEALTH (150 m); YOUR DENTIST AT VICTORIA (260 m); SW1 DENTAL STUDIO (410 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Westminster Rochester Row Local (90 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Strutton Ground Express (170 m, Tesco); Whole Foods Market St James’s (250 m, Whole Foods Market); Tesco St James Park Express (280 m, Tesco); Tesco Victoria Monck St Express (290 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 020A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.3** (2025). Westminster 020A has a deprivation score of 7.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,409th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,000,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 020A was £1,000,000 in 2025. Joint 441st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,002** (2021). Westminster 020A had 2,002 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,246th 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: 90.7%** (January 2026). In Westminster 020A, 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.

## 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: 51.4956, -0.1345

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=-0.1345,51.4956,SW1P2QB

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