# SW1P 4BZ: area report for a postcode in Westminster

SW1P 4BZ 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 4BZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [SW1P](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1p) › [SW1P 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1p-4)

## Around this postcode

- **210 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Westminster 021B: 121 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ
- **Pimlico, 550 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ
- **16 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ
- **2 of 2 properties in SW1P 4BZ 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=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 021B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ
- **18 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW1P 4BZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW1P 4BZ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ
- **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=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ
- **22.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burdett-coutts-and-townshend-foundation-cofe-primary-school-e101122) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westminster Under School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-under-school-e101165) | Independent | 260 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) |
| [Millbank Gardens Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millbank-gardens-primary-academy-e151310) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Matthew's School, Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-school-westminster-e101138) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fairley House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairley-house-school-e101173) | Special | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Westminster Cathedral Choir School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-cathedral-choir-school-e101166) | Independent | 560 m (7 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 | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £700,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £625,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| November 2024 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| October 2024 | £715,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| November 2023 | £1,451,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2025 | £520,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| August 2026 | £361,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2025 | £470,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Pimlico (550 m, 7 minutes on foot); St. James's Park (620 m, 8 minutes on foot); Victoria (780 m, 10 minutes on foot); London Victoria (850 m, 11 minutes on foot); Westminster (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE (160 m); THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS (210 m); VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE (460 m); PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY (720 m)
- Pharmacies: VICTORIA PHARMACY (160 m); STAR PHARMACY (320 m); CLINICHEM PHARMACY (460 m); BOOTS (480 m); GEE CHEMIST (510 m)
- Dental practices: SW MINSTER CENTRE FOR HEALTH (110 m); 12 CHAPTER CHAMBERS (DENTAL SURGERY) (240 m); THE DENTIST GALLERY (290 m); 11 -13 STRUTTON GROUND (DENTAL SURGERY) (320 m); WESTMINSTER HOUSE DENTAL PRACTIC (370 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Westminster Marsham Street Local (230 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Victoria Monck St Express (310 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Westminster Rochester Row Local (320 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Strutton Ground Express (350 m, Tesco); Whole Foods Market St James’s (430 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 021B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.7** (2025). Westminster 021B has a deprivation score of 21.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,337th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,007,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 021B was £1,007,500 in 2025. Joint 437th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,500** (2021). Westminster 021B had 1,500 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,238th 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In Westminster 021B, 97.6% 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: 51.4940, -0.1325

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=-0.1325,51.4940,SW1P4BZ

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