# SW1V 4RQ: area report for a postcode in Westminster

SW1V 4RQ 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 SW1V 4RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [SW1V](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1v) › [SW1V 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1v-4)

## Around this postcode

- **99 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Westminster 023D: 172 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ
- **Pimlico, 780 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ
- **No property in SW1V 4RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 023D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW1V 4RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW1V 4RQ**: Road 60 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ
- **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=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ
- **21.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Gabriel's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-cofe-primary-school-e101129) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ada National College for Digital Skills](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ada-national-college-for-digital-skills-e143540) | Sixth form and further education | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Pimlico Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pimlico-academy-e135676) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 55.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Pimlico Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pimlico-primary-e139898) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Barnabas' CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-cofe-primary-school-e101126) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eaton Square Prep School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eaton-square-prep-school-e101178) | Independent | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Francis Holland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/francis-holland-school-e101161) | Independent | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Tachbrook Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tachbrook-nursery-school-e101104) | Nursery | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £2,162,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| July 2024 | £430,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| April 2026 | £1,970,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2024 | £2,125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £540,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| February 2023 | £595,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2023 | £2,950,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Pimlico (790 m, 10 minutes on foot); Battersea Power Station (860 m, 11 minutes on foot); London Victoria (870 m, 11 minutes on foot); Sloane Square (960 m, 12 minutes on foot); Victoria (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY (500 m); BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE (570 m); VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE (720 m); ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA (870 m); BELGRAVIA SURGERY (870 m)
- Pharmacies: SIMMONDS CHEMIST (220 m); GREENS PHARMACY (360 m); PAXALL CHEMIST (500 m); WARWICK PHARMACY (570 m); GEE CHEMIST (670 m)
- Dental practices: LUPUS STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (40 m); MCKENNELL DENTAL PRACTICE (620 m); THE LONDON DENTAL STUDIO (670 m); DENTAL SURGERY (690 m); ELIZABETH STREET DENTIST (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Pimlico Express (280 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Westminster Gatliff Road Local (410 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Pimlico (640 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Victoria Express (660 m, Tesco); M&S Battersea Clothing (660 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 023D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.9** (2025). Westminster 023D has a deprivation score of 28.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,809th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,420** (2021). Westminster 023D had 1,420 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,120th 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: 93.4%** (January 2026). In Westminster 023D, 93.4% 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: 5.1%** (August 2026). In Westminster 023D, 5.1% 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.

## SW1V (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £655,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW1V was £655,000 in 2025. Joint 100th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,590** (2021). SW1V had 21,590 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,363rd most 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 SW1V 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: 91.0%** (January 2026). In SW1V, 91.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Centre: 51.4875, -0.1448

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=-0.1448,51.4875,SW1V4RQ

## How to cite

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