W
Postcode areaPostcode area named after West London, with 26 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Gigabit coverage by postcode area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In W, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How W compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
Is W safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W at a rate of 204.6 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 9,651 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (22,405), violence and sexual offences (20,576) and anti-social behaviour (20,368).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W was 230.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in W
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W1AClerkenwell | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| W1BSoho, Marylebone | 388 | No figure | 5,886.2 per 1,000 |
| W1CMarylebone, Mayfair | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| W1DSoho | 1,022 | No figure | 8,130.2 per 1,000 |
| W1FSoho | 1,731 | No figure | 3,890.4 per 1,000 |
| W1GMarylebone | 2,346 | £2,207,063 | 863.8 per 1,000 |
| W1HMarylebone, Lisson Grove | 5,872 | £1,295,000 | 497.8 per 1,000 |
| W1JMayfair, St James's | 875 | £2,170,000 | 2,081.5 per 1,000 |
| W1KMayfair | 2,098 | £4,250,000 | 1,418.6 per 1,000 |
| W1SMayfair, St James's | 100 | No figure | 5,855.8 per 1,000 |
| W1TFitzrovia | 3,438 | £942,500 | 859.0 per 1,000 |
| W1UMarylebone | 4,663 | £2,300,000 | 1,017.8 per 1,000 |
| W1WFitzrovia | 3,913 | £723,500 | 343.5 per 1,000 |
| W2Paddington, Bayswater | 44,440 | £856,779 | 214.1 per 1,000 |
| W3Acton | 58,327 | £526,000 | 117.5 per 1,000 |
| W4Chiswick, Bedford Park | 45,386 | £840,000 | 95.2 per 1,000 |
| W5Ealing, West Acton | 51,443 | £627,000 | 120.0 per 1,000 |
| W6Hammersmith, Brook Green | 36,270 | £719,000 | 185.2 per 1,000 |
| W7Hanwell, Greenford | 30,625 | £550,000 | 79.5 per 1,000 |
| W8Kensington, Earl's Court | 17,696 | £1,627,500 | 152.3 per 1,000 |
| W9Maida Vale, Westbourne Green | 35,634 | £715,946 | 125.7 per 1,000 |
| W10Kensington, Kensal Town | 35,564 | £735,000 | 154.4 per 1,000 |
| W11Kensington, Notting Hill | 29,856 | £1,196,000 | 209.3 per 1,000 |
| W12Shepherd's Bush, Wormwood Scrubs | 50,050 | £674,725 | 176.7 per 1,000 |
| W13Ealing | 33,631 | £702,500 | 105.8 per 1,000 |
| W14Kensington, Brook Green | 35,416 | £635,000 | 94.0 per 1,000 |
W in brief
The W postcode area, named after West London, has 26 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in W was £730,000 in 2025.
W had 530,784 usual residents at the census.
In W, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In W, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.