# W1D 1LS: area report for a postcode in Westminster

W1D 1LS 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 W1D 1LS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [W1D](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1d) › [W1D 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1d-1)

## Around this postcode

- **Tottenham Court Road, 370 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1358,51.5161,W1D1LS
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1358,51.5161,W1D1LS
- **No property in W1D 1LS listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1358,51.5161,W1D1LS
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1358,51.5161,W1D1LS
- **23 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 20 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1358,51.5161,W1D1LS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W1D 1LS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1358,51.5161,W1D1LS
- **Loud road and rail noise at W1D 1LS**: Road 80 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1358,51.5161,W1D1LS
- **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=-0.1358,51.5161,W1D1LS
- **26.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1358,51.5161,W1D1LS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [All Souls CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-souls-cofe-primary-school-e101121) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jeannine Manuel School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jeannine-manuel-school-e142408) | Independent | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Soho Parish CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/soho-parish-cofe-primary-school-e101131) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eifa International School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eifa-international-school-e139239) | Independent | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Queen's College, London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-college-london-e101157) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/odyssey-house-school-bloomsbury-e149566) | Special | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Royal Ballet School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-royal-ballet-school-e102947) | Independent | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Southbank International School Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southbank-international-school-westminster-e143530) | Independent | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £859,800 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| July 2024 | £3,650,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| February 2023 | £1,700,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2023 | £525,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £202,972 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2023 | £2,100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £1,400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £800,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Tottenham Court Road (380 m, 5 minutes on foot); Tottenham Court Road (390 m, 5 minutes on foot); Oxford Circus (430 m, 5 minutes on foot); Goodge Street (510 m, 6 minutes on foot); Piccadilly Circus (690 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE (320 m); SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE (320 m); GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (320 m); RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE (580 m); GOWER STREET PRACTICE (610 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (230 m); WATSONS PHARMACY (320 m); BOOTS (330 m); SHIV PHARMACY (430 m); BOOTS (460 m)
- Dental practices: GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENT (160 m); SMILEPOD SOHO (250 m); SOHO ORTHODONTIC CLINIC (320 m); SOHO DENTAL CARE (320 m); BUPA HEALTH AND DENTAL CENTRE -WEST END (320 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Oxford Circus Berners St Local (20 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Soho Dean Street Express (170 m, Tesco); M&S Pantheon (180 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Tottenham Court Road (320 m, Sainsburys); M&S Tottenham Court Road (340 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.8** (2025). Westminster 013B has a deprivation score of 23.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,877th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,095,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 013B was £1,095,000 in 2025. Joint 344th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,016** (2021). Westminster 013B had 2,016 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,041st 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: 92.5%** (January 2026). In Westminster 013B, 92.5% 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.

## W1D (Postcode district)

- **Population: 1,022** (2021). W1D had 1,022 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 195th 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 W1D 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: 85.2%** (January 2026). In W1D, 85.2% 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: 3.3%** (August 2026). In W1D, 3.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Centre: 51.5161, -0.1358

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

- [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)
- [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=-0.1358,51.5161,W1D1LS

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