# W1G 8LN: area report for a postcode in Westminster

W1G 8LN 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 W1G 8LN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [W1G](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1g) › [W1G 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1g-8)

## Around this postcode

- **364 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Westminster 011B: 2,174 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN
- **Bond Street, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN
- **No property in W1G 8LN 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=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 011B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN
- **16 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W1G 8LN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN
- **Low road and rail noise at W1G 8LN**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN
- **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=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN
- **25.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wetherby Senior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-senior-school-e142336) | Independent | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincents-catholic-primary-school-e152442) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Queen's College, London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-college-london-e101157) | Independent | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Eifa International School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eifa-international-school-e139239) | Independent | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The St Marylebone CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-st-marylebone-cofe-school-e137353) | Secondary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 62.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Southbank International School Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southbank-international-school-westminster-e143530) | Independent | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [ICS London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ics-london-e101171) | Independent | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wetherby Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-preparatory-school-e134822) | Independent | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £2,100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| November 2025 | £1,750,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| September 2024 | £1,280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £3,200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2025 | £4,350,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| August 2024 | £460,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £3,850,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| November 2025 | £1,550,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bond Street (470 m, 6 minutes on foot); Bond Street (550 m, 7 minutes on foot); Regent's Park (590 m, 7 minutes on foot); Oxford Circus (670 m, 8 minutes on foot); Baker Street (700 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE (490 m); CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE (490 m); MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE (550 m); CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY (780 m); FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: AINSWORTH HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACY (20 m); DAJANI PHARMACY (60 m); MADESIL PHARMACY (150 m); PHARMACIERGE LIMITED (210 m); JOHN BELL & CROYDEN (240 m)
- Dental practices: THE LONDON LINGUAL ORTHODONTICS CLINIC (100 m); SENSU (120 m); LCIAD LTD (LONDON CENTRE FOR IMPLANT & AESTHETIC DENTISTRY LTD) (120 m); THE DENTAL SURGEONS (130 m); ONLY ONE CLINIC (130 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Marylebone (170 m, Waitrose); Co-op Portman Square (380 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Baker Street (450 m, Tesco); Waitrose Oxford Street JL Food Hall (470 m, Waitrose); M&S Bond St Rail SF (510 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 011B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.8** (2025). Westminster 011B has a deprivation score of 8.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,245th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £3,400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 011B was £3,400,000 in 2025. 6th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,668** (2021). Westminster 011B had 1,668 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,895th 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: 90.1%** (January 2026). In Westminster 011B, 90.1% 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.

## W1G (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £2,207,063** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W1G was £2,207,063 in 2025. 4th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,346** (2021). W1G had 2,346 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 296th 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 W1G 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In W1G, 97.3% 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: 51.5185, -0.1500

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=-0.1500,51.5185,W1G8LN

## How to cite

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