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

W1G 8QL 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 8QL 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

- **202 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 31% on July. Westminster 011A: 266 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL
- **Regent's Park, 410 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL
- **No property in W1G 8QL 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=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 011A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL
- **£887,206 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL
- **20 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL
- **98% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at W1G 8QL**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL
- **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=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL
- **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=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Queen's College, London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-college-london-e101157) | Independent | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Eifa International School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eifa-international-school-e139239) | Independent | 210 m (3 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 | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wetherby Senior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-senior-school-e142336) | Independent | 300 m (4 minutes 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 | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [The St Marylebone CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-st-marylebone-cofe-school-e137353) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 62.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [All Souls CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-souls-cofe-primary-school-e101121) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [ICS London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ics-london-e101171) | Independent | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £1,441,534 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £7,500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2024 | £805,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £1,550,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £1,050,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £1,000,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2023 | £1,890,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2023 | £12,425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Regent's Park (410 m, 5 minutes on foot); Great Portland Street (520 m, 6 minutes on foot); Bond Street (620 m, 8 minutes on foot); Oxford Circus (640 m, 8 minutes on foot); Bond Street (650 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE (440 m); CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE (440 m); FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE (610 m); MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE (710 m); CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY (940 m)
- Pharmacies: BE ONLINE PHARMACY (60 m); PHARMACIERGE LIMITED (100 m); AINSWORTH HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACY (210 m); DAJANI PHARMACY (230 m); MADESIL PHARMACY (270 m)
- Dental practices: 76 HARLEY STREET LTD (50 m); HEFFERNAN DENTAL SPECIALISTS LIMITED (80 m); WEYMOUTH STREET PAEDIATRIC DENTAL CARE LTD (100 m); LCIAD LTD (LONDON CENTRE FOR IMPLANT & AESTHETIC DENTISTRY LTD) (100 m); THE LONDON LINGUAL ORTHODONTICS CLINIC (110 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Marylebone (300 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Great Portland Street Local (380 m, Sainsburys); Tesco New Cavendish Express (470 m, Tesco); Waitrose Oxford Street JL Food Hall (500 m, Waitrose); Tesco Euston Express (530 m, Tesco)

## 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 011A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.9** (2025). Westminster 011A has a deprivation score of 7.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,108th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £2,550,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 011A was £2,550,000 in 2025. Joint 18th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,316** (2021). Westminster 011A had 1,316 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,056th 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In Westminster 011A, 97.0% 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.

## 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: 51.5197, -0.1476

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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.1476,51.5197,W1G8QL

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