# W1H 4LD: area report for a postcode in Westminster

W1H 4LD 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 W1H 4LD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [W1H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1h) › [W1H 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1h-4)

## Around this postcode

- **416 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Westminster 012E: 209 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD
- **Edgware Road (Circle Line), 230 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD
- **14 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD
- **No property in W1H 4LD 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=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 012E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD
- **24 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W1H 4LD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD
- **Moderate road and rail noise at W1H 4LD**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD
- **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=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD
- **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=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampden-gurney-cofe-primary-school-e101123) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sylvia Young Theatre School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sylvia-young-theatre-school-e101172) | Independent | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-bryanston-square-cofe-school-e101136) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-bentinck-cofe-primary-school-e101147) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [ICS London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ics-london-e101171) | Independent | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wetherby Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-preparatory-school-e134822) | Independent | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ark King Solomon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-king-solomon-academy-e135242) | All-through | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Halcyon London International School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halcyon-london-international-school-e139415) | Independent | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £3,900,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £525,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £960,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2024 | £2,200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2023 | £440,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £2,900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2023 | £840,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Edgware Road (Circle Line) (230 m, 3 minutes on foot); Edgware Road (Bakerloo) (360 m, 5 minutes on foot); Marylebone (530 m, 7 minutes on foot); London Marylebone (560 m, 7 minutes on foot); Paddington (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY (390 m); CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE (470 m); PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE (580 m); LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE (780 m); LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: SAFEER PHARMACY (30 m); PHARMACENTRE (80 m); DEVONSHIRE PHARMACY (210 m); SEYMOUR PHARMACY (230 m); BIN-SEENA PHARMACY (330 m)
- Dental practices: CAMBRIDGE COURT DENTAL SURGERY (150 m); EDGWARE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (180 m); MARBLE ARCH DENTAL CENTRE (210 m); CRESCENT DENTAL CLINIC (230 m); STANHOPE PLACE DENTAL PRACTICE (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Edgware Road (60 m, Waitrose); M&S Edgware Rd (250 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Paddington Express (350 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Westminster Edgware Road Local (420 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Marble Arch Express (480 m, Tesco)

## 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 012E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.0** (2025). Westminster 012E has a deprivation score of 19.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,456th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,850,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 012E was £1,850,000 in 2025. Joint 49th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,418** (2021). Westminster 012E had 1,418 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,033rd 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Westminster 012E, 99.2% 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.

## W1H (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £1,295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W1H was £1,295,000 in 2025. 12th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 5,872** (2021). W1H had 5,872 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 505th 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 W1H 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: 89.1%** (January 2026). In W1H, 89.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Centre: 51.5180, -0.1664

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=-0.1664,51.5180,W1H4LD

## How to cite

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