# W1U

Postcode district covering Marylebone, in Westminster.

W1U is a postcode district covering Marylebone, in Westminster. Median sale price £2,300,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 1,017.8 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code W1U. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an W1U postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £2,300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W1U was £2,300,000 in 2025. 3rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 4,663** (2021). W1U had 4,663 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 447th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in W1U 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.2%** (January 2026). In W1U, 91.2% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=W1U) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in W1U live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=W1U) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 82 homes were sold in W1U in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=W1U) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for W1U.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=W1U) (Census 2021, England and Wales): W1U had 4,663 usual residents at the census.

## How W1U compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | W1U | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £2,300,000 | 2nd most expensive | 20 postcode districts, W · 2025 |
| Population | 4,663 | 10th least populated | 24 postcode districts, W · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 24 postcode districts, W · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.2% | joint 12th highest | 24 postcode districts, W · Jan 2026 |

## Is W1U safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W1U at a rate of 1,017.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 204.6 per 1,000 people across the W postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 396 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W1U.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (1,250), other crime (1,138) and theft from the person (1,106).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W1U was 1,258.4 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.

## Deprivation in W1U, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so W1U has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in W1U

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westminster 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004712) | 1,449 | 417.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.4% |
| [Westminster 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004714) | 1,668 | 2,174.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.1% |
| [Westminster 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004717) | 1,262 | 485.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.7% |

## 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.

## Postcode sectors in W1U

[W1U 1 (130 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u-1), [W1U 2 (137 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u-2), [W1U 3 (135 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u-3), [W1U 4 (157 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u-4), [W1U 5 (133 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u-5), [W1U 6 (192 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u-6), [W1U 7 (121 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u-7), [W1U 8 (65 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u-8)

## Council

[Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)

## Towns in W1U

[City of Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/city-of-westminster)

## Postcode districts next to W1U

[NW1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1), [W1G](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1g), [W1H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1h), [W1K](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1k)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bond Street (350 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1497,51.5143), [Marble Arch (500 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1590,51.5134), [Bond Street (500 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1472,51.5139), [Baker Street (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1571,51.5229)

## More in the W postcode area

[All W postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## W1U in brief

W1U is a postcode district covering Marylebone, in Westminster.
About 4,783 people lived in W1U in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £2,300,000 in 2025 across 82 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 1,017.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in W1U was £2,300,000 in 2025.
W1U had 4,663 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in W1U live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In W1U, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: W1U
- Postcode area: [W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w)
- Constituency: [Cities of London and Westminster †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster)
- Council: [Westminster †](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Area: 0.55 km²
- People, mid-2024: 4,783*
- Neighbourhoods: 3
- Output areas: 21

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[W1G](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1g), [W1H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1h), [NW1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1), [W1K](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1k)

## Latest updates for W1U

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W1U

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u