W1W
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Fitzrovia, in Westminster.
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 W1W postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In W1W, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How W1W compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is W1W safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W1W at a rate of 343.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 204.6 per 1,000 people across W.
In August 2026 alone, 106 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W1W.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (374), theft from the person (270) and anti-social behaviour (251).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W1W was 344.7 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 W1W, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so W1W has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in W1W
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster 013A | 1,805 | 256.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| Westminster 013D | 1,869 | 1,356.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.4% |
MPs for W1W
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster99% of W1W’s postcodes
- Emily ThornberryLabourMP for Islington South and Finsbury1.3% of W1W’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in W1W1
Postcode sectors in W1W4
Council1
Towns in W1W1
Postcode districts next to W1W5
Nearest rail stations4
More in the W postcode area2
W1W in brief
W1W is a postcode district covering Fitzrovia, in Westminster.
About 4,154 people lived in W1W in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £723,500 in 2025 across 24 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 343.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in W1W was £723,500 in 2025.
W1W had 3,913 usual residents at the census.
In W1W, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In W1W, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.