# W1W 5HG: area report for a postcode in Westminster

W1W 5HG 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 W1W 5HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [W1W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1w) › [W1W 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1w-5)

## Around this postcode

- **203 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Westminster 013A: 256 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG
- **Great Portland Street, 110 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG
- **No property in W1W 5HG 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=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 013A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG
- **19 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W1W 5HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG
- **Loud road and rail noise at W1W 5HG**: Road 72 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG
- **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=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG
- **23.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Southbank International School Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southbank-international-school-westminster-e143530) | Independent | 180 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 | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [All Souls CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-souls-cofe-primary-school-e101121) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queen's College, London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-college-london-e101157) | Independent | 520 m (6 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 | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 62.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Netley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/netley-primary-school-e100018) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Camden Primary Pupil Referral Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/camden-primary-pupil-referral-unit-e100007) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Wetherby Senior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-senior-school-e142336) | Independent | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £1,650,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £485,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| November 2025 | £385,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| June 2023 | £5,250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| February 2024 | £1,550,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2023 | £985,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £510,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £650,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Great Portland Street (120 m, 1 minute on foot); Regent's Park (160 m, 2 minutes on foot); Warren Street (470 m, 6 minutes on foot); Euston Square (670 m, 8 minutes on foot); Goodge Street (730 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE (310 m); MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE (500 m); CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE (500 m); CAMDEN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRACTICE (730 m); RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE (940 m)
- Pharmacies: FITZROVIA PHARMACY (70 m); BE ONLINE PHARMACY (350 m); PHARMACIERGE LIMITED (420 m); GRAFTON PHARMACY (460 m); BOOTS (470 m)
- Dental practices: REDHEAD ORTHODONTICS ARKR LTD (200 m); MAPLE DENTAL CLINIC (200 m); THE HARLEY STREET SMILE CLINIC (280 m); ENDO BGD (300 m); DENTAL SURGERY (300 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Euston Express (110 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Great Portland Street Local (110 m, Sainsburys); Tesco New Cavendish Express (370 m, Tesco); Tesco Tottenham Court Rd Express (470 m, Tesco); Lidl Tottenham Court Road (510 m, Lidl)

## 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 013A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Westminster 013A has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,687th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 013A was £1,350,000 in 2025. Joint 171st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,805** (2021). Westminster 013A had 1,805 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,708th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Westminster 013A, 99.6% 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.

## W1W (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £723,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W1W was £723,500 in 2025. 67th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 3,913** (2021). W1W had 3,913 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 391st 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 W1W 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In W1W, 95.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Centre: 51.5228, -0.1443

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=-0.1443,51.5228,W1W5HG

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