# W1W 6HU: area report for a postcode in Westminster

W1W 6HU 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 6HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [W1W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1w) › [W1W 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1w-6)

## Around this postcode

- **357 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Westminster 013B: 3,353 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU
- **Goodge Street, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU
- **No property in W1W 6HU 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=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU
- **11 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU
- **19 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W1W 6HU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU
- **Low road and rail noise at W1W 6HU**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU
- **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=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU
- **26.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [All Souls CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-souls-cofe-primary-school-e101121) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eifa International School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eifa-international-school-e139239) | Independent | 320 m (4 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 | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Queen's College, London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-college-london-e101157) | Independent | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jeannine Manuel School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jeannine-manuel-school-e142408) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wetherby Senior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-senior-school-e142336) | Independent | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Netley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/netley-primary-school-e100018) | Primary | 860 m (11 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 | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £965,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| September 2023 | £561,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £580,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £720,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2024 | £440,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £2,010,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2023 | £630,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Goodge Street (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); Oxford Circus (530 m, 7 minutes on foot); Great Portland Street (540 m, 7 minutes on foot); Warren Street (580 m, 7 minutes on foot); Regent's Park (600 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE (280 m); RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE (610 m); GOWER STREET PRACTICE (700 m); SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE (810 m); SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: SHIV PHARMACY (130 m); HEALTHXCHANGE PHARMACY UK LTD (230 m); BOOTS (380 m); FITZROVIA PHARMACY (380 m); BOOTS (440 m)
- Dental practices: IMAGE DENTAL CLINIC (40 m); VITAL EUROPE UK LTD (150 m); K DENTAL STUDIOS LTD (170 m); BUPA HEALTH AND DENTAL CENTRE -WEST END (230 m); RITZ DENTAL LTD (230 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco New Cavendish Express (90 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Great Portland Street Local (340 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Goodge Street Express (380 m, Tesco); M&S University College London Hospital (470 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Oxford Circus Berners St Local (480 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.8** (2025). Westminster 013B has a deprivation score of 23.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,877th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,095,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 013B was £1,095,000 in 2025. Joint 344th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,016** (2021). Westminster 013B had 2,016 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,041st 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: 92.5%** (January 2026). In Westminster 013B, 92.5% 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: 51.5198, -0.1399

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=-0.1399,51.5198,W1W6HU

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