# W2 1QW: area report for a postcode in Westminster

W2 1QW 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 W2 1QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [W2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2) › [W2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2-1)

## Around this postcode

- **357 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Westminster 015G: 667 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW
- **Paddington, 270 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW
- **No property in W2 1QW 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=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 015G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW
- **16 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W2 1QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW
- **Loud road and rail noise at W2 1QW**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW
- **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=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW
- **22.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Marylebone Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marylebone-academy-e140884) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampden-gurney-cofe-primary-school-e101123) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark King Solomon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-king-solomon-academy-e135242) | All-through | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [United Colleges Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/united-colleges-group-e130423) | Sixth form and further education | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St James & St John Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-and-st-john-church-of-england-primary-school-e101132) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sylvia Young Theatre School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sylvia-young-theatre-school-e101172) | Independent | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lecole-bilingue-elementaire-e134192) | Independent | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Connaught House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/connaught-house-school-e101164) | Independent | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £520,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| January 2023 | £1,671,200 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2024 | £905,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £1,375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £2,175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £545,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £512,327 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Paddington (270 m, 3 minutes on foot); London Paddington (300 m, 4 minutes on foot); Edgware Road (Bakerloo) (470 m, 6 minutes on foot); Paddington (H&C Line)-Underground (490 m, 6 minutes on foot); Edgware Road (Circle Line) (500 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE (530 m); CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE (580 m); CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY (820 m); LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE (910 m); CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE (910 m)
- Pharmacies: APEK PHARMACY (120 m); BOOTS (320 m); DEVONSHIRE PHARMACY (360 m); PHARMACENTRE (380 m); HOGG & SON PHARMACY (420 m)
- Dental practices: CAMBRIDGE COURT DENTAL SURGERY (290 m); PADDINGTON DENTAL PRACTICE (360 m); MARBLE ARCH DENTAL CENTRE (360 m); EDGWARE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (400 m); HYDE PARK DENTAL CENTRE (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Westminster Paddington Square Local (200 m, Sainsburys); Budgens Paddington London (230 m, Budgens); Tesco Paddington Express (240 m, Tesco); M&S Paddington Rail SF (330 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Paddington Station Local (330 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 015G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.6** (2025). Westminster 015G has a deprivation score of 33.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,694th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £535,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 015G was £535,000 in 2025. Joint 3,866th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,500** (2021). Westminster 015G had 1,500 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,238th 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: 83.0%** (January 2026). In Westminster 015G, 83.0% 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.

## W2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £856,779** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W2 was £856,779 in 2025. 35th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,440** (2021). W2 had 44,440 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 323rd most 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 W2 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: 89.9%** (January 2026). In W2, 89.9% 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: 51.5162, -0.1719

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=-0.1719,51.5162,W21QW

## How to cite

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