# W2 2QG: area report for a postcode in Westminster

W2 2QG 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 2QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [W2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2) › [W2 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2-2)

## Around this postcode

- **397 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Westminster 015E: 141 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG
- **Marble Arch, 490 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG
- **No property in W2 2QG 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=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 015E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG
- **22 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W2 2QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at W2 2QG**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG
- **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=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG
- **25.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampden-gurney-cofe-primary-school-e101123) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Halcyon London International School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halcyon-london-international-school-e139415) | Independent | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sylvia Young Theatre School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sylvia-young-theatre-school-e101172) | Independent | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Connaught House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/connaught-house-school-e101164) | Independent | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wetherby Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-preparatory-school-e134822) | Independent | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [ICS London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ics-london-e101171) | Independent | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-bryanston-square-cofe-school-e101136) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-bentinck-cofe-primary-school-e101147) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £570,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £478,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £410,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £415,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Marble Arch (490 m, 6 minutes on foot); Edgware Road (Circle Line) (500 m, 6 minutes on foot); Edgware Road (Bakerloo) (620 m, 8 minutes on foot); Marylebone (750 m, 9 minutes on foot); Paddington (750 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE (200 m); CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY (480 m); PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: BIN-SEENA PHARMACY (80 m); HOGG & SON PHARMACY (130 m); PHARMACENTRE (210 m); NASSLAM PHARMACY (220 m); AL FARABI PHARMACY (220 m)
- Dental practices: STANHOPE PLACE DENTAL PRACTICE (280 m); CAMBRIDGE COURT DENTAL SURGERY (340 m); CRESCENT DENTAL CLINIC (400 m); EDGWARE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (440 m); MARBLE ARCH DENTAL CENTRE (450 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Edgware Road (220 m, Waitrose); Tesco Marble Arch Express (250 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Marble Arch Local (470 m, Sainsburys); M&S Edgware Rd (510 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Paddington Express (530 m, Tesco)

## 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 015E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.4** (2025). Westminster 015E has a deprivation score of 34.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,386th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £525,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 015E was £525,000 in 2025. Joint 4,095th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,399** (2021). Westminster 015E had 1,399 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,163rd 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Westminster 015E, 99.4% 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: 51.5157, -0.1650

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=-0.1650,51.5157,W22QG

## How to cite

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