# W2 4JE: area report for a postcode in Westminster

W2 4JE 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 4JE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [W2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2) › [W2 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2-4)

## Around this postcode

- **426 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 59% on July. Westminster 017B: 144 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE
- **Bayswater, 320 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE
- **No property in W2 4JE 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=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE
- **£887,206 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE
- **15 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W2 4JE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE
- **Low road and rail noise at W2 4JE**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE
- **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=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE
- **20.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pembridge Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pembridge-hall-school-e100531) | Independent | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Kensington Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kensington-park-school-e100536) | Independent | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wetherby School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-school-e100519) | Independent | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [College Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/college-park-school-e101182) | Special | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [Southbank International School Kensington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southbank-international-school-kensington-e100542) | Independent | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hallfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hallfield-primary-school-e101116) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fox Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fox-primary-school-e100482) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-of-the-angels-catholic-primary-school-e101137) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £4,375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| April 2023 | £2,033,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £510,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| November 2025 | £3,125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £750,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £670,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2025 | £1,675,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £1,135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bayswater (320 m, 4 minutes on foot); Notting Hill Gate (430 m, 5 minutes on foot); Queensway (440 m, 6 minutes on foot); Royal Oak (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY (320 m); NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE (440 m); WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE (570 m); THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE (600 m); LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE (640 m)
- Pharmacies: NASHI PHARMACY (410 m); NOTTING HILL PHARMACY (420 m); BOOTS (460 m); CALDER PHARMACY OF NOTTING HILL (470 m); BOOTS (500 m)
- Dental practices: BAHL DENTAL PRACTICE (290 m); WESTBOURNE GROVE DENTAL PRACTICE (300 m); DENTAL SURGERY (330 m); FLAT 1 (DENTAL SURGERY) (340 m); GARDEN SQUARE DENTAL (340 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys London Queensway Local (330 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Westbourne Grove Local (350 m, Sainsburys); Planet Organic Westbourne Grove (350 m, Planet Organic); M&S Queensway SF (360 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Bayswater Express (360 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £887,206** (August 2026). Westminster’s average house price was £887,206 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 14.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 16.9×** (2025). A home in Westminster costs 16.9 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 21 October 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 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.0** (2025). Westminster 017B has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,250th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,675,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 017B was £1,675,000 in 2025. Joint 83rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,211** (2021). Westminster 017B had 1,211 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,770th 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: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Westminster 017B, 97.5% 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.

## 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: 51.5123, -0.1926

Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Kensington and Bayswater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kensington-and-bayswater): Joe Powell (Labour), 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), August 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=-0.1926,51.5123,W24JE

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2-4je