# W2 5JU: area report for a postcode in Westminster

W2 5JU 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 5JU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [W2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2) › [W2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **306 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 60% on July. Westminster 014H: 210 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU
- **Royal Oak, 410 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU
- **No property in W2 5JU 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=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 014H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU
- **£887,206 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU
- **13 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU
- **16 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W2 5JU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at W2 5JU**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU
- **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=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU
- **20.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [College Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/college-park-school-e101182) | Special | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-of-the-angels-catholic-primary-school-e101137) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westminster Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-academy-e131262) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Edward Wilson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edward-wilson-primary-school-e101110) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hallfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hallfield-primary-school-e101116) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pembridge Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pembridge-hall-school-e100531) | Independent | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wetherby School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-school-e100519) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-magdalene-and-st-stephens-cofe-primary-school-e101135) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £5,850,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £7,100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2025 | £650,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| October 2024 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £4,960,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £2,500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £900,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £2,300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Royal Oak (410 m, 5 minutes on foot); Bayswater (670 m, 8 minutes on foot); Westbourne Park (680 m, 8 minutes on foot); Queensway (890 m, 11 minutes on foot); Notting Hill Gate (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE (160 m); GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE (380 m); THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY (450 m); THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY (510 m); WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE (550 m)
- Pharmacies: NASHI PHARMACY (340 m); BAYSWATER PHARMACY (400 m); BENSON PHARMACY (450 m); BOOTS (460 m); BAYWOOD DISPENSING CHEMIST (550 m)
- Dental practices: BAYSWATER DENTAL SURGERY (220 m); WESTBOURNE GROVE DENTAL PRACTICE (300 m); FLAT 1 (DENTAL SURGERY) (310 m); GARDEN SQUARE DENTAL (310 m); THE ARCHANGEL DENTAL SURGERY (360 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Westbourne Grove Local (190 m, Sainsburys); Planet Organic Westbourne Grove (220 m, Planet Organic); Sainsburys Westminster Queensway North Local (400 m, Sainsburys); Waitrose Bayswater (440 m, Waitrose); Tesco Queensway Express (510 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 014H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.7** (2025). Westminster 014H has a deprivation score of 23.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,951st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £740,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 014H was £740,000 in 2025. Joint 1,270th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,896** (2021). Westminster 014H had 1,896 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,318th 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In Westminster 014H, 95.9% 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.

## 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: 51.5171, -0.1938

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=-0.1938,51.5171,W25JU

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