# W2

Postcode district covering Paddington, Bayswater and Westbourne Green, in Westminster.

W2 is a postcode district covering Paddington, Bayswater and Westbourne Green, in Westminster. Median sale price £856,779 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code W2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an W2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=W2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in W2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=W2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 437 homes were sold in W2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=W2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for W2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=W2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): W2 had 44,440 usual residents at the census.

## How W2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | W2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £856,779 | 9th most expensive | 20 postcode districts, W · 2025 |
| Population | 44,440 | 5th most populated | 24 postcode districts, W · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 24 postcode districts, W · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.9% | 10th lowest | 24 postcode districts, W · Jan 2026 |

## Is W2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W2 at a rate of 214.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 204.6 per 1,000 people across the W postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 944 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (2,279), other crime (2,171) and violence and sexual offences (1,889).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W2 was 210.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in W2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so W2 has no single figure. Of its 27 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in W2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002885) | 1,317 | 105.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 79.8% |
| [Westminster 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004703) | 1,994 | 115.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 65.3% |
| [Westminster 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004702) | 2,808 | 162.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.9% |
| [Westminster 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004754) | 1,878 | 102.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |
| [Westminster 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004757) | 1,657 | 119.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.3% |
| [Westminster 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01032512) | 2,386 | 167.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.4% |
| [Westminster 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004653) | 1,958 | 134.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.8% |
| [Westminster 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004654) | 2,447 | 173.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.4% |
| [Westminster 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004656) | 1,967 | 186.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.6% |
| [Westminster 014H](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01035717) | 1,896 | 209.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.9% |
| [Westminster 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004680) | 1,242 | 212.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.9% |
| [Westminster 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004683) | 1,491 | 192.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.0% |
| [Westminster 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004684) | 1,341 | 191.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.2% |
| [Westminster 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004686) | 1,399 | 140.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Westminster 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01033593) | 1,732 | 173.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.2% |
| [Westminster 015G](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01033594) | 1,500 | 667.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.0% |
| [Westminster 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004681) | 1,838 | 243.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 70.5% |
| [Westminster 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004682) | 1,278 | 612.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 68.9% |
| [Westminster 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004694) | 1,473 | 158.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.2% |
| [Westminster 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004697) | 1,343 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.0% |
| [Westminster 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004700) | 1,485 | 145.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| [Westminster 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004652) | 1,615 | 225.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.3% |
| [Westminster 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004693) | 1,211 | 143.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.5% |
| [Westminster 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004695) | 1,071 | 466.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.1% |
| [Westminster 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004696) | 1,445 | 72.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 84.5% |
| [Westminster 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004698) | 1,336 | 303.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.8% |
| [Westminster 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004699) | 1,754 | 457.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.4% |

## Your MP

- [Kensington and Bayswater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kensington-and-bayswater): Joe Powell (Labour), MP since July 2024. 49% of the people here.
- [Cities of London and Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster): Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 32% of the people here.
- [Queen's Park and Maida Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/queens-park-and-maida-vale): Georgia Gould (Labour), MP since July 2024. 15% of the people here.
- [Ealing Central and Acton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ealing-central-and-acton): Dr Rupa Huq (Labour), MP since July 2024. 4.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in W2

[Bayswater East](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/bayswater-east), [Paddington & St George's Fields](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/paddington-and-st-georges-fields), [Queensway](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/queensway), [Westbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/westbourne), [Westbourne Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/westbourne-grove)

## Postcode sectors in W2

[W2 1 (217 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2-1), [W2 2 (211 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2-2), [W2 3 (157 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2-3), [W2 4 (185 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2-4), [W2 5 (173 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2-5), [W2 6 (141 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2-6), [W2 7 (41 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2-7)

## Council

[Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)

## Towns in W2

[City of Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/city-of-westminster), [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea)

## Postcode districts next to W2

[NW1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1), [NW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw8), [SW1X](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1x), [SW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw7), [W1H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1h), [W3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3), [W4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w4), [W8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8), [W9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w9), [W10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w10), [W11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w11)

## Nearest rail stations

[Royal Oak (400 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1888,51.5191), [Bayswater (400 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1879,51.5123), [Paddington (H&C Line)-Underground (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1783,51.5182), [Queensway (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1872,51.5103)

## More in the W postcode area

[All W postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## W2 in brief

W2 is a postcode district covering Paddington, Bayswater and Westbourne Green, in Westminster.
About 45,208 people lived in W2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £856,779 in 2025 across 437 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 214.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in W2 was £856,779 in 2025.
W2 had 44,440 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in W2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In W2, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: W2
- Postcode area: [W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w)
- Constituency: [Kensington and Bayswater †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kensington-and-bayswater)
- Council: [Westminster †](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Area: 2.92 km²
- People, mid-2024: 45,208*
- Neighbourhoods: 27
- Output areas: 172

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[W11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w11), [W9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w9), [W3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3), [SW1X](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1x), [NW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw8), [W1H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1h)

## Latest updates for W2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2#f-house-sales-median-price.

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