# W9 1BQ: area report for a postcode in Westminster

W9 1BQ 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 W9 1BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [W9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w9) › [W9 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w9-1)

## Around this postcode

- **88 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Westminster 007D: 93 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ
- **Warwick Avenue, 330 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ
- **No property in W9 1BQ 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=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 007D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ
- **11 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W9 1BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at W9 1BQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ
- **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=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ
- **20.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Joseph's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-primary-school-e149488) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Saviour's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-saviours-cofe-primary-school-e101141) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lecole-bilingue-elementaire-e134192) | Independent | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [United Colleges Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/united-colleges-group-e130423) | Sixth form and further education | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Gateway Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gateway-academy-e140050) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Paddington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paddington-academy-e130912) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 57.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Edward Wilson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edward-wilson-primary-school-e101110) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £775,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £657,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £1,100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £2,950,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £591,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2024 | £2,305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £740,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £1,215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Warwick Avenue (330 m, 4 minutes on foot); Maida Vale (540 m, 7 minutes on foot); Paddington (H&C Line)-Underground (870 m, 11 minutes on foot); Royal Oak (910 m, 11 minutes on foot); Edgware Road (Bakerloo) (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE (380 m); CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE (380 m); THE RANDOLPH SURGERY (590 m); MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m); THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (140 m); REMEDY'S PHARMACY (170 m); CURIE CHEMIST (360 m); VINEYARD PHARMACY (590 m); HOLMES PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: ABI DENTALCARE (200 m); PRACTICE MAIDA SMILES (DENTYL INTEGRATION LTD) (240 m); INSPIRE DENTAL HEALTH (390 m); ELGIN DENTAL CARE (550 m); EDGWARE ROAD PRACTICE (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Maida Vale Clifton Rd Express (130 m, Tesco); Budgens Formosa Street (290 m, Budgens); Tesco Maida Vale Esso Express (290 m, Tesco); Aldi Little Venice (440 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Sheldon Square Local (700 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 007D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.8** (2025). Westminster 007D has a deprivation score of 8.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,245th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 007D was £1,150,000 in 2025. Joint 289th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,245** (2021). Westminster 007D had 1,245 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,394th 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: 80.2%** (January 2026). In Westminster 007D, 80.2% 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.

## W9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £715,946** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W9 was £715,946 in 2025. 72nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,634** (2021). W9 had 35,634 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 620th 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 W9 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: 88.8%** (January 2026). In W9, 88.8% 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: 51.5258, -0.1812

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

## Your MP

- [Queen's Park and Maida Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/queens-park-and-maida-vale): Georgia Gould (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), 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=-0.1812,51.5258,W91BQ

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