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

W9 1LG 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 1LG 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

- **112 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Westminster 006B: 116 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG
- **Maida Vale, 510 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG
- **21 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG
- **No property in W9 1LG 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=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG
- **10 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W9 1LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG
- **Low road and rail noise at W9 1LG**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG
- **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=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG
- **18.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Essendine Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/essendine-primary-school-e101111) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Paddington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paddington-academy-e130912) | Secondary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 57.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Maida Vale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maida-vale-school-e147957) | Independent | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-school-of-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-e133385) | Independent | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Granville Plus Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/granville-plus-nursery-school-e101492) | Nursery | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [St George's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-catholic-school-e139369) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Peter's CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-school-e101139) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Kilburn Park School Foundation](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kilburn-park-school-foundation-e101556) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £1,020,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £860,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| October 2025 | £715,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £919,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £655,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £1,237,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £850,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £660,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Maida Vale (510 m, 6 minutes on foot); Kilburn Park (690 m, 9 minutes on foot); Warwick Avenue (880 m, 11 minutes on foot); Kilburn High Road (940 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE (290 m); THE RANDOLPH SURGERY (430 m); THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (540 m); ELGIN CLINIC (590 m); KILBURN PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (620 m)
- Pharmacies: BROWNS CHEMIST (250 m); VINEYARD PHARMACY (510 m); PITCHKINS & CURRANS (600 m); KILBURN PARK PHARMACY (620 m); SUMER PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: MALVERN ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (320 m); W9 DENTAL HEALTH (370 m); ELGIN DENTAL CARE (450 m); MADIA VALE DENTAL PRACTICE (670 m); THE DENTAL DESIGN STUDIO (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Maida Vale Shirland Road (310 m, Sainsburys); Budgens Formosa Street (720 m, Budgens); Tesco Maida Vale Esso Express (760 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Westbourne Park Harrow Road Local (760 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Paddington (790 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.4** (2025). Westminster 006B has a deprivation score of 8.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £867,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 006B was £867,500 in 2025. Joint 744th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,475** (2021). Westminster 006B had 1,475 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,840th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Westminster 006B, 100.0% 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: 51.5288, -0.1929

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=-0.1929,51.5288,W91LG

## How to cite

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