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

W9 1SP 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 1SP 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

- **107 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Westminster 003E: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP
- **Warwick Avenue, 510 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP
- **No property in W9 1SP 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=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 003E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP
- **£887,206 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP
- **9 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W9 1SP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP
- **Loud road and rail noise at W9 1SP**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP
- **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=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP
- **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=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP

## 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 | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gateway Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gateway-academy-e140050) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lecole-bilingue-elementaire-e134192) | Independent | 570 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 | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Saviour's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-saviours-cofe-primary-school-e101141) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Portman Early Childhood Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portman-early-childhood-centre-e132151) | Nursery | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Woodside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodside-school-e148155) | Special | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Marylebone Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marylebone-academy-e140884) | Secondary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £710,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2024 | £710,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2023 | £2,950,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £1,250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| January 2026 | £1,430,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £700,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £770,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Warwick Avenue (510 m, 6 minutes on foot); Maida Vale (630 m, 8 minutes on foot); Edgware Road (Bakerloo) (890 m, 11 minutes on foot); Paddington (H&C Line)-Underground (910 m, 11 minutes on foot); St. John's Wood (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE (310 m); CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE (310 m); LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE (650 m); THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (680 m); THE RANDOLPH SURGERY (700 m)
- Pharmacies: REMEDY'S PHARMACY (80 m); BOOTS (130 m); CURIE CHEMIST (270 m); MEDICINE PORTER (580 m); DAYSTAR PHARMACY (580 m)
- Dental practices: ABI DENTALCARE (110 m); INSPIRE DENTAL HEALTH (270 m); PRACTICE MAIDA SMILES (DENTYL INTEGRATION LTD) (290 m); EDGWARE ROAD PRACTICE (580 m); ELGIN DENTAL CARE (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Maida Vale Clifton Rd Express (140 m, Tesco); Aldi Little Venice (330 m, Aldi); Tesco Maida Vale Esso Express (330 m, Tesco); Budgens Formosa Street (490 m, Budgens); Tesco Paddington Church Street Express (620 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 003E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.1** (2025). Westminster 003E has a deprivation score of 32.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,307th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,490** (2021). Westminster 003E had 1,490 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,694th 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: 94.4%** (January 2026). In Westminster 003E, 94.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 3.9%** (August 2026). In Westminster 003E, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.5264, -0.1784

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

## Your MP

- [Cities of London and Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster): Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-0.1784,51.5264,W91SP

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