# WC2N 6JG: area report for a postcode in Westminster

WC2N 6JG 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 WC2N 6JG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [WC2N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2n) › [WC2N 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2n-6)

## Around this postcode

- **629 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Westminster 018A: 4,315 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG
- **London Charing Cross, 120 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG
- **No property in WC2N 6JG 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=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 018A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG
- **19 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WC2N 6JG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WC2N 6JG**: Road 61 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG
- **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=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG
- **26.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Royal Ballet School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-royal-ballet-school-e102947) | Independent | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Clement Danes CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clement-danes-cofe-primary-school-e101127) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City Lit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-lit-e130401) | Sixth form and further education | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Soho Parish CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/soho-parish-cofe-primary-school-e101131) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Josephs Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e100041) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Guildhouse School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guildhouse-school-e137333) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [DLD College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dld-college-e100529) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [London Nautical, City of London Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/london-nautical-city-of-london-academy-e150889) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £1,425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £3,000,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| March 2025 | £1,000,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| September 2025 | £1,700,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| August 2024 | £2,350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2023 | £635,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2026 | £1,200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2025 | £2,000,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: London Charing Cross (120 m, 2 minutes on foot); Embankment (210 m, 3 minutes on foot); Charing Cross (300 m, 4 minutes on foot); Leicester Square (440 m, 6 minutes on foot); Covent Garden (480 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE (550 m); COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE (680 m); ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE (790 m); SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE (860 m); SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (50 m); BOOTS (100 m); BOOTS (300 m); BOOTS (490 m); ESSENTIALS PHARMACY (740 m)
- Dental practices: COVENT GARDEN DENTAL CLINIC (200 m); CHARING CROSS DENTAL SURGERY (380 m); COVENT GARDEN DENTAL PRACTICE (550 m); LEICESTER SQUARE DENTAL CLINIC (550 m); PALLMALL DENTAL (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Westminster The Strand Local (50 m, Sainsburys); M&S Charing Cros Rail SF (120 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Strand (210 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Westminster William IV Street (230 m, Sainsburys); M&S Southampton St Covent Garden (260 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 018A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.2** (2025). Westminster 018A has a deprivation score of 28.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,184th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,600,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 018A was £1,600,000 in 2025. Joint 100th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,691** (2021). Westminster 018A had 1,691 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,913th 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: 87.6%** (January 2026). In Westminster 018A, 87.6% 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.

## WC2N (Postcode district)

- **Population: 472** (2021). WC2N had 472 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 114th least 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 WC2N 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In WC2N, 96.0% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 87.2%** (2021). 87.2% of residents in WC2N were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 41st highest of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Centre: 51.5088, -0.1235

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), 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=-0.1235,51.5088,WC2N6JG

## How to cite

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