NW1 5AW

Church Street · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
NW1
Postcode sector
NW1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW1 5BU 18 m
NW1 5DD 31 m
NW1 5DA 32 m
NW1 5DE 46 m
NW1 5DR 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW1 5AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW1
Postcode sector
NW1 5
Latitude
51.520975
Longitude
-0.168469
British National Grid easting
527,167
British National Grid northing
181,818

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023575
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 009J · E01033604
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 009 · E02000968

Postcode source versions

Explore NW1

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Flat 9, Bell Street, London, NW1 5AW 21 August 2017 £755,000
42, Flat 6, Bell Street, London, NW1 5AW 5 June 2015 £725,000
42, Flat 8, Bell Street, London, NW1 5AW 18 September 2014 £860,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
361
Primary
137
Secondary
35
  1. Ark King Solomon Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    64 m
  2. Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    156 m
  3. St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    326 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22,492
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,709
  • Theft from the person 3,704
  • Other theft 3,703
  • Shoplifting 2,986
  • Anti social behaviour 2,142

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

13 female, 21 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.8
NW1 5 residents
2,569

Age bands in NW1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.5%

226 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.2%

326 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.9%

879 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.6%

464 residents

Age 65 and over
11.7%

252 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
12.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
12.5%
Gigabit-capable
12.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

140

within 5 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    330 m

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    423 m

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    537 m

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    652 m

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    652 m

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    832 m

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

    LOWER GROUND FLOOR, 15 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5JD

    ODS code E87745

    1.2 km

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    1.2 km

  • WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    16 WELLINGTON ROAD, ST JOHNS WOOD, LONDON, NW8 9SP

    ODS code E87754

    1.3 km

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    1.3 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    1.5 km

  • ST JOHNS WOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRAMPTON HOUSE, 60 GROVE END ROAD, LONDON, NW8 9NH

    ODS code E87609

    1.5 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.5 km

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    1.6 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.6 km

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

    HEALTH AT THE STOWE, 260 HARROW ROAD, LONDON, W2 5ES

    ODS code Y00902

    1.6 km

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    1.6 km

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 BIDDULPH MANSIONS, ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1HT

    ODS code E87010

    1.6 km

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BAYSWATER CENTRE 14-18, NEWTON ROAD, LONDON, W2 5LT

    ODS code E87681

    1.7 km

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 140 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Edgware Road (Bakerloo line) Station

    BCT · Edgware Road

    0.1 miles
  • Edgware Road (Circle line) Station

    BCT · Edgware Road

    0.1 miles
  • Edgware Road (Bakerloo) Underground Station

    PLT · Edgware Road

    0.1 miles
  • Edgware Road (Circle Line) Underground Station

    MET · Edgware Road

    0.1 miles
  • Edgware Road (Bakerloo) Underground Station

    PLT · Edgware Road

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 009J, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,084 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

361 open schools are in scope, including 137 primary and 35 secondary schools. Ark King Solomon Academy is the nearest published school at 64 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

22,492 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,874.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,709 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.