NW8 8HQ

Church Street · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
NW8
Postcode sector
NW8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW8 8PS 29 m
W2 1BS 40 m
NW8 8HG 51 m
W2 1BU 52 m
W2 1DE 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW8 8HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW8
Postcode sector
NW8 8
Latitude
51.522693
Longitude
-0.173691
British National Grid easting
526,800
British National Grid northing
182,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023572
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 009J · E01033604
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 009 · E02000968

Postcode source versions

Explore NW8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
367
Primary
145
Secondary
36
  1. United Colleges Group

    Further education

    171 m
  2. L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire

    Other independent school

    259 m
  3. Ark King Solomon Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    346 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,255
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,796
  • Other theft 2,932
  • Theft from the person 2,359
  • Anti social behaviour 2,245
  • Shoplifting 1,863

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NW8 8 residents
10,579

Age bands in NW8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,652 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.4%

1,824 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

3,061 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

2,448 residents

Age 65 and over
14.2%

1,491 residents

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.

GP practices

140

within 5 km straight-line

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    198 m

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    242 m

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    242 m

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    380 m

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    945 m

  • WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87754

    1.1 km

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    1.2 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.2 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.2 km

  • ST JOHNS WOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87609

    1.2 km

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    1.2 km

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    1.2 km

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    1.2 km

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    1.3 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    1.4 km

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    1.5 km

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    1.5 km

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    1.5 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE 7E, WOODFIELD ROAD, LONDON, W9 3XZ

    ODS code E87741

    1.7 km

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 140 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Church Street Market

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.0 miles
  • Church Street Market

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.0 miles
  • Orchardson Street

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles
  • Orchardson Street

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles
  • Edgware Road (Bakerloo line) Station

    BCT · Edgware Road

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

367 open schools are in scope, including 145 primary and 36 secondary schools. United Colleges Group is the nearest published school at 171 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,255 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,604.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,796 events.

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