NW8 9HW

Abbey Road · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
NW8
Postcode sector
NW8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW8 8UF 20 m
NW8 8QJ 40 m
NW8 8UL 43 m
NW8 8QX 54 m
NW8 8UH 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW8 9HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW8
Postcode sector
NW8 9
Latitude
51.527209
Longitude
-0.174951
British National Grid easting
526,700
British National Grid northing
182,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023909
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 003E · E01004729
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 003 · E02000962

Postcode source versions

Explore NW8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
353
Primary
143
Secondary
31
  1. Gateway Academy

    Academy converter

    292 m
  2. St Joseph's RC Primary School

    Academy converter

    504 m
  3. Portman Early Childhood Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    573 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,225
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,529
  • Other theft 2,313
  • Anti social behaviour 2,165
  • Theft from the person 1,490
  • Shoplifting 1,416

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NW8 9 residents
6,877

Age bands in NW8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

843 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

651 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.4%

2,534 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

1,507 residents

Age 65 and over
13.9%

896 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

141

within 5 km straight-line

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    403 m

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    403 m

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    479 m

  • WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87754

    619 m

  • ST JOHNS WOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87609

    698 m

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    708 m

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    824 m

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    874 m

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    969 m

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.3 km

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    1.4 km

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    1.4 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 ABBEY ROAD, LONDON, NW8 0AG

    ODS code F83019

    1.4 km

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    1.5 km

  • BELSIZE PRIORY MEDICAL PRACTICE (GROUP)

    ABBEY CENTRE, 172A BELSIZE ROAD, LONDON, NW6 4BJ

    ODS code F83658

    1.6 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    1.6 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.6 km

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    1.7 km

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    1.7 km

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 141 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St John's Wood Road / Lord's Cricket Grd

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles
  • St John's Wood Road / Lord's Cricket Grd

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles
  • St Johns Wood Road

    BCT · Maida Vale

    0.2 miles
  • St Johns Wood Road

    BCT · Maida Vale

    0.2 miles
  • Clifton Road / Maida Vale

    BCT · Maida Vale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 003E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,338 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

353 open schools are in scope, including 143 primary and 31 secondary schools. Gateway Academy is the nearest published school at 292 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,225 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,352.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,529 events.

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