SW1A

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
355
Current units
145
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
3

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
210

Postcode sectors in SW1A

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

3 sectors
540 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
73, Flat 31, St James's Street, London, SW1A 1PH 15 September 2025 £2,850,000
4, Flat 143b, Whitehall Court, London, SW1A 2EP 12 August 2025 £1,900,000
Westminster Underground Station, Ticket Hall Shop 1, Bridge Street, London, SW1A 2JR 5 August 2025 £261,674

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SW1A usual residents
307
Age-profile population
559

Age bands in SW1A

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
4.1%

23 residents

Age 15 to 24
28.3%

158 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.7%

183 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.5%

120 residents

Age 65 and over
13.4%

75 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 125 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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

76 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 76 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £6,740,570 from 114 recorded sales in SW1A. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Westminster is £854,198 in June 2026, down 25.4% year on year.