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SW1A 1HY

St James's · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St James's
Local authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
Postcode district
SW1A
Postcode sector
SW1A 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1A 1LE 16 m
SW1A 1HJ 35 m
SW1A 1LA 35 m
SW1A 1LD 38 m
SW1A 1LN 38 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1A 1HY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1A
Postcode sector
SW1A 1
Latitude
51.506872
Longitude
-0.139739
British National Grid easting
529,200
British National Grid northing
180,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Electoral ward
St James's · E05013806
Parish or community
E43000236
Westminster constituency
Cities of London and Westminster · E14001172
Output area
E00023937
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 018C · E01004736
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 018 · E02000977

Postcode source versions

Explore SW1A

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
364
Primary
159
Secondary
36

  1. London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth

    Other independent school

    522 m

  2. Soho Parish CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    658 m

  3. St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    751 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
57,901
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 17,035
  • Other theft 12,607
  • Violence and sexual offences 7,471
  • Shoplifting 7,026
  • Anti social behaviour 2,971

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW1A 1 residents
173

Age bands in SW1A 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
3.9%

8 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.8%

16 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.3%

81 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.6%

63 residents

Age 65 and over
18.4%

38 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

138

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    4TH FLOOR, SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH, 1 FRITH STREET, LONDON, W1D 3HZ

    ODS code E87772

    1.0 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

    1ST FLOOR, 30 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W1D 3QS

    ODS code E87069

    1.0 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

    1ST FLOOR, 1 FRITH STREET, LONDON, W1D 3HZ

    ODS code E87714

    1.0 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.0 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.3 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.4 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.6 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE BUILDING, 20 PAGE STREET, LONDON, SW1P 4EN

    ODS code E87739

    1.6 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    1.6 km

  • RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE

    8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA

    ODS code F83043

    1.6 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    1.6 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    3RD FLOOR, BUSH HOUSE, SOUTH EAST WING, 300 STRAND, LONDON, WC2B 4PJ

    ODS code E87768

    1.6 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.7 km

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    1.7 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

    TOWER 3, 2ND FLOOR CLEMENTS INN, LONDON, WC2A 2AZ

    ODS code F83672

    1.9 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.9 km

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

    114-118 LOWER MARSH, WATERLOO, LONDON, SE1 7AE

    ODS code G85136

    1.9 km

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    2.0 km

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 138 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Old Bond Street /Royal Academy

    BCT · St James

    0.1 miles

  • Green Park Underground Station

    PLT · Green Park

    0.1 miles

  • Green Park Underground Station

    PLT · Green Park

    0.1 miles

  • Green Park Underground Station

    PLT · Green Park

    0.1 miles

  • Old Bond Street /Royal Academy

    BCT · St James

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 018C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,593 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

364 open schools are in scope, including 159 primary and 36 secondary schools. London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth is the nearest published school at 522 m.

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

Recorded crime

57,901 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,825.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 17,035 events.

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