SW1A 2BD

St James's · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
SW1A
Postcode sector
SW1A 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1A 2HJ 44 m
WC2N 5BX 58 m
SW1A 2HB 68 m
SW1A 2AW 72 m
SW1A 2HN 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1A 2BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1A
Postcode sector
SW1A 2
Latitude
51.506255
Longitude
-0.125282
British National Grid easting
530,205
British National Grid northing
180,257

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023936
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 018C · E01004736
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 018 · E02000977

Postcode source versions

Explore SW1A

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Corinthia Residences, 10, Apartment 10, Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2BD 7 September 2022 £8,500,000
Corinthia Residences, 10, Apartment 12, Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2BD 13 August 2021 £31,750,000
Corinthia Residences, 10, Apartment 11, Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2BD 12 December 2019 £10,510,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
385
Primary
175
Secondary
41
  1. Courtauld Institute of Art

    Higher education institutions

    766 m
  2. The Royal Ballet School

    Other independent school

    793 m
  3. Harris Westminster Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    850 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
53,282
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 15,650
  • Other theft 11,863
  • Violence and sexual offences 7,603
  • Shoplifting 5,335
  • Anti social behaviour 2,923

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
SW1A 2 residents
136

Age bands in SW1A 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
4.2%

15 residents

Age 15 to 24
40.2%

142 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.9%

102 residents

Age 45 to 64
16.1%

57 residents

Age 65 and over
10.5%

37 residents

This postcode contained 8.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW1A 2 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+
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%

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.

Planning applications

Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.

Available records
1,138
Records since 17 September 2020
327
Latest available record date
4 August 2025
London Borough of Camden
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.

Latest available applications

  1. 2025/3759/L Date not supplied 811 m away

    Installation of plaque at first floor level to Mercer Street elevation.

    Cambridge Theatre Earlham Street London WC2H 9HU

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  2. 2025/2699/P Date not supplied 881 m away

    Installation of rainwater pipe and hopper onto sloping roof

    Flat 14 Seven Dials Court 3 Shorts Gardens London WC2H 9AT

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 2025/3736/P Date not supplied 890 m away

    Details to discharge Condition 20 (Air Quality - Dust Risk Assessment Report) and Condition 21a (Air Quality Monitoring) of planning reference 2024/5408/P dated 31/07/25 for remodelling, refurbishment and extension of the existing building to provide Use Class E commercial and retail space, amenity terraces, a new public route, relocated entrances, cycle parking, servicing and rooftop plant along with associated highway, landscaping and public realm improvements and other associated works.

    125 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8AD

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2025/3169/L Date not supplied 910 m away

    Replacement of single glazed timber sliding sash windows, and a door-set with new like-for-like replacements with the addition of vacuum glass.

    18 Flat 4 Monmouth Street London Camden WC2H 9HB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2025/3260/A Date not supplied 806 m away

    Display of 1 x internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 x non-illuminated fascia sign, and 3 x externally illuminated projecting signs.

    4-10 Tower Street London WC2H 9NP

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  6. 2025/3225/P Date not supplied 806 m away

    Proposed shopfront alterations.

    4-10 Tower Street London WC2H 9NP

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  7. 2025/3602/P Date not supplied 955 m away

    Installation of 1 x extract duct, 1 x supply air duct, access ladder, and 1 x access hatch within the rear lightwell, and 3 x condenser units within an acoustic enclosure at roof level.

    2-4 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9HB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 2025/2567/P Date not supplied 921 m away

    Change of use from Cinema (Sui Generis) to mixed Cinema, Immersive Theatre, Live Music Venue use (Sui Generis) for a temporary period between 12 June 2025 and 31 December 2025.

    135-149 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8AH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  9. 2025/3331/P Date not supplied 908 m away

    Conversion of flats 2 and 5 into a single dwelling unit,

    Flat 2 27-29 Endell Street London Camden WC2H 9BA

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/2923/P Date not supplied 979 m away

    Installation of replacement air conditioning units to the rear elevation at first floor level (retrospective).

    Basement And Ground Floor 63 Endell Street London WC2H 9AJ

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  11. 2025/2624/P Date not supplied 955 m away

    Proposed Shopfront alterations across three Class E units, including awnings.

    2-4 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9HB & 188 Shaftesbury Ave London WC2H 8JB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  12. 2025/2487/A Date not supplied 972 m away

    Display of 3 x externally illuminated (trough-lit) fascia signs and 2 x externally illuminated (trough-lit) projecting signs.

    186-188 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8JB

    London Borough of Camden Registered

Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.

GP practices

134

within 5 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    851 m

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    950 m

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    1.0 km

  • 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

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83672

    1.1 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.2 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    1.3 km

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACT, 45 COLOMBO STREET, LONDON, SE1 8EE

    ODS code G85642

    1.4 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    1.4 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    1.6 km

  • RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE

    8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA

    ODS code F83043

    1.6 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.8 km

  • HOLBORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    64-66 LAMBS CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, WC1N 3NA

    ODS code F83058

    1.8 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.9 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.9 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP CHANCERY LANE

    77 GRAY'S INN ROAD, LONDON, WC1X 8TS

    ODS code F83042

    2.0 km

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

    PRINCESS STREET GROUP PRACTICE, 2 PRINCESS STREET, LONDON, SE1 6JP

    ODS code G85034

    2.0 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC

    39 BRUNSWICK CENTRE, LONDON, WC1N 1AF

    ODS code F83048

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 134 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

  • Whitehall Place

    BCT · Westminster

    0.0 miles
  • Northumberland Avenue

    BCT · Westminster

    0.0 miles
  • Trafalgar Square

    BCT · Charing Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Whitehall / Trafalgar Square

    BCT · Charing Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Whitehall / Trafalgar Square

    BCT · Charing Cross

    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.

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
13
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

Property market

The five-year median is £20,125,000 from 2 recorded sales in SW1A 2BD. 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.

Schools

385 open schools are in scope, including 175 primary and 41 secondary schools. Courtauld Institute of Art is the nearest published school at 766 m.

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

Recorded crime

53,282 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,440.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 15,650 events.

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