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SW1A 2HQ

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1H 9JH 83 m
SW1H 9JJ 83 m
SW1P 3AA 84 m
SW1P 3AN 84 m
SW1P 3AE 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1A 2HQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1A
Postcode sector
SW1A 2
Latitude
51.501794
Longitude
-0.129226
British National Grid easting
529,944
British National Grid northing
179,754

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
E00175226
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 020A · E01004731
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 020 · E02000979

Postcode source versions

Explore SW1A

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
367
Primary
165
Secondary
37

  1. Harris Westminster Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    284 m

  2. Westminster Abbey Choir School

    Other independent school

    342 m

  3. Westminster School

    Other independent school

    407 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
45,276
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 12,375
  • Other theft 9,774
  • Violence and sexual offences 7,300
  • Shoplifting 3,775
  • Anti social behaviour 2,893

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

130

within 5 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    690 m

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    866 m

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    1.1 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.2 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    1.4 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    1.4 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    1.4 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    1.4 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.5 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.5 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.5 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

    46-50 LUPUS STREET, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, SW1V 3EB

    ODS code E87034

    1.6 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83672

    1.6 km

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85642

    1.7 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    1.8 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    2.0 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE SURGERY, 13 PIMLICO ROAD, LONDON, SW1W 8NA

    ODS code E87753

    2.0 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    2.0 km

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85034

    2.0 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 130 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

  • Parliament Square / Westminster Station

    BCT · Westminster

    0.1 miles

  • Westminster Station

    TMU · Westminster

    0.1 miles

  • Westminster Station / Parliament Square

    BCT · Westminster

    0.1 miles

  • Westminster Station / Parliament Square

    BCT · Westminster

    0.1 miles

  • Westminster Station / Parliament Square

    BCT · Westminster

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 020A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,289 of 33,755

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

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
0
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

Schools

367 open schools are in scope, including 165 primary and 37 secondary schools. Harris Westminster Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 284 m.

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

Recorded crime

45,276 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3,773 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 12,375 events.

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