SW1A 2NL

St James's · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
SW1A
Postcode sector
SW1A 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1A 2NH 48 m
SW1A 2JF 70 m
SW1A 2TT 70 m
SW1A 2DG 72 m
SW1A 2JL 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1A 2NL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1A
Postcode sector
SW1A 2
Latitude
51.502487
Longitude
-0.125293
British National Grid easting
530,215
British National Grid northing
179,838

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023945
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 020C · E01004733
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
374
Primary
166
Secondary
40
  1. Westminster School

    Other independent school

    507 m
  2. Westminster Abbey Choir School

    Other independent school

    514 m
  3. Harris Westminster Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    522 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
46,692
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 13,342
  • Other theft 10,071
  • Violence and sexual offences 7,374
  • Shoplifting 3,768
  • Anti social behaviour 2,890

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.

GP practices

129

within 5 km

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    831 m

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    864 m

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    1.0 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    1.2 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.4 km

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85642

    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

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.4 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83672

    1.4 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.5 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    1.7 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.8 km

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85034

    1.8 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.8 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    1.8 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    2.0 km

  • RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE

    8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA

    ODS code F83043

    2.0 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 129 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

  • Westminster Station / Parliament Square

    BCT · Westminster

    0.0 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
  • Westminster Underground Station

    MET · Westminster

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 020C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,213 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

374 open schools are in scope, including 166 primary and 40 secondary schools. Westminster School is the nearest published school at 507 m.

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

Recorded crime

46,692 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3,891 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 13,342 events.

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