SW1E 5BB

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
SW1E
Postcode sector
SW1E 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1E 5BA 1 m
SW1E 5HL 54 m
SW1E 5HN 54 m
SW1E 5JQ 64 m
SW1E 5HW 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1E 5BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1E
Postcode sector
SW1E 5
Latitude
51.498126
Longitude
-0.140585
British National Grid easting
529,166
British National Grid northing
179,326

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023942
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 020A · E01004731
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 020 · E02000979

Postcode source versions

Explore SW1E

66 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Flat 1402, Palace Street, London, SW1E 5BB 30 October 2024 £2,325,000
20, Flat 1302, Palace Street, London, SW1E 5BB 19 December 2023 £2,000,000
20, Flat 1407, Palace Street, London, SW1E 5BB 22 September 2023 £1,875,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
346
Primary
147
Secondary
36
  1. Westminster City School

    Academy converter

    107 m
  2. The Fountain Christian School

    Other independent school

    199 m
  3. Westminster Cathedral Choir School

    Other independent school

    226 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27,139
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 6,562
  • Other theft 4,994
  • Violence and sexual offences 4,849
  • Shoplifting 2,304
  • Anti social behaviour 2,198

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

19 female, 15 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.9
SW1E 5 residents
204

Age bands in SW1E 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.2%

13 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

12 residents

Age 25 to 44
42.3%

60 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

35 residents

Age 65 and over
15.5%

22 residents

This postcode contained 16.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW1E 5 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.

GP practices

135

within 5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    591 m

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    652 m

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    686 m

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    853 m

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.1 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.1 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.3 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.7 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.8 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.8 km

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    1.9 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    1.9 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    1.9 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    1.9 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    2.1 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    2.2 km

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    2.2 km

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    2.2 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    2.2 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

    MAWBREY BROUGH HEALTH CENTRE, 39 WILCOX CLOSE, LONDON, SW8 2UD

    ODS code G85130

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 135 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bressenden Place

    BCT · Westminster

    0.1 miles
  • Victoria Station

    BCT · Victoria

    0.1 miles
  • Westminster Cathedral

    BCT · Westminster

    0.1 miles
  • Victoria Station

    TMU · Victoria

    0.1 miles
  • Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station

    BCT · Victoria

    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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £2,162,500 from 4 recorded sales in SW1E 5BB. 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

346 open schools are in scope, including 147 primary and 36 secondary schools. Westminster City School is the nearest published school at 107 m.

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

Recorded crime

27,139 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,261.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 6,562 events.

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