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SW1E 5DN

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
SW1E
Postcode sector
SW1E 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1E 5DH 0 m
SW1W 0PS 51 m
SW1E 5BY 54 m
SW1E 5ER 62 m
SW1W 0PP 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1E 5DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1E
Postcode sector
SW1E 5
Latitude
51.498149
Longitude
-0.142601
British National Grid easting
529,026
British National Grid northing
179,325

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
E00023942
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 020A · E01004731
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 020 · E02000979

Postcode source versions

Explore SW1E

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
349
Primary
151
Secondary
36

  1. Westminster City School

    Academy converter

    246 m

  2. Westminster Cathedral Choir School

    Other independent school

    297 m

  3. St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    314 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
24,807
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 5,771
  • Other theft 4,473
  • Violence and sexual offences 4,260
  • Shoplifting 2,291
  • Anti social behaviour 2,126

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
31.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
31.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
31.3%
Gigabit-capable
31.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
31.3%
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

138

within 5 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    540 m

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    635 m

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    817 m

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    975 m

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.0 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.1 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.2 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.6 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.8 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.9 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    2.0 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    2.0 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    2.0 km

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    2.0 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    2.0 km

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    2.1 km

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    2.1 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    2.2 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    2.3 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 138 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

  • Victoria Station

    BCT · Victoria

    0.0 miles

  • Bressenden Place

    BCT · Westminster

    0.0 miles

  • Royal Mews

    BCT · Victoria

    0.0 miles

  • Buckingham Palace / Royal Mews

    BCT · Victoria

    0.1 miles

  • Buckingham Palace Road / Bressenden Place

    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.

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
1
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

349 open schools are in scope, including 151 primary and 36 secondary schools. Westminster City School is the nearest published school at 246 m.

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

Recorded crime

24,807 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,067.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 5,771 events.

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