SW1E 6BS

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1E 6BT 0 m
SW1E 6AF 26 m
SW1E 6AQ 26 m
SW1E 6AL 34 m
SW1E 6AE 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1E 6BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1E
Postcode sector
SW1E 6
Latitude
51.498682
Longitude
-0.137623
British National Grid easting
529,370
British National Grid northing
179,393

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023943
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 020A · E01004731
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 020 · E02000979

Postcode source versions

Explore SW1E

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40, Flat 6, Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6BS 24 August 2022 £525,000
39, Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6BS 4 January 2018 £1,825,000
39, Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6BS 13 August 2013 £1,900,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
348
Primary
152
Secondary
35
  1. The Fountain Christian School

    Other independent school

    35 m
  2. Westminster City School

    Academy converter

    128 m
  3. Westminster Cathedral Choir School

    Other independent school

    315 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
32,839
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 8,626
  • Other theft 6,324
  • Violence and sexual offences 6,044
  • Anti social behaviour 2,368
  • Shoplifting 2,095

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.0
SW1E 6 residents
853

Age bands in SW1E 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.4%

87 residents

Age 15 to 24
28.5%

296 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.3%

398 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.6%

183 residents

Age 65 and over
7.1%

74 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW1E 6 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.

GP practices

131

within 5 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    537 m

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    649 m

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    730 m

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    861 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

    1.3 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.5 km

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    1.7 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.7 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    1.8 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    1.8 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    1.8 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.9 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.9 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    2.0 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    2.0 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83672

    2.3 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    2.3 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    2.3 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 131 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 City Hall

    BCT · Westminster

    0.1 miles
  • St James's Park Station

    TMU · St Jamess Park

    0.1 miles
  • Westminster City Hall

    BCT · Westminster

    0.1 miles
  • St. James's Park Underground Station

    PLT · St Jamess Park

    0.1 miles
  • St James's Park Station

    BCT · St Jamess Park

    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
3
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 £525,000 from 1 recorded sale in SW1E 6BS. 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

348 open schools are in scope, including 152 primary and 35 secondary schools. The Fountain Christian School is the nearest published school at 35 m.

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

Recorded crime

32,839 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,736.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 8,626 events.

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