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SW1P 2LG

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
SW1P
Postcode sector
SW1P 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1P 2LH 20 m
SW1P 2LD 21 m
SW1P 2LQ 24 m
SW1P 2LF 28 m
SW1P 2JP 38 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1P 2LG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1P
Postcode sector
SW1P 2
Latitude
51.497444
Longitude
-0.132732
British National Grid easting
529,713
British National Grid northing
179,264

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
E00023926
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 020B · E01004732
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 020 · E02000979

Postcode source versions

Explore SW1P

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
358
Primary
158
Secondary
39

  1. St Matthew's School, Westminster

    Voluntary aided school

    114 m

  2. The Grey Coat Hospital

    Academy converter

    199 m

  3. Harris Westminster Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    258 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
32,079
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 8,320
  • Violence and sexual offences 6,117
  • Other theft 6,001
  • Anti social behaviour 2,411
  • Shoplifting 2,103

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

17 female, 14 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.7
SW1P 2 residents
3,249

Age bands in SW1P 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.9%

303 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.6%

450 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.1%

1,047 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

820 residents

Age 65 and over
14.7%

453 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW1P 2 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

127

within 5 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    208 m

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    418 m

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    664 m

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.1 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.1 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.3 km

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    1.4 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.5 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    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

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    2.0 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    2.0 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    2.0 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    2.0 km

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85642

    2.1 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    2.1 km

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85034

    2.1 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 127 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

  • St James's Park Station

    BCT · St Jamess Park

    0.1 miles

  • St James's Park Station

    BCT · St Jamess Park

    0.1 miles

  • Strutton Ground

    BCT · Westminster

    0.1 miles

  • Strutton Ground

    BCT · Westminster

    0.1 miles

  • Gt Smith St /Westminster Abbey

    BCT · Westminster

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 020B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,338 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
5 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
20
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

358 open schools are in scope, including 158 primary and 39 secondary schools. St Matthew's School, Westminster is the nearest published school at 114 m.

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

Recorded crime

32,079 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,673.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 8,320 events.

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