SW1Y 5HT

St James's · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
SW1Y
Postcode sector
SW1Y 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1Y 5HS 41 m
SW1Y 5JQ 46 m
SW1Y 5JG 50 m
SW1Y 5ES 57 m
SW1Y 5JN 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1Y 5HT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1Y
Postcode sector
SW1Y 5
Latitude
51.505904
Longitude
-0.135455
British National Grid easting
529,500
British National Grid northing
180,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023935
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 018C · E01004736
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 018 · E02000977

Postcode source versions

Explore SW1Y

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
365
Primary
163
Secondary
38
  1. Soho Parish CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    654 m
  2. Harris Westminster Sixth Form

    Free schools 16 to 19

    767 m
  3. London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth

    Other independent school

    791 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
58,240
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 17,107
  • Other theft 12,930
  • Violence and sexual offences 7,778
  • Shoplifting 6,731
  • Anti social behaviour 3,055

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW1Y 5 residents
90

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.

Planning applications

Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.

Available records
189
Records since 17 September 2020
57
Latest available record date
21 July 2025
London Borough of Camden
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.

Latest available applications

  1. 2025/3260/A Date not supplied 968 m away

    Display of 1 x internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 x non-illuminated fascia sign, and 3 x externally illuminated projecting signs.

    4-10 Tower Street London WC2H 9NP

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  2. 2025/3225/P Date not supplied 968 m away

    Proposed shopfront alterations.

    4-10 Tower Street London WC2H 9NP

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 2025/1984/P Date not supplied 987 m away

    Moving of an existing building number slightly to one side and updating the suspended signage logo, as a minor change to planning permission 2024/4534/A.

    69-71 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9DG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2024/1235/P Date not supplied 979 m away

    Shopfront alterations and excavation of existing basement and vaults to create level floor surface and increase head height.

    50-52 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9EP

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2025/1466/P Decision dated 21 July 2025 944 m away

    Replacement of mansard roof section on the northwest side elevation of the building and associated works.

    Ambassadors Theatre West Street London WC2H 9ND

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  6. 2025/1783/L Decision dated 21 July 2025 944 m away

    Replacement of mansard roof section on the northwest side elevation of the building and associated works; internal works including replacement of steels supporting the pavement lights at substage and basement levels and replacement of WC's at basement level.

    Ambassadors Theatre West Street London WC2H 9ND

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  7. 2025/2214/A Decision dated 18 July 2025 969 m away

    Display of 1x externally illuminated fascia sign and 1x externally illuminated projecting sign.

    15-17 Earlham Street London WC2H 9LL

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  8. 2025/0710/P Decision dated 5 June 2025 968 m away

    Change of use of basement and ground floor levels from a fitness and spinning studio (Class E(d)) to Class E use.

    4-10 Tower Street London WC2H 9NP

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  9. 2024/4696/L Decision dated 4 February 2025 987 m away

    Minor changes to existing suspended/ projecting store signage and new applied signage to existing fascia panel.

    69-71 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9JW

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  10. 2024/4534/A Decision dated 4 February 2025 987 m away

    New flat applied branding, vinyl cut letters, directly to the existing facade, matching the existing type of signage. New signage board with the new branding to replace the existing board within the existing metal frame/ signage

    69-71 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9JW

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  11. 2025/0004/L Decision dated 8 January 2025 987 m away

    Alterations internal partitioning, no structural changes. New kitchenette and 2 x WC to the basement and new consultation rooms to ground floor.

    69.71 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9JW

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  12. 2024/5072/L Decision dated 17 December 2024 944 m away

    Creation of hospitality lounge and bar space in existing staff offices on second floor of Ambassadors Theatre.

    Ambassadors Theatre West Street London WC2H 9ND

    London Borough of Camden Granted

Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.

GP practices

138

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    991 m

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    991 m

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    991 m

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.2 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.2 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.3 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    1.4 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    1.4 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.5 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.5 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    1.5 km

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    1.6 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    1.6 km

  • RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE

    8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA

    ODS code F83043

    1.6 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83672

    1.6 km

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    1.9 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.9 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.9 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    2.0 km

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85642

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 138 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Pall Mall / St James's Palace

    BCT · St James

    0.0 miles
  • Pall Mall / St James's Palace

    BCT · St James

    0.1 miles
  • Charles II Street

    BCT · St James

    0.2 miles
  • Regent Street / St James's

    BCT · St James

    0.2 miles
  • Regent Street / St James's

    BCT · St James

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 018C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,593 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
1 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

365 open schools are in scope, including 163 primary and 38 secondary schools. Soho Parish CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 654 m.

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

Recorded crime

58,240 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,853.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 17,107 events.

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