W1A 1EJ

West End · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W1A
Postcode sector
W1A 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W1J 5BQ 1 m
W1J 5BG 31 m
W1J 5HU 33 m
W1J 5HS 42 m
W1J 5HX 42 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W1A 1EJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W1A
Postcode sector
W1A 1
Latitude
51.506994
Longitude
-0.149202
British National Grid easting
528,543
British National Grid northing
180,297

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Electoral ward
West End · E05013808
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00190389
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 018D · E01004761
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 018 · E02000977

Postcode source versions

Explore W1A

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
384
Primary
164
Secondary
38
  1. St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    213 m
  2. London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth

    Other independent school

    256 m
  3. University of Westminster

    Higher education institutions

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
48,880
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 14,552
  • Other theft 10,260
  • Shoplifting 6,131
  • Violence and sexual offences 5,814
  • Anti social behaviour 2,429

GP practices

142

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    731 m

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.2 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.3 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.3 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    1.5 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    1.5 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    1.5 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.6 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.7 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.8 km

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

    LOWER GROUND FLOOR, 15 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5JD

    ODS code E87745

    1.8 km

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    1.8 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.8 km

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    1.8 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.8 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.9 km

  • RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE

    8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA

    ODS code F83043

    2.0 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    2.0 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    2.0 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 142 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • London Hilton Hotel

    BCT · Hyde Park Corner

    0.1 miles
  • London Hilton Hotel

    BCT · Hyde Park Corner

    0.1 miles
  • London Hilton Hotel

    BCT · Hyde Park Corner

    0.2 miles
  • Hyde Park Corner

    TMU · Hyde Park Corner

    0.2 miles
  • London Hilton Hotel

    BCT · Hyde Park Corner

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 018D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,936 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

384 open schools are in scope, including 164 primary and 38 secondary schools. St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 213 m.

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

Recorded crime

48,880 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,073.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 14,552 events.

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