W1B 2LD

West End · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W1B
Postcode sector
W1B 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W1B 2LE 5 m
W1B 2LB 6 m
W1B 2AY 11 m
W1B 2LA 11 m
W1B 2LF 12 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W1B 2LD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W1B
Postcode sector
W1B 2
Latitude
51.514705
Longitude
-0.142605
British National Grid easting
528,979
British National Grid northing
181,166

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
E00190392
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 013G · E01035716
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 013 · E02000972

Postcode source versions

Explore W1B

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
393
Primary
167
Secondary
38
  1. University of Westminster

    Higher education institutions

    238 m
  2. Queen's College, London

    Other independent school

    516 m
  3. Eifa International School

    Other independent school

    605 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
59,608
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 17,268
  • Other theft 13,328
  • Violence and sexual offences 7,480
  • Shoplifting 7,051
  • Anti social behaviour 3,107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W1B 2 residents
5

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.

Planning applications

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

Available records
3,227
Records since 17 September 2020
818
Latest available record date
8 September 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. 2025/3210/L Date not supplied 950 m away

    Installation of new shopfront in association with use of entire building for retail and internal alterations/upgrades to all floors

    59 St Giles High Street London Camden WC2H 8LH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  2. 2025/3178/P Date not supplied 950 m away

    Installation of new shopfront in association with use of entire building for retail (See also 2025/3210/L for the same development together with internal alterations/upgrades to Listed building)

    59 St Giles High Street London Camden WC2H 8LH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 2025/3038/P Date not supplied 941 m away

    Erection of a rooftop pavilion at eighth floor level and extension of the existing core to provide access to the new eighth floor together with external alterations at ground level to the Alfred Place elevation and a new terrace to the rear at first floor level.

    Whittington House 19-30 Alfred Place London WC1E 7EA

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2025/3593/P Date not supplied 879 m away

    Details pursuant to Conditions 6 (Green Roof) and 7 (Cycle Storage) of planning permission 2021/3245/P, dated 25/01/2023, for the 'Erection of single storey roof extension to provide two flats (Class C3)'.

    Cleveland Court 86-90 Cleveland Street London W1T 6NH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2025/3736/P Date not supplied 962 m away

    Details to discharge Condition 20 (Air Quality - Dust Risk Assessment Report) and Condition 21a (Air Quality Monitoring) of planning reference 2024/5408/P dated 31/07/25 for remodelling, refurbishment and extension of the existing building to provide Use Class E commercial and retail space, amenity terraces, a new public route, relocated entrances, cycle parking, servicing and rooftop plant along with associated highway, landscaping and public realm improvements and other associated works.

    125 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8AD

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  6. 2025/3360/P Date not supplied 715 m away

    Application under section 106A (3) to modify a legal agreement and amend clause 4.2.2 (Bedford Passage Access Plan), clause 4.5.4 (Community Involvement Programme Plan), clause 4.8.5 (Detailed Basement Construction Plan) and 4.18.2 (Service Management Plan) of the S106 associated with planning permission 2021/3087/P (Appeal Ref: APP/X5210/W/22/3300894 dated 01/12/22) which varied planning permission 2017/0414/P, dated 15/01/2018 (as amended by 2018/1584/P, dated 30/09/2019 and 2021/3088/P, dated 12/07/2021) (for Refurbishment of the existing Workhouse and North and South Houses, part demolition of the South House and redevelopment of the remainder of the site. (abbrev.)), NAMELY to allow occupation of the North House prior to the submission of the Bedford Passage Access Plan, Community Involvement Programme Plan, Detailed Basement Construction Plan and Service Management Plan.

    Middlesex Hospital Annexe 44 Cleveland Street London W1T 4JT

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  7. 2025/3675/A Date not supplied 824 m away

    Display of 1 x internally illuminated fascia sign to ground floor storefront, 1 x internally illuminated projecting sign, 1 x internally illuminated curved sign to first floor storefront.

    Unit 6A 6-17 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 1BG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 2025/3039/P Date not supplied 820 m away

    Details to discharge Condition 9 (Air Source Heat Pump) of planning reference 2023/3808/P dated 14/12/23 for change of use of existing British Transport Police station and offices (Sui Generis) to Offices within (Class E), including removal of basement car parking, ramp and vehicle dock; extensions at first, second, third and fourth floors to provide additional office (Class E) floorspace; new replacement facades at Whitfield Street and Tottenham Court Road elevations; partial new replacement facades at north and south elevations; rooftop plant equipment, PV panels and green roof; external amenity areas at first, second, third and fourth floors; and associated external alterations.

    55 Tottenham Court Road & 16-24 Whitfield Street London W1T 2EL & W1T 2RA

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  9. 2025/2567/P Date not supplied 998 m away

    Change of use from Cinema (Sui Generis) to mixed Cinema, Immersive Theatre, Live Music Venue use (Sui Generis) for a temporary period between 12 June 2025 and 31 December 2025.

    135-149 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8AH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/2713/P Date not supplied 816 m away

    Change of use from retail (Class E) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and alterations to shopfront.

    11 Goodge Street London Camden W1T 2PF

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  11. 2025/2732/A Date not supplied 816 m away

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

    11 Goodge Street London Camden W1T 2PF

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  12. 2025/3497/P Date not supplied 965 m away

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 2022/3338/P, granted on 13/03/2023 for Repair and refurbishment of existing building to provide flexible office space (Class E), with associated ancillary accommodation, plant and an external terrace to the rear of the building and roof. External alternations to include repairs, new doors and doorways, replacement of gallery glazing. Internal alterations to include basement waterproofing, existing staircase to be replaced/extended and enclosed, new spiral staircase and platform lift, namely for modifications to the East Gallery Stair (basement to first floor), adaptations to the spiral staircase and installation of an electrical release mechanism on two external doors.

    1-5 Flitcroft Street London Camden WC2H 8DH

    London Borough of Camden Registered

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

137

within 5 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    539 m

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    744 m

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    744 m

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    744 m

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    872 m

  • RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE

    8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA

    ODS code F83043

    1.0 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    1.1 km

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    1.1 km

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    1.1 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.2 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    1.2 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.4 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.5 km

  • CAMDEN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRACTICE

    THE MARGARETE CENTRE, 108 HAMPSTEAD ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2LS

    ODS code Y02674

    1.5 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC

    39 BRUNSWICK CENTRE, LONDON, WC1N 1AF

    ODS code F83048

    1.7 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    1.7 km

  • THE BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    1 HANDEL STREET, LONDON, WC1N 1PD

    ODS code F83044

    1.8 km

  • HOLBORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    64-66 LAMBS CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, WC1N 3NA

    ODS code F83058

    1.9 km

  • KINGS CROSS SURGERY

    77-83 CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY

    ODS code F83635

    1.9 km

  • SOMERS TOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY

    ODS code F83683

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 137 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Oxford Circus Station

    BCT · Oxford Circus

    0.0 miles
  • Oxford Circus Station

    TMU · Oxford Circus

    0.0 miles
  • Oxford Circus Station

    BCT · Oxford Circus

    0.0 miles
  • Oxford Circus Station

    TMU · Oxford Circus

    0.0 miles
  • Oxford Circus Underground Station

    MET · Oxford Circus

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 013G, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,000 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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
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

393 open schools are in scope, including 167 primary and 38 secondary schools. University of Westminster is the nearest published school at 238 m.

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

Recorded crime

59,608 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,967.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 17,268 events.

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