W1C 1AY

West End · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W1C
Postcode sector
W1C 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W1C 1AZ 12 m
W1C 1AX 22 m
W1C 1BA 25 m
W1C 1AT 32 m
W1U 1FE 32 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W1C 1AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W1C
Postcode sector
W1C 1
Latitude
51.515157
Longitude
-0.149029
British National Grid easting
528,532
British National Grid northing
181,205

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
E00023845
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 011B · E01004714
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 011 · E02000970

Postcode source versions

Explore W1C

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
389
Primary
157
Secondary
38
  1. Wetherby Senior School

    Other independent school

    287 m
  2. Queen's College, London

    Other independent school

    395 m
  3. University of Westminster

    Higher education institutions

    435 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
53,128
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 15,591
  • Other theft 11,198
  • Violence and sexual offences 6,573
  • Shoplifting 6,419
  • Anti social behaviour 2,785

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
72.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
72.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
72.7%
Gigabit-capable
72.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
72.7%
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
353
Records since 17 September 2020
89
Latest available record date
29 August 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. 2025/3593/P Date not supplied 994 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
  2. 2025/3360/P Date not supplied 962 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
  3. 2024/4958/P Date not supplied 963 m away

    Works to Shopfront including replacement of windows and doors.

    66 Cleveland Street London Camden W1T 6LU

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2024/5272/A Date not supplied 963 m away

    Works to Shopfront including replacement of windows and doors.

    66 Cleveland Street London Camden W1T 6LU

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2023/3732/P Date not supplied 976 m away

    Details to discharge Condition 6 (Piling Method Statement) of planning reference 2019/2121/P dated 11/09/20 for demolition of existing building (Use Class B1) and redevelopment to form five storey building (plus basement), comprising retail (Use Class A1) at ground floor and basement, with 2 x 2 bed flats above (Use Class C3).

    3 Goodge Place London W1T 4SB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  6. 2025/1648/P Decision dated 29 August 2025 984 m away

    Replacement of aluminium double glazed windows and French balcony doors on the front, side and rear elevations, on the first, second and third floors.

    Phillips House 52 Goodge Street London W1T 4LZ

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  7. 2025/2896/L Decision dated 29 August 2025 938 m away

    Installation of signage, painting of shopfront and works of internal refurbishment (part retrospective).

    Cafe And Premises At Ground Floor North 20 Cleveland Street London W1T 4JA

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  8. 2025/2897/A Decision dated 29 August 2025 938 m away

    Display of 1 x externally illuminated (by 2 x swan neck lights) painted fascia sign and 1 x non-illuminated hanging sign on new black iron bracket.

    Cafe And Premises At Ground Floor North 20 Cleveland Street London W1T 4JA

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  9. 2025/3179/P Decision dated 14 August 2025 962 m away

    Details of interim cycle store for the North House to discharge condition 11a of planning permission 2021/3087/P allowed at appeal (APP/X5210/W/22/3300894) dated 01/12/2022 (which varied 2018/1584/P dated 30/09/2019 which varied 2017/0414/P dated 15/01/2018) 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.)

    44 Cleveland Street London W1T 4JT

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  10. 2025/1486/P Decision dated 14 August 2025 962 m away

    Details required by condition 26 (revised paving material for new building and Bedford Passage) and 15 (Bird & Bat Boxes) of planning permission 2021/3087/P allowed at appeal (APP/X5210/W/22/3300894) dated 01/12/2022 (which varied 2018/1584/P dated 30/09/2019 which varied 2017/0414/P dated 15/01/2018) 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.)

    44 Cleveland Street London W1T 4JT

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  11. 2025/2506/P Decision dated 7 August 2025 962 m away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2021/3087/P (Appeal Ref: APP/X5210/W/22/3300894 dated 01/12/22) for 'Variation of conditions 2 and 3 (approved plans), 4 (accessible units), 5 (wheelchair user dwellings) and 37 (residential mix) of 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 the refurbishment of and alterations to the existing former Workhouse Building (Grade II listed) and North and South Houses (fronting onto Cleveland Street) to provide residential units (Class C3); demolition of part of South House and buildings at rear of Workhouse Building and redevelopment to provide a new building comprising commercial floor space (flexible use of Class B1 / D1 healthcare) and residential units (Class C3); and associated works including opening up of Bedford Passage, creation of public open space, landscaping works, and partial demolition of front boundary wall), namely to allow an increase in the overall number of dwellings and a change in housing tenure (reduction in the number of affordable dwellings), changes to 2nd floor window on former workhouse building, changes to internal and external design of new building, including additional basement level' allowed at appeal; NAMELY: to amend the submission trigger for Conditions 6 and 31 to allow the occupation of the North House prior to the submission of details; to amend Condition 7 to specify only buildings with green roofs are the subject of the condition; to amend Condition 11 to require details of an interim cycle store for the North House to be submitted and approved prior to occupation of the North House; and to amend condition 27 to allow the occupation of the North House prior to the full implementation of the hard and soft landscaping works.

    Middlesex Hospital Annexe 44 Cleveland Street London W1T 4JT

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  12. 2025/2663/P Decision dated 14 July 2025 962 m away

    Materials and detailed drawings (new windows, doors proposed within the North and South Houses; railings and glazed rooflights within the courtyard of the North Houses) to discharge condition 23 parts 'c' and 'h' of planning permission 2021/3087/P allowed at appeal (APP/X5210/W/22/3300894) dated 01/12/2022 (which varied 2018/1584/P dated 30/09/2019 which varied 2017/0414/P dated 15/01/2018) 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.)

    44 Cleveland Street London W1T 4JT

    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

139

within 5 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    196 m

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    872 m

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    872 m

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    964 m

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    1.0 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.1 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    1.2 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    1.2 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    1.2 km

  • RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE

    8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA

    ODS code F83043

    1.4 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    1.4 km

  • CAMDEN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02674

    1.6 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    1.6 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.7 km

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    1.8 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.8 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC

    39 BRUNSWICK CENTRE, LONDON, WC1N 1AF

    ODS code F83048

    2.0 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    2.0 km

  • KINGS CROSS SURGERY

    77-83 CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY

    ODS code F83635

    2.1 km

  • SOMERS TOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY

    ODS code F83683

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 139 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

  • Bond Street Underground Station

    PLT · Bond Street

    0.0 miles
  • Bond Street Underground Station

    PLT · Bond Street

    0.0 miles
  • Bond Street Station

    TMU · Bond Street

    0.0 miles
  • Bond Street Station

    TMU · Bond Street

    0.1 miles
  • Bond Street Underground Station

    PLT · Bond Street

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 011B, 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

26,473 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 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.

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

389 open schools are in scope, including 157 primary and 38 secondary schools. Wetherby Senior School is the nearest published school at 287 m.

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

Recorded crime

53,128 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,427.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 15,591 events.

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