W1H 8AX

West End · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W1H
Postcode sector
W1H 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W1H 7AW 0 m
W1H 7AS 5 m
W1H 7JT 7 m
W1H 7JG 37 m
W1H 7JH 39 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W1H 8AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W1H
Postcode sector
W1H 8
Latitude
51.514255
Longitude
-0.160264
British National Grid easting
527,755
British National Grid northing
181,085

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
E00023509
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 012B · E01004658
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 012 · E02000971

Postcode source versions

Explore W1H

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
392
Primary
157
Secondary
39
  1. Halcyon London International School

    Other independent school

    179 m
  2. Connaught House School

    Other independent school

    191 m
  3. Wetherby Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    271 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
32,755
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 7,696
  • Other theft 6,257
  • Shoplifting 4,874
  • Violence and sexual offences 4,397
  • Anti social behaviour 2,269

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.

GP practices

131

within 5 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    278 m

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    568 m

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    707 m

  • 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

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.2 km

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    1.3 km

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    1.6 km

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    1.6 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    1.6 km

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    1.7 km

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    1.8 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.8 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.9 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    2.0 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    2.0 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    2.0 km

  • RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE

    8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA

    ODS code F83043

    2.1 km

  • WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    16 WELLINGTON ROAD, ST JOHNS WOOD, LONDON, NW8 9SP

    ODS code E87754

    2.1 km

  • CAMDEN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02674

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 131 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

  • Marble Arch Station / Edgware Road

    BCT · Marble Arch

    0.1 miles
  • Marble Arch Station / Edgware Road

    BCT · Marble Arch

    0.1 miles
  • Marble Arch

    TMU · Marble Arch

    0.1 miles
  • Marble Arch Underground Station

    MET · Marble Arch

    0.1 miles
  • Marble Arch

    TMU · Marble Arch

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 012B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,126 of 33,755

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

392 open schools are in scope, including 157 primary and 39 secondary schools. Halcyon London International School is the nearest published school at 179 m.

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

Recorded crime

32,755 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,729.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 7,696 events.

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