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W1J 5BN

West End · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West End
Local authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
Postcode district
W1J
Postcode sector
W1J 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W1J 5NW 6 m
W1J 5NN 15 m
W1J 5NP 33 m
W1J 5NJ 35 m
W1J 5LP 37 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W1J 5BN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W1J
Postcode sector
W1J 5
Latitude
51.508662
Longitude
-0.148889
British National Grid easting
528,560
British National Grid northing
180,483

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Electoral ward
West End · E05013808
Parish or community
E43000236
Westminster constituency
Cities of London and Westminster · E14001172
Output area
E00024109
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 018D · E01004761
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 018 · E02000977

Postcode source versions

Explore W1J

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
381
Primary
162
Secondary
38

  1. St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    86 m

  2. London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth

    Other independent school

    407 m

  3. University of Westminster

    Higher education institutions

    983 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
51,161
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 15,199
  • Other theft 11,000
  • Shoplifting 6,363
  • Violence and sexual offences 6,031
  • Anti social behaviour 2,513

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W1J 5 residents
304

Age bands in W1J 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.2%

27 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

24 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.9%

77 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

68 residents

Age 65 and over
26.3%

70 residents

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.

GP practices

142

within 5 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    549 m

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.2 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    1.3 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    1.3 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    1.3 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.4 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.5 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.5 km

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    1.6 km

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    1.6 km

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    1.6 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.8 km

  • RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE

    8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA

    ODS code F83043

    1.8 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    1.8 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.9 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.9 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    1.9 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    2.0 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    2.0 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 142 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

  • Berkeley Square

    BCT · Mayfair

    0.1 miles

  • Berkeley Square

    BCT · Mayfair

    0.2 miles

  • London Hilton Hotel

    BCT · Hyde Park Corner

    0.2 miles

  • London Hilton Hotel

    BCT · Hyde Park Corner

    0.2 miles

  • London Hilton Hotel

    BCT · Hyde Park Corner

    0.3 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.

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

381 open schools are in scope, including 162 primary and 38 secondary schools. St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 86 m.

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

Recorded crime

51,161 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,263.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 15,199 events.

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