W1J 6AQ

West End · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W1J
Postcode sector
W1J 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W1S 2TY 10 m
W1S 2TZ 10 m
W1S 2UA 10 m
W1J 6TL 22 m
W1J 6DG 25 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W1J 6AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
1 March 2004
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W1J
Postcode sector
W1J 6
Latitude
51.510831
Longitude
-0.143310
British National Grid easting
528,941
British National Grid northing
180,734

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
E00175196
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 013G · E01035716
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 013 · E02000972

Postcode source versions

Explore W1J

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
383
Primary
164
Secondary
36
  1. St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    521 m
  2. Soho Parish CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    629 m
  3. University of Westminster

    Higher education institutions

    663 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
57,645
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 16,928
  • Other theft 12,764
  • Violence and sexual offences 7,131
  • Shoplifting 7,000
  • Anti social behaviour 2,837

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W1J 6 residents
26

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.

Planning applications

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

Available records
3
Records since 17 September 2020
1
Latest available record date
1 October 2024
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. 2021/0129/A Decision dated 1 October 2024 1.0 km away

    Display of 5x banners (2.2m x 0.785m) affixed to the lamp-post columns.

    Goodge Street London W1T

    London Borough of Camden Withdrawn Decision
  2. 2014/0831/P Decision dated 1 May 2014 1.0 km away

    Amendment to condition 2 (works to be carried out in accordance with the approved plans) of planning permission ref 2011/1821/P, decided on appeal refs APP/X5210/E/12/2177813, APP/X5210/A/12/2177819, dated 06/12/2012, for the erection of a five storey building plus basement at 5-7 Goodge Street and rebuilding to five storeys plus basement at 62-63 Tottenham Court Road and 1-3 Goodge Street (including mansard roof), following part/complete demolition of existing buildings, all in association with the provision of retail space at ground floor level and 8 additional residential units (9 in total) to upper floors (Classes A1/C3], namely for changes to the height of the extract duct on the rear of 62 Tottenham Court Road, alterations to the roofline and plant screening, erection of a replacement front facade at 1-3 Goodge Street and alterations to windows

    62-63 Tottenham Court Road and 1-7 Goodge Street London W1T 2EP

    London Borough of Camden Refused
  3. 2013/3746/P Decision dated 9 January 2014 988 m away

    Observations to the adjoining borough of Westminster for the substantial demolition of existings buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a mixed use scheme accommodated in two L-shaped buildings rising to 9-storeys plus basements and rooftop plant with frontages to Rathbone Place and Newman Street set around a central open space; use of new buildings for up to 162 residential dwellings (Class C3) with communal garden, offices (Class B1), shops (Class A1), flexible space for use as shops (Class A1) and/or restaurant (Class A3) and/or bar (Class A4); provision within basement of plant rooms and car/cycle parking with vehicular access via lifts from Newman Street; ground floor loading bay with access from Newman Street; new pedestrian routes through the site from Newman Street and Rathbone Place; and associated works.

    Western District Office, 35-50 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1AA,

    London Borough of Camden Objection

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 straight-line

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    562 m

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    893 m

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    893 m

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    893 m

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    1.3 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.3 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

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    1.5 km

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    1.5 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    1.5 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.5 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.6 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    1.8 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.8 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.8 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.9 km

  • CAMDEN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02674

    2.0 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

    TOWER 3, 2ND FLOOR CLEMENTS INN, LONDON, WC2A 2AZ

    ODS code F83672

    2.0 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 139 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Berkeley Square

    BCT · Mayfair

    0.1 miles
  • Conduit Street / New Bond Street

    BCT · Mayfair

    0.1 miles
  • Conduit Street / Savile Row

    BCT · Oxford Circus

    0.1 miles
  • Savile Row

    BCT · Oxford Circus

    0.1 miles
  • Berkeley Square

    BCT · Mayfair

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

383 open schools are in scope, including 164 primary and 36 secondary schools. St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 521 m.

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

Recorded crime

57,645 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,803.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 16,928 events.

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