W1S 2LH

West End · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W1S
Postcode sector
W1S 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W1S 2LJ 11 m
W1S 2LQ 11 m
W1S 2LL 21 m
W1S 2RD 25 m
W1S 2FT 28 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W1S 2LH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
1 December 2002
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W1S
Postcode sector
W1S 2
Latitude
51.510949
Longitude
-0.142268
British National Grid easting
529,013
British National Grid northing
180,749

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 W1S

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Ground Floor Offices, Clifford Street, London, W1S 2LH 31 July 2002 £213,262

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
387
Primary
167
Secondary
36
  1. Soho Parish CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    556 m
  2. St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    592 m
  3. University of Westminster

    Higher education institutions

    655 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
58,716
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 17,234
  • Other theft 13,133
  • Violence and sexual offences 7,445
  • Shoplifting 6,962
  • Anti social behaviour 2,902

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W1S 2 residents
23

Age bands in W1S 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
4%

4 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

13 residents

Age 25 to 44
41%

41 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

29 residents

Age 65 and over
13%

13 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.

Planning applications

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

Available records
329
Records since 17 September 2020
76
Latest available record date
31 July 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. 2025/3736/P Date not supplied 993 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
  2. 2024/5617/P Date not supplied 968 m away

    Variation of conditions 3 (approved drawings), 7 (materials samples), 8 (cycle parking) and 10 (PV panels) of 2016/5190/P dated 30/06/2017 (as later amended by non-material amendment 2018/0403/P dated 28/02/2018 and planning permissions 2018/3308/P dated 18/09/2018 and 2024/2311/P dated 18/12/2024) for: (Erection of 2 storey roof extension with garden room and terrace at rooftop level to provide 2 x 2 bedroom flats) NAMELY, to make changes to internal layouts, cladding , windows and rooflights; extend the lightwell fire escape and create a new access door to enclosed walkway at 6th floor; relocation of plant and new plant and screen within enclosed external stairwell void; other ancillary external alterations at the upper levels.

    104-110 Phoenix House Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0JN

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 2025/0929/A Date not supplied 998 m away

    Display of 2 x internally illuminated projecting signs (retrospective).

    126 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0LA

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2025/0827/P Date not supplied 989 m away

    Replacement of shopfront and installation of flue vent to rooftop and lightwell elevation (retrospective).

    126 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0LA

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2024/5408/P Decision dated 31 July 2025 993 m away

    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 Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
  6. 2025/2214/A Decision dated 18 July 2025 982 m away

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

    15-17 Earlham Street London WC2H 9LL

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  7. 2025/0462/P Decision dated 12 June 2025 968 m away

    Alterations to existing residential entrance at ground floor (street) level including replacement timber door, and metal surround panels within Phoenix Street elevation.

    Phoenix House 104 - 110 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0JN

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  8. 2025/1235/A Decision dated 21 May 2025 949 m away

    Display of 1 no. non-illuminated hanging projecting sign, 2 no. non-illuminated door fascia signs and window manifestations

    Met Building 22 Percy Street London W1T 2BU

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  9. 2025/0552/P Decision dated 16 May 2025 947 m away

    Installation of new kitchen ventilation system on flat roof of main building

    25 Rathbone Place London W1T 1JB

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  10. 2024/5479/P Decision dated 25 March 2025 981 m away

    S. 96 Non-material amendments to planning permission 2022/3335/P granted, subject to a a legal agreement, on 11/10/2023, for : 'The erection of a two storey roof extension for additional office accommodation (Class E) with roof terraces and roof plant above, plus alterations to the ground floor façade and internal reconfiguration of all floors'. The proposed non-material amendments include: upward extensions of the firefighting shaft, along with the firefighting lift and firefighting stairway and alterations to the siting and appearance of the same and the rooftop plant.

    114-116 Flitcroft House Charing Cross Road London Camden WC2H 0JR

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  11. 2025/0599/P Decision dated 21 March 2025 968 m away

    Replacement of existing brick wall to staircase elevation with block work and a rendered finish wall, including relocation of existing staircase windows.

    104-110 Phoenix House Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0JN

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  12. 2024/0975/L Decision dated 13 March 2025 1.0 km away

    Alteration to the interior and exterior of property and regularisation of works undertaken outside of scope of approvals relating to 2019/3687/P and 2019/4759/P granted on 14/10/2021, including door and wall positions, recessed spot lights, smoke alarms, flush mounted speakers, extract diffusers and ventilation louvres, and radiator casings (retrospective).

    16 Cleveland Street London W1T 4HX

    London Borough of Camden Refused and Warning of Enforcement Action to be Taken

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 straight-line

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    618 m

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    823 m

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    823 m

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    823 m

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.3 km

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    1.3 km

  • RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE

    8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA

    ODS code F83043

    1.3 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    1.3 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    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

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.6 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

    1.7 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.8 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.8 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.9 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83672

    1.9 km

  • CAMDEN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02674

    1.9 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC

    39 BRUNSWICK CENTRE, LONDON, WC1N 1AF

    ODS code F83048

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 137 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Conduit Street / New Bond Street

    BCT · Mayfair

    0.1 miles
  • Conduit Street / Savile Row

    BCT · Oxford Circus

    0.1 miles
  • Berkeley Square

    BCT · Mayfair

    0.1 miles
  • Savile Row

    BCT · Oxford Circus

    0.1 miles
  • Conduit Street / Hamleys Toy Store

    BCT · Soho

    0.1 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

387 open schools are in scope, including 167 primary and 36 secondary schools. Soho Parish CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 556 m.

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

Recorded crime

58,716 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,893 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 17,234 events.

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