W1S 2RE

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 2TD 18 m
W1S 2RD 30 m
W1S 2RB 31 m
W1S 2TY 32 m
W1S 2TZ 32 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W1S 2RE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W1S
Postcode sector
W1S 2
Latitude
51.511085
Longitude
-0.142882
British National Grid easting
528,970
British National Grid northing
180,763

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
The Westbury Hotel, 21 - 23, First And Second Floor Premises, New Bond Street, London, W1S 2RE 1 June 2023 £267,500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
388
Primary
167
Secondary
36
  1. St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    560 m
  2. Soho Parish CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    596 m
  3. University of Westminster

    Higher education institutions

    636 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
57,880
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 16,968
  • Other theft 12,944
  • Violence and sexual offences 7,162
  • Shoplifting 6,958
  • Anti social behaviour 2,870

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.

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.

Planning applications

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

Available records
108
Records since 17 September 2020
27
Latest available record date
21 May 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. 2025/1235/A Decision dated 21 May 2025 962 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
  2. 2025/0552/P Decision dated 16 May 2025 962 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
  3. 2024/5078/P Decision dated 5 February 2025 992 m away

    Change of use of first floor bar (Sui Generis) to residential use (Class C3) to provide a studio flat.

    22 Hanway Street London W1T 1UQ

    London Borough of Camden Refused
  4. 2024/2323/A Decision dated 20 November 2024 993 m away

    Installation of 2 internally illuminated fascia signs 1 non-illuminated projecting signs and 2 retractable awnings

    2 Charlotte Street London W1T 2LW

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  5. 2021/0129/A Decision dated 1 October 2024 961 m 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
  6. 2024/0158/P Decision dated 23 April 2024 962 m away

    Installation of a Santander Cycles docking station on the carriageway adjacent to 16 - 19 Percy Street.

    Land adjacent to 16 - 19 Percy Street W1T 1DT

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  7. 2022/4321/P Decision dated 28 November 2023 969 m away

    Erection of rear extension at second floor level, addition of roof terrace on third floor roof, Juliet balconies at rear on first, second and third floor levels and alterations to rear fenestration all in connection with the change of use of first to third floors from ancillary public house accommodation (Sui Generis) to residential flats (Class C3) comprising one x 1-bed and two x 2-bed. Excavation at basement level to increase floor to ceiling heights and a new extract duct to rear elevation associated with the existing public house.

    25 Rathbone Place London Camden W1T 1JB

    London Borough of Camden Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
  8. 2022/5537/P Decision dated 3 July 2023 998 m away

    Change of use of existing commercial units on Charing Cross Road from Class E(a) to ancillary theatre use (sui generis) to provide flexible area for uses including bar, lounge, ticketing and merchandising and associated alterations to shopfronts, infill extension within the rear lightwell to provide a passenger lift with installation of mechanical plant and associated screening at first and second floor levels, additional roof top plant and alterations to the ground floor fenestration including replacement canopy to Charing Cross Road.

    Phoenix Theatre 112 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0JP

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  9. 2022/2608/A Decision dated 3 July 2023 987 m away

    New externally illuminated letters on fascia New projecting sign

    3 Percy Street London Camden W1T 1DE

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  10. 2023/1203/L Decision dated 21 June 2023 987 m away

    Retrospective works for the addition of a projecting sign and repainting of the ground floor shopfront, and addition of new fascia lettering.

    3 Percy Street London Camden W1T 1DE

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  11. 2023/1105/P Decision dated 6 April 2023 981 m away

    Details of acoustic enclosures required by condition 4 of planning permission 2021/0300/P dated 27/05/2021 (for Installation of new plant equipment to the rear including kitchen extract and duct, and condenser units within a plant enclosure on the first floor flat roof).

    64 Goodge Street London W1T 4NF

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  12. 2022/4201/P Decision dated 28 February 2023 961 m away

    Amendment to approved 2022/2227/P dated 23/09/2022 (for: Erecting of extractions and ventilation duct system and 2 no. AC condensers at rear elevation and louvre to the front elevation fronting Gresse Street.) CHANGES are: to change the shape of the extraction duct on the rear elevation from rectangular to circular.

    23 Rathbone Place London W1T 1HZ

    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

    573 m

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    854 m

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    854 m

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    854 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

    1.3 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    1.4 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

    1.4 km

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    1.4 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

    1.9 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

    1.9 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83672

    1.9 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC

    39 BRUNSWICK CENTRE, LONDON, WC1N 1AF

    ODS code F83048

    2.0 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

  • Conduit Street / New Bond Street

    BCT · Mayfair

    0.0 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £267,500,000 from 1 recorded sale in W1S 2RE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Westminster is £854,198 in June 2026, down 25.4% year on year.

Schools

388 open schools are in scope, including 167 primary and 36 secondary schools. St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 560 m.

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

Recorded crime

57,880 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,823.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 16,968 events.

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