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W1U 1FA

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
W1U
Postcode sector
W1U 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W1U 1QR 0 m
W1U 1QU 0 m
W1U 3RW 37 m
W1U 1DQ 43 m
W1U 1FD 43 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W1U 1FA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2014
Terminated
1 November 2024
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W1U
Postcode sector
W1U 1
Latitude
51.515543
Longitude
-0.152415
British National Grid easting
528,296
British National Grid northing
181,242

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
E00023839
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 011B · E01004714
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 011 · E02000970

Postcode source versions

Explore W1U

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
388
Primary
154
Secondary
37

  1. Wetherby Senior School

    Other independent school

    269 m

  2. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    343 m

  3. Queen's College, London

    Other independent school

    499 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
50,357
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 14,379
  • Other theft 10,562
  • Violence and sexual offences 6,396
  • Shoplifting 6,376
  • Anti social behaviour 2,705

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W1U 1 residents
248

Age bands in W1U 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
6.1%
16 residents
Age 15 to 24
20.7%
54 residents
Age 25 to 44
42.5%
111 residents
Age 45 to 64
24.5%
64 residents
Age 65 and over
6.1%
16 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.

GP practices

141

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    273 m

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    741 m

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    814 m

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    814 m

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    839 m

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    1.2 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    1.4 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    1.4 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    1.4 km

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    1.6 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.6 km

  • RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE

    8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA

    ODS code F83043

    1.6 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    1.6 km

  • CAMDEN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02674

    1.7 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    1.9 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.9 km

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    1.9 km

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    1.9 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    2.0 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 141 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wigmore Street

    BCT · Bond Street

    64 m

  • Wigmore Street

    BCT · Bond Street

    90 m

  • Wigmore Street

    BCT · Bond Street

    104 m

  • Selfridges

    BCT · Bond Street

    155 m

  • Orchard Street / Selfridges

    BCT · Mayfair

    163 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 011B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,473 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

388 open schools are in scope, including 154 primary and 37 secondary schools. Wetherby Senior School is the nearest published school at 269 m.

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

Recorded crime

50,357 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,196 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 14,379 events.

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