W1U 1JA

West End · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W1U
Postcode sector
W1U 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W1U 1JB 13 m
W1U 1JE 13 m
W1U 1JF 13 m
W1C 1BG 20 m
W1C 1BQ 26 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W1U 1JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W1U
Postcode sector
W1U 1
Latitude
51.514754
Longitude
-0.149708
British National Grid easting
528,486
British National Grid northing
181,159

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
E00023845
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 011B · E01004714
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 011 · E02000970

Postcode source versions

Explore W1U

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
390
Primary
157
Secondary
38
  1. Wetherby Senior School

    Other independent school

    320 m
  2. Queen's College, London

    Other independent school

    454 m
  3. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    477 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
52,798
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 15,475
  • Other theft 11,091
  • Violence and sexual offences 6,514
  • Shoplifting 6,499
  • Anti social behaviour 2,746

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.

Planning applications

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

Available records
2
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 998 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
  2. 2014/0831/P Decision dated 1 May 2014 998 m 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

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

140

within 5 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    139 m

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    908 m

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    908 m

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    946 m

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.0 km

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    1.1 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    1.2 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    1.2 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    1.2 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

    1.5 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

    1.7 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.7 km

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    1.8 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.8 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    2.0 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC

    39 BRUNSWICK CENTRE, LONDON, WC1N 1AF

    ODS code F83048

    2.1 km

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    2.1 km

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 140 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

  • Bond Street Underground Station

    PLT · Bond Street

    0.0 miles
  • Bond Street Underground Station

    PLT · Bond Street

    0.0 miles
  • Bond Street Underground Station

    PLT · Bond Street

    0.0 miles
  • Bond Street Station

    TMU · Bond Street

    0.0 miles
  • Bond Street Station

    TMU · Bond Street

    0.0 miles

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

390 open schools are in scope, including 157 primary and 38 secondary schools. Wetherby Senior School is the nearest published school at 320 m.

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

Recorded crime

52,798 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,399.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 15,475 events.

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