W1W 5PN

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
W1W
Postcode sector
W1W 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W1B 1PF 28 m
W1W 5AH 34 m
W1W 5QU 41 m
W1W 5QX 46 m
W1W 5DD 47 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W1W 5PN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W1W
Postcode sector
W1W 5
Latitude
51.523492
Longitude
-0.144410
British National Grid easting
528,829
British National Grid northing
182,140

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
E00023818
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 013A · E01004715
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 013 · E02000972

Postcode source versions

Explore W1W

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Argosy House, 215 - 227, Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PN 23 June 2023 £53,250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
377
Primary
153
Secondary
34
  1. Southbank International School Westminster

    Other independent school

    238 m
  2. Eifa International School

    Other independent school

    387 m
  3. Royal Academy of Music

    Higher education institutions

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
49,610
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 14,162
  • Other theft 10,877
  • Shoplifting 6,115
  • Violence and sexual offences 6,061
  • Anti social behaviour 2,810

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
136

66 female, 70 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W1W 5 residents
1,456

Age bands in W1W 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.6%

134 residents

Age 15 to 24
22%

342 residents

Age 25 to 44
34%

529 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.3%

346 residents

Age 65 and over
13.1%

203 residents

This postcode contained 9.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider W1W 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
5,186
Records since 17 September 2020
1,406
Latest available record date
8 September 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. 2025/2510/P Date not supplied 646 m away

    Installation of 2 air source heat pump units within an enclosure on roof

    25 Chester Terrace London Camden NW1 4ND

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  2. 2025/3109/L Date not supplied 646 m away

    Installation of 2 air source heat pump units within an enclosure on roof and installation of internal service runs

    25 Chester Terrace London Camden NW1 4ND

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 2025/2541/L Date not supplied 331 m away

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to listed building consent 2024/2211/L dated 6/09/2024 for 'External alterations including demolition and replacement of existing 'link' structure/building, proposed roof light and associated works. Internal alterations to (former) main house and mews including installation of replacement staircases; reconfiguration of internal layouts at ground and lower- ground floor levels (main house) and ground and first floor levels (mews).'

    Flat 1 5 Cambridge Gate London NW1 4JX

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2025/2542/P Date not supplied 331 m away

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to planning permission 2024/1454/P dated 6/09/2024 for 'External alterations including demolition and replacement of existing 'link' structure/building, new roof light and associated works.'

    Flat 1 5 Cambridge Gate London NW1 4JX

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2025/3228/L Date not supplied 274 m away

    Change of use of the second floor from offices (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to create a studio dwelling, associated internal alterations.

    Offices And Premises At 2nd Floor 45 Fitzroy Street London W1T 6EB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  6. 2025/3207/P Date not supplied 274 m away

    Change of use of the second floor from offices (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to create a studio dwelling.

    Offices And Premises At 2nd Floor 45 Fitzroy Street London W1T 6EB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  7. 2025/3038/P Date not supplied 870 m away

    Erection of a rooftop pavilion at eighth floor level and extension of the existing core to provide access to the new eighth floor together with external alterations at ground level to the Alfred Place elevation and a new terrace to the rear at first floor level.

    Whittington House 19-30 Alfred Place London WC1E 7EA

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 2025/3657/L Date not supplied 847 m away

    Installation of an internal stairlift.

    12 Chester Place London Camden NW1 4NB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  9. 2025/3593/P Date not supplied 261 m away

    Details pursuant to Conditions 6 (Green Roof) and 7 (Cycle Storage) of planning permission 2021/3245/P, dated 25/01/2023, for the 'Erection of single storey roof extension to provide two flats (Class C3)'.

    Cleveland Court 86-90 Cleveland Street London W1T 6NH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/3216/L Date not supplied 876 m away

    The repair of the south aisle roof.

    University Church Of Christ The King Gordon Square London Camden WC1H 0AG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  11. 2025/3360/P Date not supplied 549 m away

    Application under section 106A (3) to modify a legal agreement and amend clause 4.2.2 (Bedford Passage Access Plan), clause 4.5.4 (Community Involvement Programme Plan), clause 4.8.5 (Detailed Basement Construction Plan) and 4.18.2 (Service Management Plan) of the S106 associated with planning permission 2021/3087/P (Appeal Ref: APP/X5210/W/22/3300894 dated 01/12/22) which varied planning permission 2017/0414/P, dated 15/01/2018 (as amended by 2018/1584/P, dated 30/09/2019 and 2021/3088/P, dated 12/07/2021) (for Refurbishment of the existing Workhouse and North and South Houses, part demolition of the South House and redevelopment of the remainder of the site. (abbrev.)), NAMELY to allow occupation of the North House prior to the submission of the Bedford Passage Access Plan, Community Involvement Programme Plan, Detailed Basement Construction Plan and Service Management Plan.

    Middlesex Hospital Annexe 44 Cleveland Street London W1T 4JT

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  12. 2025/3194/P Date not supplied 571 m away

    Partial details of hard and soft landscaping (Condition 5) of planning permission 2023/0282/P dated 11/07/2024 (for: Demolition and rebuilding of listed garden retaining wall and balustrade)

    Chester Terrace Gardens Chester Terrace London NW1 4ND

    London Borough of Camden Registered

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

133

within 5 km

  • FITZROVIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU

    ODS code E87066

    335 m

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    498 m

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    498 m

  • CAMDEN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02674

    674 m

  • RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE

    8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA

    ODS code F83043

    979 m

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    1.1 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.2 km

  • KINGS CROSS SURGERY

    77-83 CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY

    ODS code F83635

    1.2 km

  • SOMERS TOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY

    ODS code F83683

    1.2 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.3 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    1.3 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    1.3 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    1.3 km

  • AMPTHILL & REGENTS PARK PRACTICE

    57-59 CROWNDALE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 1TN

    ODS code F83006

    1.3 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    1.4 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC

    39 BRUNSWICK CENTRE, LONDON, WC1N 1AF

    ODS code F83048

    1.5 km

  • THE BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    1 HANDEL STREET, LONDON, WC1N 1PD

    ODS code F83044

    1.5 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.6 km

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    1.7 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 133 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

  • Great Portland Street Underground Station

    MET · Great Portland Street

    0.0 miles
  • Great Portland Street Underground Station

    PLT · Great Portland Street

    0.0 miles
  • Great Portland Street Underground Station

    PLT · Great Portland Street

    0.0 miles
  • Great Portland Street

    TMU · Great Portland Street

    0.0 miles
  • Great Portland Street

    TMU · Great Portland Street

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 013A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,737 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 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 £53,250,000 from 1 recorded sale in W1W 5PN. 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

377 open schools are in scope, including 153 primary and 34 secondary schools. Southbank International School Westminster is the nearest published school at 238 m.

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

Recorded crime

49,610 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,134.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 14,162 events.

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