W2 1AU

Little Venice · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 1TH 13 m
W2 1AT 16 m
W2 1TE 16 m
W2 1TF 48 m
W9 1AE 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 1AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 1
Latitude
51.524262
Longitude
-0.176886
British National Grid easting
526,574
British National Grid northing
182,169

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023746
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 007B · E01004703
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 007 · E02000966

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
366
Primary
146
Secondary
35
  1. L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire

    Other independent school

    323 m
  2. United Colleges Group

    Further education

    340 m
  3. Gateway Academy

    Academy converter

    422 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18,146
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,843
  • Other theft 2,631
  • Anti social behaviour 2,331
  • Theft from the person 1,736
  • Shoplifting 1,599

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W2 1 residents
7,628

Age bands in W2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

1,065 residents

Age 15 to 24
22.3%

1,954 residents

Age 25 to 44
35%

3,062 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.2%

1,851 residents

Age 65 and over
9.3%

818 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

141

within 5 km

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    56 m

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    56 m

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    448 m

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    529 m

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    920 m

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    927 m

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 BIDDULPH MANSIONS, ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1HT

    ODS code E87010

    946 m

  • WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    16 WELLINGTON ROAD, ST JOHNS WOOD, LONDON, NW8 9SP

    ODS code E87754

    973 m

  • ST JOHNS WOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRAMPTON HOUSE, 60 GROVE END ROAD, LONDON, NW8 9NH

    ODS code E87609

    1.0 km

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    1.1 km

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

    HEALTH AT THE STOWE, 260 HARROW ROAD, LONDON, W2 5ES

    ODS code Y00902

    1.1 km

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    1.2 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.2 km

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BAYSWATER CENTRE 14-18, NEWTON ROAD, LONDON, W2 5LT

    ODS code E87681

    1.4 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.4 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE 7E, WOODFIELD ROAD, LONDON, W9 3XZ

    ODS code E87741

    1.4 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    1.5 km

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    1.5 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 ABBEY ROAD, LONDON, NW8 0AG

    ODS code F83019

    1.6 km

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 141 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Orchardson Street

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles
  • St Johns Wood Road

    BCT · Maida Vale

    0.1 miles
  • Orchardson Street

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles
  • Clifton Road / Maida Vale

    BCT · Maida Vale

    0.1 miles
  • Clifton Road / Maida Vale

    BCT · Maida Vale

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 007B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,915 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

366 open schools are in scope, including 146 primary and 35 secondary schools. L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire is the nearest published school at 323 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

18,146 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,512.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,843 events.

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