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W2 1HX

Lancaster Gate · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lancaster Gate
Local authority
Westminster
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 3BP 30 m
W2 3UN 31 m
W2 3PX 38 m
W2 3UR 54 m
W2 3RE 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 1HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 1
Latitude
51.514649
Longitude
-0.176895
British National Grid easting
526,600
British National Grid northing
181,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Electoral ward
Lancaster Gate · E05013798
Parish or community
E43000236
Westminster constituency
Kensington and Bayswater · E14001310
Output area
E00023618
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 016B · E01004682
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 016 · E02000975

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
382
Primary
147
Secondary
38

  1. St James & St John Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    260 m

  2. Hospital Home and Education Units co St Mary's Hospitial Tuition Unit

    Miscellaneous

    333 m

  3. Marylebone Boys' School

    Free schools

    471 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20,014
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,899
  • Other theft 3,057
  • Theft from the person 2,793
  • Anti social behaviour 2,186
  • Shoplifting 1,781

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

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

143

within 5 km straight-line

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    551 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    601 m

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    745 m

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    882 m

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    1.0 km

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    1.0 km

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    1.1 km

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    1.1 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.2 km

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    1.2 km

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    1.2 km

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    1.4 km

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    1.6 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    1.7 km

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    1.7 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.8 km

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    1.8 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.9 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.9 km

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 143 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Craven Road (W2)

    BCT · Paddington

    0.0 miles

  • Paddington Station

    BCT · Paddington

    0.1 miles

  • Paddington Underground Station

    TMU · Paddington

    0.1 miles

  • Paddington Underground Station

    PLT · Paddington

    0.1 miles

  • Paddington Underground Station

    PLT · Paddington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 016B, 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

11,815 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Schools

382 open schools are in scope, including 147 primary and 38 secondary schools. St James & St John Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 260 m.

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

Recorded crime

20,014 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,667.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,899 events.

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