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W2 1JL

Hyde Park · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
London
Ward
Hyde Park
Local authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 1AL 0 m
W2 1JN 0 m
W2 1JX 9 m
W2 1PP 38 m
W2 1YR 42 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 1JL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 1
Latitude
51.518754
Longitude
-0.170245
British National Grid easting
527,050
British National Grid northing
181,568

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Electoral ward
Hyde Park · E05013796
Parish or community
E43000236
Westminster constituency
Cities of London and Westminster · E14001172
Output area
E00175187
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 015G · E01033594
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 015 · E02000974

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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159 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Balmoral Apartments, 2, Flat 404, Praed Street, London, W2 1JL 10 June 2026 £500,000
Balmoral Apartments, 2, Flat 410, Praed Street, London, W2 1JL 10 April 2026 £780,000
Balmoral Apartments, 2, Flat 4, Praed Street, London, W2 1JL 8 October 2024 £600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
377
Primary
144
Secondary
38

  1. Ark King Solomon Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    290 m

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

    Miscellaneous

    328 m

  3. Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    404 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22,898
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,821
  • Other theft 3,785
  • Theft from the person 3,732
  • Shoplifting 3,013
  • Anti social behaviour 2,174

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
59

30 female, 29 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
1.4
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

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider W2 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
98.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
98.7%
Gigabit-capable
98.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

137

within 5 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    319 m

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    631 m

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    669 m

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    676 m

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    717 m

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    717 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    1.1 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    1.2 km

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    1.4 km

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    1.4 km

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    1.4 km

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    1.5 km

  • WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87754

    1.5 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.5 km

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    1.5 km

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    1.7 km

  • ST JOHNS WOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87609

    1.7 km

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    1.7 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.7 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 137 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

  • Praed Street

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.0 miles

  • Edgware Road / Praed Street

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles

  • Edgware Road

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles

  • Edgware Road (Circle line) Station

    BCT · Edgware Road

    0.1 miles

  • Edgware Road (Bakerloo line) Station

    TMU · Edgware Road

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 015G, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,696 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 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.

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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £605,000 from 7 recorded sales in W2 1JL. 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

Published establishments

377 open schools are in scope, including 144 primary and 38 secondary schools. Ark King Solomon Academy is the nearest published school at 290 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

22,898 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,908.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,821 events.

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