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W2 1PY

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 1PX 26 m
W2 1QG 39 m
W2 1UF 59 m
W2 1PH 67 m
W2 1QB 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 1PY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 1
Latitude
51.517430
Longitude
-0.169563
British National Grid easting
527,101
British National Grid northing
181,422

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
E00023647
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 015C · E01004684
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 015 · E02000974

Postcode source versions

Explore W2

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Rainsford Street, London, W2 1PY 29 September 2017 £2,700,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
387
Primary
150
Secondary
39

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

    Miscellaneous

    323 m

  2. Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    363 m

  3. Ark King Solomon Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    429 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22,907
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,808
  • Other theft 3,782
  • Theft from the person 3,764
  • Shoplifting 3,042
  • Anti social behaviour 2,177

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
16.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
16.7%
Gigabit-capable
16.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
66.7%
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.

GP practices

140

within 5 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    466 m

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    533 m

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    618 m

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    813 m

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    863 m

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    863 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

    1.1 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

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.4 km

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    1.5 km

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    1.6 km

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    1.6 km

  • WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87754

    1.7 km

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    1.8 km

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    1.8 km

  • ST JOHNS WOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87609

    1.8 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.8 km

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    2.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sussex Gardens

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.0 miles

  • Praed Street

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles

  • Sussex Gardens

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles

  • Sussex Gardens

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles

  • Edgware Road / Praed Street

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 015C, 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

11,632 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

387 open schools are in scope, including 150 primary and 39 secondary schools. Hospital Home and Education Units co St Mary's Hospitial Tuition Unit is the nearest published school at 323 m.

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

Recorded crime

22,907 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,908.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,808 events.

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