W2 1XL

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 1BW 48 m
W2 1DB 48 m
W2 1EF 48 m
W2 1EQ 48 m
NW1 6RF 52 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 1XL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2018
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 1
Latitude
51.520471
Longitude
-0.171329
British National Grid easting
526,970
British National Grid northing
181,757

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023762
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 009E · E01004702
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 009 · E02000968

Postcode source versions

Explore W2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
372
Primary
145
Secondary
38
  1. Ark King Solomon Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    170 m
  2. United Colleges Group

    Further education

    281 m
  3. Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    362 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22,755
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,909
  • Other theft 3,725
  • Theft from the person 3,412
  • Shoplifting 2,994
  • Anti social behaviour 2,246

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

137

within 5 km straight-line

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    142 m

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    495 m

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    524 m

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    524 m

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    715 m

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    874 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

    1.3 km

  • WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87754

    1.3 km

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    1.4 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

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    1.4 km

  • ST JOHNS WOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87609

    1.5 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.5 km

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    1.5 km

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    1.5 km

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    1.5 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.7 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 137 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Edgware Road (Bakerloo line) Station

    BCT · Edgware Road

    0.0 miles
  • Edgware Road (Bakerloo line) Station

    BCT · Edgware Road

    0.0 miles
  • Edgware Road

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.0 miles
  • Edgware Road (Bakerloo) Underground Station

    PLT · Edgware Road

    0.0 miles
  • Edgware Road (Bakerloo line) Station

    TMU · Edgware Road

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 009E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,233 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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

372 open schools are in scope, including 145 primary and 38 secondary schools. Ark King Solomon Academy is the nearest published school at 170 m.

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

Recorded crime

22,755 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,896.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,909 events.

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