W2 2LS

Hyde Park · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 2LU 13 m
W2 2NU 57 m
W2 2LY 62 m
W2 2TH 70 m
W2 2NX 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 2LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 2
Latitude
51.512762
Longitude
-0.171206
British National Grid easting
527,000
British National Grid northing
180,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Electoral ward
Hyde Park · E05013796
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023640
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 015B · E01004683
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 015 · E02000974

Postcode source versions

Explore W2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
391
Primary
155
Secondary
38
  1. Hospital Home and Education Units co St Mary's Hospitial Tuition Unit

    Miscellaneous

    528 m
  2. St James & St John Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    578 m
  3. Connaught House School

    Other independent school

    586 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23,538
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 3,925
  • Other theft 3,898
  • Violence and sexual offences 3,847
  • Shoplifting 3,296
  • Anti social behaviour 2,108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W2 2 residents
5,388

Age bands in W2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.9%

602 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

655 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.7%

1,808 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

1,254 residents

Age 65 and over
14.7%

743 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

139

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    502 m

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    850 m

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    921 m

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.0 km

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    1.0 km

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    1.3 km

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    1.3 km

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    1.3 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

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.6 km

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    1.6 km

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    1.7 km

  • CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87745

    1.8 km

  • MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

    17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5LT

    ODS code E87737

    1.8 km

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    1.8 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.8 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.9 km

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    2.0 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

    LOWER GROUND FLOOR, 12 PHILLIMORE WALK, LONDON, W8 7RX

    ODS code E87016

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 139 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Victoria Gate

    BCT · Paddington

    0.0 miles
  • Victoria Gate

    BCT · Paddington

    0.1 miles
  • Westbourne Street / Lancaster Gate Station

    BCT · Lancaster Gate

    0.2 miles
  • Lancaster Gate Underground Station

    PLT · Lancaster Gate

    0.2 miles
  • Hyde Park Street

    BCT · Paddington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 015B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,718 of 33,755

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

391 open schools are in scope, including 155 primary and 38 secondary schools. Hospital Home and Education Units co St Mary's Hospitial Tuition Unit is the nearest published school at 528 m.

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

Recorded crime

23,538 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,961.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 3,925 events.

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