W2 3BD

Lancaster Gate · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 6DA 28 m
W2 3BE 31 m
W2 3AA 65 m
W2 3BA 71 m
W2 6DB 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 3BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 3
Latitude
51.513766
Longitude
-0.182551
British National Grid easting
526,210
British National Grid northing
180,992

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Westminster constituency
Kensington and Bayswater · E14001310
Output area
E00190382
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 016E · E01004700
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 016 · E02000975

Postcode source versions

Explore W2

68 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19, Basement Floor Flat, Queens Gardens, London, W2 3BD 31 March 2025 £880,000
19, Ground Floor Flat, Queens Gardens, London, W2 3BD 11 March 2025 £1,150,000
25, Flat 4, Queens Gardens, London, W2 3BD 26 February 2024 £775,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
375
Primary
142
Secondary
37
  1. St James & St John Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    227 m
  2. Hallfield Primary School

    Community school

    271 m
  3. Kensington Park School

    Other independent school

    570 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18,474
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,959
  • Other theft 2,574
  • Anti social behaviour 2,216
  • Theft from the person 1,969
  • Shoplifting 1,414

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

21 female, 24 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.0
W2 3 residents
6,395

Age bands in W2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.7%

493 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.8%

948 residents

Age 25 to 44
46.3%

2,961 residents

Age 45 to 64
21%

1,347 residents

Age 65 and over
10.2%

651 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider W2 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    230 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    272 m

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    707 m

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    913 m

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    1.0 km

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    1.0 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.0 km

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    1.2 km

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    1.2 km

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    1.2 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.3 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    1.4 km

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    1.5 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    1.6 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.6 km

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    1.7 km

  • COLVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

    51 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, W11 1PA

    ODS code E87067

    1.7 km

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    1.7 km

  • MEANWHILE GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    UNIT 5, 1-31 ELKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, W10 5NT

    ODS code E87026

    1.7 km

  • PORTOBELLO MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code Y00200

    1.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Inverness Terrace

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.2 miles
  • Leinster Terrace

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.2 miles
  • Leinster Terrace

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.2 miles
  • Lancaster Gate /Columbia Hotel

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.2 miles
  • Gloucester Terrace

    BCT · Paddington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 016E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,988 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,150,000 from 5 recorded sales in W2 3BD. 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

375 open schools are in scope, including 142 primary and 37 secondary schools. St James & St John Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 227 m.

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

Recorded crime

18,474 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,539.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,959 events.

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