W2 3BE

Lancaster Gate · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 3BD 31 m
W2 6DA 38 m
W2 3AA 56 m
W2 3EA 76 m
W2 6DD 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 3BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 3
Latitude
51.513637
Longitude
-0.182945
British National Grid easting
526,183
British National Grid northing
180,977

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
374
Primary
141
Secondary
37
  1. Hallfield Primary School

    Community school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    248 m
  3. Kensington Park School

    Other independent school

    539 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,983
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,887
  • Other theft 2,543
  • Anti social behaviour 2,180
  • Theft from the person 1,829
  • Shoplifting 1,354

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

139

within 5 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    211 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    263 m

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    688 m

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    907 m

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    982 m

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    1.0 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.1 km

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    1.2 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

  • 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

    1.6 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    1.6 km

  • COLVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

    51 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, W11 1PA

    ODS code E87067

    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

    1.6 km

  • PORTOBELLO MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code Y00200

    1.7 km

  • THE NOTTING HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code E87065

    1.7 km

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 139 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

  • Inverness Terrace

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.2 miles
  • Leinster Terrace

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.2 miles
  • Bayswater

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.2 miles
  • Porchester Terrace

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.2 miles
  • Leinster Terrace

    BCT · Bayswater

    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.

Evidence in context

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

Schools

Published establishments

374 open schools are in scope, including 141 primary and 37 secondary schools. Hallfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 246 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

17,983 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,498.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,887 events.

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