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W2 3LY

Lancaster Gate · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lancaster Gate
Local authority
Westminster
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 3NS 50 m
W2 3QJ 50 m
W2 3NL 72 m
W2 3NY 91 m
W2 3NT 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 3LY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 3
Latitude
51.511099
Longitude
-0.179919
British National Grid easting
526,400
British National Grid northing
180,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Electoral ward
Lancaster Gate · E05013798
Parish or community
E43000236
Westminster constituency
Kensington and Bayswater · E14001310
Output area
E00023699
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 016C · E01004694
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 016 · E02000975

Postcode source versions

Explore W2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
380
Primary
146
Secondary
37

  1. St James & St John Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    211 m

  2. Hallfield Primary School

    Community school

    559 m

  3. Kensington Park School

    Other independent school

    677 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,132
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,537
  • Other theft 2,491
  • Anti social behaviour 2,017
  • Theft from the person 1,992
  • Shoplifting 1,307

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

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

136

within 5 km straight-line

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    248 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    614 m

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    1.0 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.1 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.2 km

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    1.2 km

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    1.3 km

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    1.4 km

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    1.4 km

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    1.4 km

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    1.5 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    1.5 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.5 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.5 km

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    1.5 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.6 km

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    1.7 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

    FIRST FLOOR, 49 EMPERORS GATE, LONDON, SW7 4HJ

    ODS code E87043

    1.7 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    1.8 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 136 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lancaster Gate /Columbia Hotel

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.0 miles

  • Leinster Terrace

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.0 miles

  • Leinster Terrace

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles

  • Porchester Terrace

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.2 miles

  • Lancaster Gate Station

    BCT · Lancaster Gate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 016C, 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

18,171 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

380 open schools are in scope, including 146 primary and 37 secondary schools. St James & St John Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 211 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,132 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,427.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,537 events.

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