W2 4BL

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 6LY 34 m
W2 6JB 39 m
W2 4SB 46 m
W2 4SA 52 m
W2 6JF 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 4BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 4
Latitude
51.515088
Longitude
-0.188364
British National Grid easting
525,803
British National Grid northing
181,129

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
E00023714
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 017F · E01004699
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 017 · E02000976

Postcode source versions

Explore W2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
370
Primary
144
Secondary
36
  1. Hallfield Primary School

    Community school

    177 m
  2. College Park School

    Community special school

    255 m
  3. Kensington Park School

    Other independent school

    440 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,228
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,146
  • Other theft 2,470
  • Anti social behaviour 2,216
  • Shoplifting 2,013
  • Theft from the person 1,776

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W2 4 residents
6,897

Age bands in W2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.6%

693 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

810 residents

Age 25 to 44
44.8%

2,938 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.2%

1,453 residents

Age 65 and over
10%

658 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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

138

within 5 km

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    204 m

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    279 m

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    509 m

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    583 m

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    647 m

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    681 m

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    830 m

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    1.1 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.2 km

  • COLVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

    51 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, W11 1PA

    ODS code E87067

    1.2 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

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    1.3 km

  • MEANWHILE GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87026

    1.3 km

  • PORTOBELLO MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code Y00200

    1.3 km

  • THE NOTTING HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code E87065

    1.3 km

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    1.5 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    1.6 km

  • PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE

    16 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, W11 4LA

    ODS code E87029

    1.6 km

  • THE GOLBORNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 GOLBORNE ROAD, LONDON, W10 5PG

    ODS code E87024

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 138 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Westbourne Grove / Queensway

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles
  • Queensway Bayswater

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles
  • Queensway Bayswater

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles
  • Porchester Terrace North

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles
  • Whiteleys

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 017F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,537 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
1 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

Schools

370 open schools are in scope, including 144 primary and 36 secondary schools. Hallfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 177 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,228 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,602.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,146 events.

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