W2 4GS

Bayswater · 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 4XW 36 m
W2 4LL 46 m
W2 4HZ 47 m
W2 4LQ 51 m
W2 4JB 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 4GS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 4
Latitude
51.512056
Longitude
-0.191771
British National Grid easting
525,575
British National Grid northing
180,786

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Electoral ward
Bayswater · E05013793
Parish or community
E43000236
Westminster constituency
Kensington and Bayswater · E14001310
Output area
E00023739
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 017B · E01004693
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
362
Primary
139
Secondary
38
  1. Pembridge Hall School

    Other independent school

    133 m
  2. Kensington Park School

    Other independent school

    173 m
  3. Wetherby School

    Other independent school

    284 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,804
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,573
  • Other theft 2,345
  • Anti social behaviour 1,965
  • Theft from the person 1,574
  • Shoplifting 1,551

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.

GP practices

131

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    381 m

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    470 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    574 m

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    586 m

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    636 m

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    893 m

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    981 m

  • COLVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

    51 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, W11 1PA

    ODS code E87067

    1.1 km

  • PORTOBELLO MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code Y00200

    1.1 km

  • THE NOTTING HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code E87065

    1.1 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    1.2 km

  • PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE

    16 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, W11 4LA

    ODS code E87029

    1.2 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    1.3 km

  • MEANWHILE GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87026

    1.4 km

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    1.4 km

  • THE FORELAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    188 WALMER ROAD, LONDON, W11 4EP

    ODS code E87706

    1.5 km

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    1.5 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.6 km

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    1.7 km

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 131 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Saint Petersburg Place

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles
  • Palace Court

    BCT · Queensway

    0.1 miles
  • Bayswater Underground Station

    PLT · Bayswater

    0.2 miles
  • Bayswater Underground Station

    PLT · Bayswater

    0.2 miles
  • Whiteleys

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 017B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,484 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
4 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

362 open schools are in scope, including 139 primary and 38 secondary schools. Pembridge Hall School is the nearest published school at 133 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,804 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,400.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,573 events.

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