W2 4QL

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 4QN 35 m
W2 4QR 35 m
W2 4QS 35 m
W2 4QT 35 m
W2 4QW 35 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 4QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2016
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 4
Latitude
51.511477
Longitude
-0.187513
British National Grid easting
525,872
British National Grid northing
180,729

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
E00023701
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 017C · E01004695
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
368
Primary
141
Secondary
36
  1. Kensington Park School

    Other independent school

    153 m
  2. Hallfield Primary School

    Community school

    296 m
  3. Pembridge Hall School

    Other independent school

    416 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,437
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,488
  • Other theft 2,382
  • Anti social behaviour 1,920
  • Theft from the person 1,691
  • Shoplifting 1,342

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

134

within 5 km straight-line

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    292 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    458 m

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    615 m

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    683 m

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    935 m

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    985 m

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    1.1 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    1.2 km

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    1.4 km

  • COLVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

    51 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, W11 1PA

    ODS code E87067

    1.4 km

  • PORTOBELLO MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code Y00200

    1.4 km

  • THE NOTTING HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code E87065

    1.4 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    1.4 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.4 km

  • PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE

    16 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, W11 4LA

    ODS code E87029

    1.5 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.6 km

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    1.6 km

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    1.6 km

  • MEANWHILE GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87026

    1.6 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 134 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Queensway Station

    BCT · Queensway

    0.1 miles
  • Bayswater Underground Station

    MET · Bayswater

    0.1 miles
  • Queensway Station

    TMU · Queensway

    0.1 miles
  • Bayswater

    TMU · Bayswater

    0.1 miles
  • Bayswater Underground Station

    PLT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 017C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,076 of 33,755

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

368 open schools are in scope, including 141 primary and 36 secondary schools. Kensington Park School is the nearest published school at 153 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,437 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,369.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,488 events.

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