W2 5EW

Westbourne · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 5EN 0 m
W2 5ES 54 m
W2 5EJ 55 m
W2 5HA 57 m
W2 5XQ 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 5EW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 5
Latitude
51.520569
Longitude
-0.192154
British National Grid easting
525,525
British National Grid northing
181,732

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00024073
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 010F · E01032512
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 010 · E02000969

Postcode source versions

Explore W2

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brinklow House, Flat 60, Torquay Street, London, W2 5EW 26 September 2024 £220,000
Brinklow House, Flat 92, Torquay Street, London, W2 5EW 11 May 2023 £360,000
Brinklow House, Flat 65, Torquay Street, London, W2 5EW 7 February 2022 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
359
Primary
148
Secondary
33
  1. Westminster Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    38 m
  2. Edward Wilson Primary School

    Community school

    205 m
  3. St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    275 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20,520
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,793
  • Anti social behaviour 2,534
  • Other theft 2,516
  • Shoplifting 1,815
  • Theft from the person 1,608

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
154

85 female, 69 male

Postcode households
59
Residents per household
2.6
W2 5 residents
10,745

Age bands in W2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

1,466 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

1,452 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.4%

4,087 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,710 residents

Age 65 and over
11.1%

1,208 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider W2 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

132

within 5 km

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    54 m

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    99 m

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    445 m

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    478 m

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    644 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    739 m

  • MEANWHILE GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87026

    782 m

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    902 m

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    905 m

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    909 m

  • THE GOLBORNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 GOLBORNE ROAD, LONDON, W10 5PG

    ODS code E87024

    1.1 km

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    1.1 km

  • HALF PENNY STEPS HEALTH CENTRE

    427-429 HARROW ROAD, LONDON, W10 4RE

    ODS code Y02842

    1.1 km

  • COLVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

    51 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, W11 1PA

    ODS code E87067

    1.1 km

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    1.1 km

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    1.1 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    1.2 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.2 km

  • SRIKRISHNAMURTHY HARROW ROAD SURGERY

    574 HARROW ROAD, LONDON, W10 4NJ

    ODS code E87751

    1.2 km

  • PORTOBELLO MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code Y00200

    1.2 km

Showing 20 of 132 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

  • Westminster Academy / Cirencester Street

    BCT · Harrow Road

    0.0 miles
  • Westminster Academy / Cirencester Street

    BCT · Harrow Road

    0.0 miles
  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Royal Oak

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Royal Oak

    0.1 miles
  • Sutherland Avenue Westbourne Green

    BCT · Westbourne Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 010F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,388 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £350,000 from 3 recorded sales in W2 5EW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Westminster is £854,198 in June 2026, down 25.4% year on year.

Schools

359 open schools are in scope, including 148 primary and 33 secondary schools. Westminster Academy is the nearest published school at 38 m.

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

Recorded crime

20,520 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,710 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,793 events.

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