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W2 5HS

Bayswater · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bayswater
Local authority
Westminster
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 5HT 52 m
W2 5HU 52 m
W2 5HR 60 m
W2 5NR 60 m
W2 5DR 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 5HS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 5
Latitude
51.517282
Longitude
-0.188984
British National Grid easting
525,754
British National Grid northing
181,372

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
E00023453
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 017A · E01004652
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 017 · E02000976

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
367
Primary
146
Secondary
37

  1. College Park School

    Community special school

    349 m

  2. Hallfield Primary School

    Community school

    401 m

  3. Edward Wilson Primary School

    Community school

    460 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
19,691
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,379
  • Other theft 2,474
  • Anti social behaviour 2,368
  • Shoplifting 1,865
  • Theft from the person 1,704

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

138

within 5 km

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    232 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    322 m

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    339 m

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    438 m

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    729 m

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    736 m

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    849 m

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    852 m

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    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

  • MEANWHILE GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87026

    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

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    1.2 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

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    1.4 km

  • THE GOLBORNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 GOLBORNE ROAD, LONDON, W10 5PG

    ODS code E87024

    1.4 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.5 km

Showing 20 of 138 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Royal Oak

    0.0 miles

  • Porchester Road / Royal Oak

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles

  • Queensway Bayswater

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles

  • Porchester Terrace North

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles

  • Westbourne Grove / Queensway

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 017A, 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

15,289 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

367 open schools are in scope, including 146 primary and 37 secondary schools. College Park School is the nearest published school at 349 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

19,691 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,640.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,379 events.

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