W2 5RJ

Bayswater · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 5RH 23 m
W2 4UA 34 m
W2 5LS 62 m
W2 5RA 63 m
W2 5SD 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 5RJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 5
Latitude
51.515749
Longitude
-0.189823
British National Grid easting
525,700
British National Grid northing
181,200

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
E00023477
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 014B · E01004654
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 014 · E02000973

Postcode source versions

Explore W2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
371
Primary
147
Secondary
36
  1. College Park School

    Community special school

    186 m
  2. Hallfield Primary School

    Community school

    302 m
  3. Kensington Park School

    Other independent school

    505 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,439
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,245
  • Other theft 2,528
  • Anti social behaviour 2,275
  • Shoplifting 1,942
  • 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

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

137

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    156 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    305 m

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    487 m

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    583 m

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    588 m

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    633 m

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    743 m

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    943 m

  • COLVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

    51 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, W11 1PA

    ODS code E87067

    1.1 km

  • MEANWHILE GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87026

    1.2 km

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    1.2 km

  • PORTOBELLO MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code Y00200

    1.2 km

  • THE NOTTING HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code E87065

    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

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.3 km

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    1.4 km

  • THE GOLBORNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 GOLBORNE ROAD, LONDON, W10 5PG

    ODS code E87024

    1.5 km

  • PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE

    16 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, W11 4LA

    ODS code E87029

    1.6 km

  • HALF PENNY STEPS HEALTH CENTRE

    427-429 HARROW ROAD, LONDON, W10 4RE

    ODS code Y02842

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 137 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Queensway Bayswater

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.0 miles
  • Westbourne Grove / Queensway

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.0 miles
  • Queensway Bayswater

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles
  • Porchester Road / Royal Oak

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles
  • Porchester Terrace North

    BCT · Bayswater

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 014B, 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

21,325 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 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

371 open schools are in scope, including 147 primary and 36 secondary schools. College Park School is the nearest published school at 186 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,439 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,619.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,245 events.

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