W2 5SW

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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 5SS 44 m
W2 5ST 44 m
W2 5SU 72 m
W2 5SX 72 m
W2 5AU 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 5SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 5
Latitude
51.522150
Longitude
-0.191515
British National Grid easting
525,565
British National Grid northing
181,909

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00024100
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 010A · E01004754
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 010 · E02000969

Postcode source versions

Explore W2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
351
Primary
143
Secondary
35
  1. Ark Atwood Primary Academy

    Free schools

    98 m
  2. St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    127 m
  3. Westminster Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    154 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20,963
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,920
  • Anti social behaviour 2,611
  • Other theft 2,532
  • Shoplifting 1,873
  • Theft from the person 1,623

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

134

within 5 km

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    142 m

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    235 m

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    424 m

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    565 m

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    654 m

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    723 m

  • MEANWHILE GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87026

    804 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    861 m

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    913 m

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.0 km

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    1.0 km

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    1.0 km

  • HALF PENNY STEPS HEALTH CENTRE

    427-429 HARROW ROAD, LONDON, W10 4RE

    ODS code Y02842

    1.1 km

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    1.1 km

  • THE GOLBORNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 GOLBORNE ROAD, LONDON, W10 5PG

    ODS code E87024

    1.1 km

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    1.1 km

  • SRIKRISHNAMURTHY HARROW ROAD SURGERY

    574 HARROW ROAD, LONDON, W10 4NJ

    ODS code E87751

    1.2 km

  • GOLBORNE CANALSIDE HEALTH CENTRE

    175A KENSAL ROAD, LONDON, W10 5DD

    ODS code E87742

    1.2 km

  • COLVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

    51 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, W11 1PA

    ODS code E87067

    1.2 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.3 km

Showing 20 of 134 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Westminster Academy / Cirencester Street

    BCT · Harrow Road

    0.1 miles
  • Westminster Academy / Cirencester Street

    BCT · Harrow Road

    0.1 miles
  • Sutherland Avenue Westbourne Green

    BCT · Westbourne Green

    0.1 miles
  • Sutherland Avenue Westbourne Green

    BCT · Westbourne Green

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Royal Oak

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 010A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,834 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

351 open schools are in scope, including 143 primary and 35 secondary schools. Ark Atwood Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 98 m.

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

Recorded crime

20,963 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,746.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,920 events.

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