W2 5XQ

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 5EH 21 m
W2 5EJ 24 m
W2 5EN 79 m
W2 5EW 79 m
W2 5TH 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 5XQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 5
Latitude
51.520159
Longitude
-0.191233
British National Grid easting
525,590
British National Grid northing
181,688

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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
217, Harrow Road, London, W2 5XQ 9 October 2024 £10,400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
360
Primary
148
Secondary
34
  1. Westminster Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    112 m
  2. Edward Wilson Primary School

    Community school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    285 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20,218
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,678
  • Other theft 2,517
  • Anti social behaviour 2,461
  • Shoplifting 1,809
  • Theft from the person 1,642

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

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

This postcode contained 0% 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.

GP practices

134

within 5 km straight-line

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    21 m

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    83 m

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    435 m

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    524 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    664 m

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    721 m

  • MEANWHILE GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87026

    855 m

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    894 m

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    909 m

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    935 m

  • 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

    1.1 km

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    1.1 km

  • COLVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

    51 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, W11 1PA

    ODS code E87067

    1.1 km

  • THE GOLBORNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 GOLBORNE ROAD, LONDON, W10 5PG

    ODS code E87024

    1.2 km

  • HALF PENNY STEPS HEALTH CENTRE

    427-429 HARROW ROAD, LONDON, W10 4RE

    ODS code Y02842

    1.2 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.2 km

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    1.3 km

  • PORTOBELLO MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code Y00200

    1.3 km

Showing 20 of 134 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Westminster Academy / Cirencester Street

    BCT · Harrow Road

    0.1 miles
  • Westminster Academy / Cirencester Street

    BCT · Harrow Road

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Royal Oak

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Royal Oak

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Oak

    TMU · Royal Oak

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £10,400,000 from 1 recorded sale in W2 5XQ. 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

360 open schools are in scope, including 148 primary and 34 secondary schools. Westminster Academy is the nearest published school at 112 m.

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

Recorded crime

20,218 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,684.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,678 events.

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