W2 6AH

Bayswater · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 6QD 18 m
W2 6JT 29 m
W2 6JU 29 m
W2 6HS 34 m
W2 6AZ 42 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 6AH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 6
Latitude
51.517868
Longitude
-0.183253
British National Grid easting
526,150
British National Grid northing
181,447

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
E00023485
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 014D · E01004656
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 014 · E02000973

Postcode source versions

Explore W2

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Flat 5, Orsett Terrace, London, W2 6AH 2 December 2016 £1,295,000
1, Flat 1, Orsett Terrace, London, W2 6AH 27 September 2013 £570,000
1, Flat 6, Orsett Terrace, London, W2 6AH 14 October 2011 £915,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
371
Primary
144
Secondary
37
  1. Marylebone Boys' School

    Free schools

    458 m
  2. Hallfield Primary School

    Community school

    479 m
  3. Edward Wilson Primary School

    Community school

    587 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,604
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,253
  • Other theft 2,589
  • Anti social behaviour 2,449
  • Shoplifting 1,882
  • Theft from the person 1,810

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

10 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.5
W2 6 residents
7,594

Age bands in W2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.1%

889 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.5%

991 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.2%

2,956 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.5%

1,728 residents

Age 65 and over
10.8%

796 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider W2 6 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

142

within 5 km

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    315 m

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    589 m

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    626 m

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    666 m

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    680 m

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    775 m

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    797 m

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    797 m

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    1.1 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    1.1 km

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    1.2 km

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    1.2 km

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    1.2 km

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    1.3 km

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    1.4 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.4 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.4 km

  • MEANWHILE GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87026

    1.5 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.5 km

  • COLVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

    51 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, W11 1PA

    ODS code E87067

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 142 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

  • Bishops Bridge Road / Westbourne Terrace

    BCT · Paddington

    0.1 miles
  • Gloucester Terrace

    BCT · Paddington

    0.1 miles
  • Westbourne Terrace

    BCT · Paddington

    0.1 miles
  • Paddington Station

    BCT · Paddington

    0.2 miles
  • Bishop's Bridge / Paddington Station

    BCT · Paddington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 014D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,404 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
2
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

Schools

371 open schools are in scope, including 144 primary and 37 secondary schools. Marylebone Boys' School is the nearest published school at 458 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,604 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,633.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,253 events.

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