W2 6NW

Westbourne · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W2 6NH 26 m
W2 6PP 64 m
W2 6NJ 82 m
W2 6NG 90 m
W2 6PA 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W2 6NW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2003
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W2
Postcode sector
W2 6
Latitude
51.519997
Longitude
-0.185402
British National Grid easting
525,995
British National Grid northing
181,680

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00024075
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 010C · E01004757
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
369
Primary
148
Secondary
36
  1. Edward Wilson Primary School

    Community school

    326 m
  2. St Saviour's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    417 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20,198
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,545
  • Anti social behaviour 2,593
  • Other theft 2,557
  • Shoplifting 1,883
  • Theft from the person 1,706

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

142

within 5 km straight-line

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    387 m

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    438 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    512 m

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    613 m

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    733 m

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    733 m

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    852 m

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    897 m

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    928 m

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87010

    966 m

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    1.1 km

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    1.1 km

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    1.1 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.2 km

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    1.2 km

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    1.2 km

  • MEANWHILE GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87026

    1.3 km

  • COLVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

    51 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, W11 1PA

    ODS code E87067

    1.5 km

  • THE GOLBORNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 GOLBORNE ROAD, LONDON, W10 5PG

    ODS code E87024

    1.5 km

  • HALF PENNY STEPS HEALTH CENTRE

    427-429 HARROW ROAD, LONDON, W10 4RE

    ODS code Y02842

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 142 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Westbourne Terrace / Harrow Road

    BCT · Paddington

    0.0 miles
  • Little Venice Waterbus Stop

    FER · Little Venice

    0.1 miles
  • Little Venice Waterbus Stop

    FTD · Little Venice

    0.1 miles
  • Little Venice Waterbus Stop

    FBT · Little Venice

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Oak Underground Station

    PLT · Royal Oak

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 010C, 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

3,320 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 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

369 open schools are in scope, including 148 primary and 36 secondary schools. Edward Wilson Primary School is the nearest published school at 326 m.

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

Recorded crime

20,198 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,683.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,545 events.

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