W postcode area: West London
The W postcode area is known as the West London area. It is every postcode that begins W followed by a number. It has 26 districts and 18,480 postcodes in use, across 8 councils.
Homes in the W area sold for a typical £695,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £490,000 in W3 (Ealing) to £4,438,000 in W1S (City of Westminster).
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 51.5115
Longitude -0.1998
This is the middle of the postcodes in the W area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the W area?
Homes in the W area sold for a typical £695,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 3,721 sales, down 6.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £740,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £695,000
▼ down 6.1% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the W districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- W1A postcode district: IslingtonIslington, Westminster 141 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home2 of 3 At flood riskNone listed
- W1B postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster 297 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home229 of 268 At flood riskNone listed
- W1C postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster 141 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home95 of 118 At flood riskNone listed
- W1D postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster 698 postcodes Typical price£765,000 Gigabit, every home507 of 628 At flood riskNone listed
- W1F postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster 754 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home649 of 696 At flood riskNone listed
- W1G postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster, Islington 703 postcodes Typical price£1,612,500 Gigabit, every home632 of 659 At flood riskNone listed
- W1H postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster 691 postcodes Typical price£1,055,000 Gigabit, every home596 of 661 At flood riskNone listed
- W1J postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster, Islington 666 postcodes Typical price£2,320,000 Gigabit, every home500 of 609 At flood riskNone listed
- W1K postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster 878 postcodes Typical price£3,550,000 Gigabit, every home704 of 820 At flood riskNone listed
- W1S postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster 554 postcodes Typical price£4,438,000 Gigabit, every home434 of 484 At flood riskNone listed
- W1T postcode district: CamdenCamden, Westminster, Islington 922 postcodes Typical price£859,800 Gigabit, every home794 of 841 At flood riskNone listed
- W1U postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster 1,070 postcodes Typical price£1,500,000 Gigabit, every home888 of 1,001 At flood riskNone listed
- W1W postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster, Islington 621 postcodes Typical price£750,000 Gigabit, every home549 of 574 At flood riskNone listed
- W2 postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Ealing 1,125 postcodes Typical price£765,000 Gigabit, every home800 of 1,045 At flood riskNone listed
- W3 postcode district: EalingEaling, Hounslow, Hammersmith and Fulham 1,158 postcodes Typical price£490,000 Gigabit, every home636 of 1,104 At flood riskNone listed
- W4 postcode district: HounslowHounslow, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham 1,024 postcodes Typical price£818,588 Gigabit, every home700 of 966 At flood risk202 of 1,024
- W5 postcode district: EalingEaling, Hounslow 1,007 postcodes Typical price£616,500 Gigabit, every home716 of 928 At flood risk8 of 1,007
- W6 postcode district: Hammersmith and FulhamHammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow 773 postcodes Typical price£661,000 Gigabit, every home474 of 706 At flood risk221 of 773
- W7 postcode district: EalingEaling 510 postcodes Typical price£574,750 Gigabit, every home398 of 495 At flood risk42 of 510
- W8 postcode district: Kensington and ChelseaKensington and Chelsea 688 postcodes Typical price£1,275,000 Gigabit, every home512 of 631 At flood riskNone listed
- W9 postcode district: City of WestminsterWestminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Camden, Brent 578 postcodes Typical price£672,500 Gigabit, every home414 of 539 At flood riskNone listed
- W10 postcode district: Kensington and ChelseaKensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Ealing, Brent, Hammersmith and Fulham 692 postcodes Typical price£665,000 Gigabit, every home540 of 662 At flood riskNone listed
- W11 postcode district: Kensington and ChelseaKensington and Chelsea, Ealing, Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham 733 postcodes Typical price£1,060,000 Gigabit, every home503 of 678 At flood riskNone listed
- W12 postcode district: Hammersmith and FulhamHammersmith and Fulham, Ealing 820 postcodes Typical price£625,000 Gigabit, every home500 of 755 At flood risk1 of 820
- W13 postcode district: EalingEaling 595 postcodes Typical price£725,000 Gigabit, every home455 of 569 At flood risk18 of 595
- W14 postcode district: Hammersmith and FulhamHammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea 641 postcodes Typical price£602,500 Gigabit, every home501 of 590 At flood riskNone listed
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the W area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the W area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the W area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Westminster9,085 postcodes
- Ealing3,616 postcodes
- Hammersmith and Fulham2,074 postcodes
- Kensington and Chelsea2,029 postcodes
- Hounslow829 postcodes
- Camden682 postcodes
- Islington148 postcodes
- Brent17 postcodes
Near the W area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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