SW1Y 4RJ postcode in City of Westminster, Westminster
SW1Y 4RJ is a postcode in City of Westminster, in the St James's ward of Westminster. It is in the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where SW1Y 4RJ is, and what is near it
- SW1Y 4RJ
- Other postcodes in SW1Y 4: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 23 bus stops
- 8 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5091, longitude -0.1329)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; OpenStreetMap charging points. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after SW1Y 4RJ?
- WestminsterCouncil, for all local services Westminster: bins, council tax, planning
- Mark Angus Shearer, San Abishev and Tim MitchellCouncillors elected for the St James's ward When elected, and how to contact them
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SW1Y 4RJ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Cities of London and WestminsterParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)). How to contact Rachel Blake
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at SW1Y 4RJ?
Every home and business at SW1Y 4RJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at SW1Y 4RJ?
BinDayBuddy does not read City of Westminster's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.
City of Westminster's bin daysSource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is SW1Y 4RJ at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SW1Y 4RJ.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across Westminster
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SW1Y 4RJ: 17,291 properties in Westminster are at high risk (9.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Westminster
Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of SW1Y 4RJ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.
At this postcode
Homes sold in SW1Y 4RJ
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SW1Y 4RJ from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
At this postcode
Food hygiene ratings at SW1Y 4RJ
The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at SW1Y 4RJ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency ratings, as published on 30 October 2026.
Who lives at SW1Y 4RJ?
The 2021 Census counted no one living at SW1Y 4RJ: ONS gives figures only for postcodes with at least one resident or household.
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at SW1Y 4RJ use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for SW1Y 4RJ. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy. Across the SW1Y district, the median electricity meter used 3,101 kWh and the median gas meter used 7,712 kWh in 2024.
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is SW1Y 4RJ in a conservation area?
The centre of SW1Y 4RJ is in 3 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
- Conservation areaHaymarket
- Article 4 direction areaArticle 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Article 4 direction areaArticle 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point.
Near here
Which schools are near SW1Y 4RJ?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to SW1Y 4RJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
Near here
Where is the nearest station to SW1Y 4RJ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SW1Y 4RJ is London Charing Cross Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.
- London Charing Cross Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
- Tottenham Court Road Railway station 750 mWalk
- Piccadilly Circus Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 100 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
23 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Haymarket / Charles II Street, 57 m away.
More stations near SW1Y 4RJ, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Near here
Which GP surgeries are near SW1Y 4RJ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW1Y 4RJ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Great Chapel Street Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7437 9360 600 mWalk
- Soho Centre For Health and Care Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2026 · Phone 020 7534 6570 600 mWalk
- Soho Square General Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 020 3405 6570 600 mWalk
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Where can I charge an electric car near SW1Y 4RJ?
The nearest charging points to the centre of SW1Y 4RJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:
- Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
- Albemarle Street Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, 3-pin plug 650 mWalk
- Albemarle Street Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, 3-pin plug 700 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Near here
Which dentists are near SW1Y 4RJ?
The nearest to the centre of SW1Y 4RJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Pall Mall Dental Clinic Phone 020 7766 7150 250 mWalk
- Piccadilly Dental Phone 020 7437 0154 300 mWalk
- Leicester Square Dental Clinic 350 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
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Which hospitals are nearest to SW1Y 4RJ?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Clinical Research Facility Phone 020 3456 7890 1.5 kmCycle
- The London Welbeck Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report February 2025 · Phone 020 7224 2242 1.5 kmCycle
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Which care homes are near SW1Y 4RJ?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SW1Y 4RJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Norton House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2026 · Phone 020 7976 7681 1.5 kmCycle
- Garside House Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 3826 5520 2.1 kmCycle
- Loveday Belgravia Phone 020 4530 9768 2.5 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which pharmacies are near SW1Y 4RJ?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW1Y 4RJ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Boots, 44-46 Regent Street Mon to Fri 8am to 11pm; Sat 9am to midnight; Sun 12pm to 6pm · Phone 020 7734 6126 200 mWalk
- Dr Harris & Co Chemists Mon to Fri 8:30am to 6pm; Sat 9:30am to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7930 3915 500 mWalk
- Watsons Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 020 7437 2270 600 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
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Which vets are near SW1Y 4RJ?
The nearest vets to the centre of SW1Y 4RJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Blue Cross Pet Clinic 2.0 kmCycle
- 55 Veterinary Clinic 2.1 kmCycle
- London Vet Clinic 2.4 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the SW1Y district
What do homes sell for near SW1Y 4RJ?
Homes in the SW1Y district sold for a typical £837,500 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 10 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Flat or maisonette £837,500 10 sales
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near SW1Y 4RJ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,490 homes in the neighbourhood around SW1Y 4RJ. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band H. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (53%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Westminster for 2026‑27: £1,050. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £933 (band C) to £2,099 (band H); band H, the most common, is £2,099.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | withheld | £700 |
| Band B | fewer than 5 | £816 |
| Band C | about 10 (1%) | £933 |
| Band D | about 40 (3%) | £1,050 |
| Band E | about 170 (11%) | £1,283 |
| Band F | about 300 (20%) | £1,516 |
| Band G | about 400 (27%) | £1,749 |
| Band H | about 570 (38%) | £2,099 |
When the homes were built
- 53% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 2% 1919 to 1939
- 9% 1945 to 1964
- 6% 1965 to 1982
- 6% 1983 to 1999
- 7% 2000 to 2009
- 8% 2010 to 2019
- 7% 2020 or later
Averages for Westminster before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SW1Y 4RJ is in (ONS area E01004736), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near SW1Y 4RJ?
Police.uk records 4,301 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW1Y 4RJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: drugs 143, robbery 133, burglary 120, vehicle crime 90, bicycle theft 72, possession of weapons 24, other crime 20, criminal damage and arson 8.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for SW1Y 4RJ
- Ward
- St James's
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- London
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- City of Westminster
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Food Standards Agency ratings
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- The NHS in England, Wales and Scotland: NHS pharmacy lists
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.
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