W1S 1DB postcode in City of Westminster, Westminster
W1S 1DB is a postcode in City of Westminster, in the West End 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 December 2000.
Where W1S 1DB is, and what is near it
- W1S 1DB
- Other postcodes in W1S 1: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 19 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 51.5139, longitude -0.1465)
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 W1S 1DB?
- WestminsterCouncil, for all local services Westminster: bins, council tax, planning
- Elizabeth Marie Amos, Paul Fisher and Tim BarnesCouncillors elected for the West End 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 W1S 1DB 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 W1S 1DB?
50% of the homes and businesses at W1S 1DB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 50% gigabit, 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 W1S 1DB?
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 W1S 1DB 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 W1S 1DB.
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 W1S 1DB: 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 W1S 1DB 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 W1S 1DB
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in W1S 1DB 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.
Who lives at W1S 1DB?
The 2021 Census counted no one living at W1S 1DB: 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 W1S 1DB use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for W1S 1DB. 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 W1S district, the median electricity meter used 4,515 kWh and the median gas meter used 12,244 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 W1S 1DB in a conservation area?
The centre of W1S 1DB is in 3 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
- Conservation areaMayfair
- 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 W1S 1DB?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to W1S 1DB, 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 W1S 1DB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of W1S 1DB is Bond Street, 50 metres away in a straight line.
- Bond Street Railway station 50 mWalk
- Tottenham Court Road Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
- Bond Street Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 250 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
19 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Oxford Street / John Lewis, 127 m away.
More stations near W1S 1DB, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Near here
Which GP surgeries are near W1S 1DB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of W1S 1DB, 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.
- Mayfair Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2025 · Phone 020 7493 1647 250 mWalk
- Great Chapel Street Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7437 9360 1.0 kmWalk
- Soho Centre For Health and Care Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2026 · Phone 020 7534 6570 1.0 kmWalk
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 W1S 1DB?
The nearest charging points to the centre of W1S 1DB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:
- TotalEnergies Charging point · No details mapped 200 mWalk
- Source London Charging point · 3 chargers 350 mWalk
- Source London Charging point · 1 charger 450 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 W1S 1DB?
The nearest to the centre of W1S 1DB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Holford Partners Curaden Dental Clinic 50 mWalk
- Dr Gillian Millman Phone 020 7499 3047 100 mWalk
- Teeth@W1 Phone 020 7499 7015 100 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
Near here
Which hospitals are nearest to W1S 1DB?
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.
- The London Welbeck Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report February 2025 · Phone 020 7224 2242 500 mWalk
- DHI International UK Limited Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7486 2774 600 mWalk
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 W1S 1DB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of W1S 1DB, 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 2.3 kmCycle
- Loveday Belgravia Phone 020 4530 9768 2.7 kmCycle
- Garside House Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 3826 5520 2.8 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Which pharmacies are near W1S 1DB?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of W1S 1DB, 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, 355-361 Oxford Stree Mon to Sat 8:30am to 10pm; Sun 12pm to 6pm · Phone 020 7629 2105 150 mWalk
- Wigmore Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 10am to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7491 0111 300 mWalk
- John Bell & Croyden Mon to Fri 9:30am to 8pm; Sat 9:30am to 7pm; Sun 12pm to 6pm · Phone 020 7935 5555 350 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
Near here
Which vets are near W1S 1DB?
The nearest vets to the centre of W1S 1DB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- London Vet Clinic 1.3 kmCycle
- Hyde Park Veterinary Centre Phone +44 20 7723 0453 1.4 kmCycle
- 55 Veterinary Clinic 2.3 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 W1S district
What do homes sell for near W1S 1DB?
Homes in the W1S district sold for a typical £4,438,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 6 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Flat or maisonette £4,438,000 6 sales
The W1S 1 postcode sector had 4 sales in the same 12 months, too few to give a typical price, so this is for the whole W1S district.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near W1S 1DB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 2,190 homes in the neighbourhood around W1S 1DB. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (45%). 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 £700 (band A) to £2,099 (band H); band E, the most common, is £1,283.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 20 (1%) | £700 |
| Band B | withheld | £816 |
| Band C | about 40 (2%) | £933 |
| Band D | about 420 (19%) | £1,050 |
| Band E | about 500 (23%) | £1,283 |
| Band F | about 470 (21%) | £1,516 |
| Band G | about 460 (21%) | £1,749 |
| Band H | about 280 (13%) | £2,099 |
When the homes were built
- 45% Before 1900
- 3% 1900 to 1918
- 0% 1919 to 1939
- 3% 1945 to 1964
- 10% 1965 to 1982
- 12% 1983 to 1999
- 5% 2000 to 2009
- 16% 2010 to 2019
- 6% 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 W1S 1DB is in (ONS area E01035716), 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 W1S 1DB?
Police.uk records 4,137 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of W1S 1DB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: drugs 165, robbery 139, burglary 125, vehicle crime 104, bicycle theft 59, other crime 31, possession of weapons 17, criminal damage and arson 7.
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 W1S 1DB
- Ward
- West End
- 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
- December 2000
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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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
- 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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