W1W 5NG postcode in City of Westminster, Westminster

W1W 5NG 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.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at W1W 5NG can get it Across Westminster: 90% Typical price £510,000 Homes sold in W1W 5, last 12 months. ▼ 67.7% on the year before Nearest station London Euston 850 m in a straight line

Where W1W 5NG is, and what is near it

Map of W1W 5NG and what is near it Map of W1W 5NG: its centre point, with the 96 other postcodes in the W1W 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. W1W 5AB: also in W1W 5W1W 5AE: also in W1W 5W1W 5AF: also in W1W 5W1W 5AG: also in W1W 5W1W 5AH: also in W1W 5W1W 5AJ: also in W1W 5W1W 5AL: also in W1W 5W1W 5AN: also in W1W 5W1W 5AP: also in W1W 5W1W 5AQ: also in W1W 5W1W 5AR: also in W1W 5W1W 5AT: also in W1W 5W1W 5AU: also in W1W 5W1W 5AW: also in W1W 5W1W 5AX: also in W1W 5W1W 5AY: also in W1W 5W1W 5BB: also in W1W 5W1W 5BD: also in W1W 5W1W 5BE: also in W1W 5W1W 5BF: also in W1W 5W1W 5BG: also in W1W 5W1W 5BJ: also in W1W 5W1W 5BL: also in W1W 5W1W 5BQ: also in W1W 5W1W 5BR: also in W1W 5W1W 5BT: also in W1W 5W1W 5BU: also in W1W 5W1W 5BW: also in W1W 5W1W 5BY: also in W1W 5W1W 5DB: also in W1W 5W1W 5DD: also in W1W 5W1W 5DE: also in W1W 5W1W 5DF: also in W1W 5W1W 5DJ: also in W1W 5W1W 5DL: also in W1W 5W1W 5DN: also in W1W 5W1W 5DQ: also in W1W 5W1W 5DS: also in W1W 5W1W 5DT: also in W1W 5W1W 5DU: also in W1W 5W1W 5DX: also in W1W 5W1W 5DY: also in W1W 5W1W 5DZ: also in W1W 5W1W 5EA: also in W1W 5W1W 5EB: also in W1W 5W1W 5EE: also in W1W 5W1W 5HB: also in W1W 5W1W 5HF: also in W1W 5W1W 5HG: also in W1W 5W1W 5HQ: also in W1W 5W1W 5NA: also in W1W 5W1W 5NB: also in W1W 5W1W 5NL: also in W1W 5W1W 5NP: also in W1W 5W1W 5NQ: also in W1W 5W1W 5NU: also in W1W 5W1W 5PA: also in W1W 5W1W 5PD: also in W1W 5W1W 5PJ: also in W1W 5W1W 5PL: also in W1W 5W1W 5PN: also in W1W 5W1W 5PS: also in W1W 5W1W 5QA: also in W1W 5W1W 5QB: also in W1W 5W1W 5QF: also in W1W 5W1W 5QJ: also in W1W 5W1W 5QN: also in W1W 5W1W 5QP: also in W1W 5W1W 5QQ: also in W1W 5W1W 5QR: also in W1W 5W1W 5QS: also in W1W 5W1W 5QU: also in W1W 5W1W 5QW: also in W1W 5W1W 5QX: also in W1W 5W1W 5QY: also in W1W 5W1W 5QZ: also in W1W 5 West End W1W 5NG Map of W1W 5NG and what is near it Map of W1W 5NG: its centre point, with the 96 other postcodes in the W1W 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. West End W1W 5NG
  • W1W 5NG
  • Other postcodes in W1W 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, 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 51.5233, longitude -0.1433)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after W1W 5NG?

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.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at W1W 5NG?

Every home and business at W1W 5NG can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

W1W 5NG 100% Westminster 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

W1W 5NG 100% Westminster 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at W1W 5NG?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for W1W 5NG.

Check the bin days for W1W 5NG on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is W1W 5NG 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 W1W 5NG.

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, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Westminster

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for W1W 5NG: 17,291 properties in Westminster are at high risk (9.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Westminster

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of W1W 5NG 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.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near W1W 5NG?

Homes in W1W 5 sold for a typical £510,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 5 sales, down 67.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£510,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£1,580,800 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 67.7% on the 12 months before
  • Flat or maisonette £510,000 5 sales

Across the whole W1W district: a typical £750,000 from 18 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in W1W 5NG

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in W1W 5NG from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 February 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near W1W 5NG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,210 homes in the neighbourhood around W1W 5NG. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (32%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around W1W 5NG

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.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£700
Band Babout 80 (7%)£816
Band Cabout 120 (10%)£933
Band Dabout 260 (21%)£1,050
Band Eabout 270 (22%)£1,283
Band Fabout 200 (17%)£1,516
Band Gabout 230 (19%)£1,749
Band Habout 40 (3%)£2,099

When the homes were built

  1. 17% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 12% 2020 or later

1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Westminster before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of W1W 5NG is in (ONS area E01004715), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near W1W 5NG?

The nearest open schools to W1W 5NG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near W1W 5NG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to W1W 5NG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of W1W 5NG is London Euston Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.

  • London Euston Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Bond Street Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Great Portland Street 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.

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Great Portland Street, 61 m away.

More stations near W1W 5NG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near W1W 5NG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of W1W 5NG, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near W1W 5NG?

18 within 1 km 95 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of W1W 5NG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • TotalEnergies Charging point · No details mapped 100 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 200 mWalk
  • 10 Clipstone Street (Shell Recharge) Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near W1W 5NG?

The nearest to the centre of W1W 5NG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to W1W 5NG?

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.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near W1W 5NG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of W1W 5NG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near W1W 5NG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of W1W 5NG, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near W1W 5NG?

The nearest vets to the centre of W1W 5NG on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is W1W 5NG in a conservation area?

The centre of W1W 5NG is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

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. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near W1W 5NG?

Police.uk records 3,815 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of W1W 5NG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft754 reports
Theft from the person634 reports
Shoplifting597 reports
Anti-social behaviour533 reports
Violence and sexual offences529 reports
Public order174 reports

Also: drugs 151, burglary 122, robbery 119, vehicle crime 93, bicycle theft 67, other crime 22, possession of weapons 12, 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 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for W1W 5NG

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: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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