W2 5QU postcode in City of Westminster, Westminster

W2 5QU is a postcode in City of Westminster, in the Bayswater ward of Westminster. It is in the Kensington and Bayswater parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 can get it. Westminster: 90% Typical price £947,500 Homes sold in W2 5, last 12 months. ▲ 8.3% on the year before Nearest station Paddington 1.3 km in a straight line

Where W2 5QU is, and what is near it

Map of W2 5QU and what is near it Map of W2 5QU: its centre point, with the 172 other postcodes in the W2 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A40 W2 5AA: also in W2 5W2 5AD: also in W2 5W2 5AE: also in W2 5W2 5AG: also in W2 5W2 5AH: also in W2 5W2 5AJ: also in W2 5W2 5AL: also in W2 5W2 5AN: also in W2 5W2 5AP: also in W2 5W2 5AR: also in W2 5W2 5AS: also in W2 5W2 5AT: also in W2 5W2 5AU: also in W2 5W2 5AX: also in W2 5W2 5AY: also in W2 5W2 5BA: also in W2 5W2 5BB: also in W2 5W2 5BD: also in W2 5W2 5BE: also in W2 5W2 5BH: also in W2 5W2 5BL: also in W2 5W2 5BP: also in W2 5W2 5BS: also in W2 5W2 5BU: also in W2 5W2 5BX: also in W2 5W2 5BY: also in W2 5W2 5BZ: also in W2 5W2 5DA: also in W2 5W2 5DB: also in W2 5W2 5DD: also in W2 5W2 5DE: also in W2 5W2 5DH: also in W2 5W2 5DJ: also in W2 5W2 5DL: also in W2 5W2 5DN: also in W2 5W2 5DP: also in W2 5W2 5DR: also in W2 5W2 5DX: also in W2 5W2 5EA: also in W2 5W2 5EB: also in W2 5W2 5ED: also in W2 5W2 5EE: also in W2 5W2 5EF: also in W2 5W2 5EH: also in W2 5W2 5EJ: also in W2 5W2 5EN: also in W2 5W2 5ER: also in W2 5W2 5ES: also in W2 5W2 5ET: also in W2 5W2 5EU: also in W2 5W2 5EX: also in W2 5W2 5EY: also in W2 5W2 5EZ: also in W2 5W2 5HA: also in W2 5W2 5HB: also in W2 5W2 5HE: also in W2 5W2 5HL: also in W2 5W2 5HP: also in W2 5W2 5HR: also in W2 5W2 5HS: also in W2 5W2 5HT: also in W2 5W2 5HX: also in W2 5W2 5JE: also in W2 5W2 5JF: also in W2 5W2 5JG: also in W2 5W2 5JH: also in W2 5W2 5JJ: also in W2 5W2 5JL: also in W2 5W2 5JN: also in W2 5W2 5JP: also in W2 5W2 5JR: also in W2 5W2 5JS: also in W2 5W2 5JT: also in W2 5W2 5JU: also in W2 5W2 5JW: also in W2 5W2 5LE: also in W2 5W2 5LF: also in W2 5W2 5LG: also in W2 5W2 5LH: also in W2 5W2 5LJ: also in W2 5W2 5LS: also in W2 5W2 5LT: also in W2 5W2 5LU: also in W2 5W2 5LX: also in W2 5W2 5NA: also in W2 5W2 5NJ: also in W2 5W2 5NR: also in W2 5W2 5NS: also in W2 5W2 5NT: also in W2 5W2 5NU: also in W2 5W2 5NX: also in W2 5W2 5PA: also in W2 5W2 5PB: also in W2 5W2 5PH: also in W2 5W2 5PJ: also in W2 5W2 5PL: also in W2 5W2 5PN: also in W2 5W2 5PR: also in W2 5W2 5PT: also in W2 5W2 5PU: also in W2 5W2 5PW: also in W2 5W2 5PX: also in W2 5W2 5QD: also in W2 5W2 5QE: also in W2 5W2 5QH: also in W2 5W2 5QL: also in W2 5W2 5QP: also in W2 5W2 5QR: also in W2 5W2 5QS: also in W2 5W2 5QT: also in W2 5W2 5QX: also in W2 5W2 5QZ: also in W2 5W2 5RA: also in W2 5W2 5RB: also in W2 5W2 5RD: also in W2 5W2 5RH: also in W2 5W2 5RQ: also in W2 5W2 5RT: also in W2 5W2 5RU: also in W2 5W2 5RY: also in W2 5W2 5SA: also in W2 5W2 5SB: also in W2 5W2 5SD: also in W2 5W2 5SE: also in W2 5W2 5SH: also in W2 5W2 5SP: also in W2 5W2 5SR: also in W2 5W2 5SS: also in W2 5W2 5SU: also in W2 5W2 5SW: also in W2 5W2 5TA: also in W2 5W2 5TE: also in W2 5W2 5TF: also in W2 5W2 5TG: also in W2 5W2 5TH: also in W2 5W2 5TJ: also in W2 5W2 5TP: also in W2 5W2 5UA: also in W2 5W2 5UB: also in W2 5W2 5UD: also in W2 5W2 5UE: also in W2 5W2 5UF: also in W2 5W2 5UG: also in W2 5W2 5UH: also in W2 5W2 5UJ: also in W2 5W2 5UL: also in W2 5W2 5UN: also in W2 5W2 5UP: also in W2 5W2 5UQ: also in W2 5W2 5UR: also in W2 5W2 5UT: also in W2 5W2 5UU: also in W2 5W2 5UW: also in W2 5W2 5UX: also in W2 5W2 5UY: also in W2 5W2 5UZ: also in W2 5W2 5XQ: also in W2 5 Source London 750 mBayswater W2 5QU Map of W2 5QU and what is near it Map of W2 5QU: its centre point, with the 172 other postcodes in the W2 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 8 EV charging points, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A404 Bayswater W2 5QU
  • W2 5QU
  • Other postcodes in W2 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

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 51.5182, longitude -0.1955)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after W2 5QU?

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 W2 5QU?

Every home and business at W2 5QU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Westminster: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Westminster: 97%

The line marks the figure across Westminster.

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 W2 5QU?

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 days

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 W2 5QU 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 W2 5QU.

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 W2 5QU: 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 W2 5QU 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 W2 5QU?

Homes in W2 5 sold for a typical £947,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 52 sales, up 8.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£947,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£875,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.3% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £4,000,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £758,633 42 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole W2 district: a typical £765,000 from 291 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 W2 5QU

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in W2 5QU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 March 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 W2 5QU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,240 homes in the neighbourhood around W2 5QU. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (86%). 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 W2 5QU

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 D, the most common, is £1,050.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (6%)£700
Band Babout 110 (9%)£816
Band Cabout 250 (20%)£933
Band Dabout 370 (30%)£1,050
Band Eabout 180 (15%)£1,283
Band Fabout 90 (7%)£1,516
Band Gabout 60 (5%)£1,749
Band Habout 100 (8%)£2,099

When the homes were built

  1. 86% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2020 or later: 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 W2 5QU is in (ONS area E01035717), 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 W2 5QU?

The nearest open schools to W2 5QU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near W2 5QU, 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 W2 5QU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of W2 5QU is Paddington, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Paddington Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • London Paddington Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Royal Oak Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 500 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 St Stephen's Gardens, 39 m away.

More stations near W2 5QU, 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 W2 5QU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of W2 5QU, 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 W2 5QU?

12 within 1 km 69 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of W2 5QU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 600 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 600 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 600 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 W2 5QU?

The nearest to the centre of W2 5QU, 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 W2 5QU?

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 W2 5QU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of W2 5QU, 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 W2 5QU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of W2 5QU, 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 W2 5QU?

The nearest vets to the centre of W2 5QU 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 W2 5QU in a conservation area?

The centre of W2 5QU is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 W2 5QU?

Police.uk records 2,431 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of W2 5QU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences541 reports
Anti-social behaviour509 reports
Drugs484 reports
Other theft212 reports
Shoplifting133 reports
Theft from the person123 reports

Also: public order 108, vehicle crime 97, burglary 88, bicycle theft 44, robbery 40, possession of weapons 37, other crime 14, criminal damage and arson 1.

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 W2 5QU

Ward
Bayswater
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: 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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