SW1A 2AW maps, stats, and open data

SW1A 2AW is located in the St James's electoral ward, within the London borough of Westminster and the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North West London ICB - W2U3Z and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since August 2009.

SW1A 2AW geodata

Easting530307
Northing180236
Latitude51.506041
Longitude-0.123846

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SW1A 2AW?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSW1A
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SW1A 2AW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1A 2AW as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation10m33ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardSt James's
ConstituencyCities Of London And Westminster

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SW1A 2AW

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Downing Street385m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Downing Street385m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Downing Street385m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1A 2AW

Horse Guards AvenueWestminster155m
Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross176m
Whitehall Horseguards AvenueWestminster199m
Whitehall Trafalgar Square (Whitehall)Charing Cross220m
Whitehall Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross234m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1A 2AW

Embankment Underground StationEmbankment140m
Charing Cross Underground StationCharing Cross283m
Westminster Underground StationWestminster530m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square674m
Waterloo Underground StationWaterloo699m

Nearest railway stations to SW1A 2AW

London Charing Cross Station0.2km
London Waterloo Station0.8km
London Waterloo East Station1.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Deprivation

22.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than SW1A 2AW:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SW1A 2AW (meters)

National Liberal Club
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Ground Floor
1m
The Farmers Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
First Floor
65m
The Royal Horseguards Hotel
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
2 Whitehall Court
65m

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Nearest post box to SW1A 2AW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Northumberland Avenue18:3012:00166m
Villiers Street18:30196m
Villiers Street (Embank't Stn)18:3012:00198m

Nearest sports facilities to SW1A 2AW

FacilityDistance
Corinthia Hotel London
Whitehall Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool
91m
The Gym Group (London Charing Cross)
Northumberland Avenue, London
Health and Fitness Gym
152m
Fitness First Beat (London Charing Cross) (Closed)
Embankment Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym
230m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SW1A 2AW

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN
Not applicable709m
King's College London
James Clark Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8WA
Not applicable776m
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA
Not applicable806m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of SW1A 2AW flooding from rivers and sea
Very Low
➜ SW1A 2AW flood map

SW1A 2AW ITL and SW1A 2AW LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SW1A 2AW:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLILondon
ITL 2 CodeName
TLI3Inner London - West
ITL 3 CodeName
TLI32Westminster
LAU 1 CodeName
E09000033Westminster

SW1A 2AW census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SW1A 2AW:

CodeName
OAE00023936
LSOAE01004736Westminster 018C
MSOAE02000977Westminster 018

Nearest postcodes to SW1A 2AW

SW1A 2ELWhitehall Court70m
SW1A 2EPWhitehall Court100m
WC2N 5NSCraven Street103m
SW1A 2BDWhitehall Place104m
WC2N 5NTCraven Street140m
WC2N 5APNorthumberland Avenue152m
WC2N 6NJVilliers Street171m
WC2N 5NPCraven Street174m
WC2N 5PHCraven Passage179m
WC2N 5PBCraven Street186m