SW1A 2AX maps, stats, and open data

SW1A 2AX 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 January 1995.

SW1A 2AX maps

SW1A 2AX map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
SW1A 2AX map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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SW1A 2AX geodata

Easting530073
Northing180112
Latitude51.504981
Longitude-0.127261

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SW1A 2AX?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSW1A
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SW1A 2AX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1A 2AX 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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardSt James's
ConstituencyCities Of London And Westminster

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SW1A 2AX

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Downing Street198m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Downing Street198m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Downing Street198m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1A 2AX

Whitehall Horseguards AvenueWestminster66m
Horse Guards ParadeWestminster85m
Horse Guards Parade (Whitehall)Westminster109m
Horse Guards ParadeWestminster119m
Horse Guards AvenueWestminster144m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1A 2AX

Charing Cross Underground StationCharing Cross270m
Embankment Underground StationEmbankment394m
Westminster Underground StationWestminster440m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square717m
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly Circus724m

Nearest railway stations to SW1A 2AX

London Charing Cross Station0.4km
London Waterloo Station1km
London Waterloo East Station1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in SW1A 2AX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access0.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in SW1A 2AX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps100.0%

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Clarence Public House
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
53 Whitehall
140m
Acorn Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
MOD Centre Main Building
145m
Restaurant Associates @ Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Tower Bridge House
149m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to SW1A 2AX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Northumberland Avenue18:3012:00273m
Carlton House Terrace18:3012:30366m
Villiers Street18:30421m

Nearest sports facilities to SW1A 2AX

FacilityDistance
Corinthia Hotel London
Whitehall Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool
256m
The Gym Group (London Charing Cross)
Northumberland Avenue, London
Health and Fitness Gym
307m
Westminster Gym
Derby Gate, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
362m

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Nearest schools to SW1A 2AX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9LH
16 plus663m
Westminster Abbey Choir School
Dean's Yard, London, SW1P 3NY
Not applicable715m
Westminster School
Little Dean's Yard, London, SW1P 3PF
Not applicable752m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

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

SW1A 2AX ITL and SW1A 2AX 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 2AX:

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

SW1A 2AX 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 2AX:

CodeName
OAE00023936
LSOAE01004736Westminster 018C
MSOAE02000977Westminster 018

Nearest postcodes to SW1A 2AX

SW1A 2ETWhitehall120m
SW1A 2BXWhitehall162m
SW1A 2BASpring Gardens166m
SW1A 2DYWhitehall166m
SW1A 2BSWhitehall186m
SW1A 2EPWhitehall Court193m
SW1A 2BDWhitehall Place196m
SW1A 2ELWhitehall Court207m
WC2N 5BYNorthumberland Avenue244m
SW1A 2BBSpring Gardens272m