SW1A 2BD maps, stats, and open data

SW1A 2BD lies on Whitehall Place in London. SW1A 2BD 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 November 2009.

SW1A 2BD geodata

Easting530205
Northing180257
Latitude51.506253
Longitude-0.125307

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SW1A 2BD?

StreetWhitehall Place
Town/CityLondon
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSW1A
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SW1A 2BD Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1A 2BD 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 2BD

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Downing Street360m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Downing Street360m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Downing Street360m
➜ Whitehall Place crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1A 2BD

Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross96m
Whitehall Trafalgar Square (Whitehall)Charing Cross117m
Whitehall Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross130m
Whitehall Horseguards AvenueWestminster133m
Trafalgar Square (Northumberland Avenue)Charing Cross141m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1A 2BD

Charing Cross Underground StationCharing Cross188m
Embankment Underground StationEmbankment204m
Westminster Underground StationWestminster550m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square610m
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly Circus725m

Nearest railway stations to SW1A 2BD

London Charing Cross Station0.2km
London Waterloo Station0.9km
London Waterloo East Station1.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in SW1A 2BD (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband100.0%

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

Broadband limitations in SW1A 2BD (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 30Mbps0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Corinthia Hotel London
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
10 Whitehall Place
4m
Civil Service Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
13-15 Great Scotland Yard
46m
Acorn Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
MOD Centre Main Building
67m

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Nearest post box to SW1A 2BD

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Northumberland Avenue18:3012:00101m
Villiers Street18:30225m
Villiers Street (Embank't Stn)18:3012:00227m

Nearest sports facilities to SW1A 2BD

FacilityDistance
Corinthia Hotel London
Whitehall Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool
60m
The Gym Group (London Charing Cross)
Northumberland Avenue, London
Health and Fitness Gym
119m
Fitness First Beat (London Charing Cross) (Closed)
Embankment Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym
203m

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Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to SW1A 2BD

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN
Not applicable765m
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA
Not applicable793m
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9LH
16 plus850m

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Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

Environment

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

SW1A 2BD ITL and SW1A 2BD 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 2BD:

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

SW1A 2BD 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 2BD:

CodeName
OAE00023936
LSOAE01004736Westminster 018C
MSOAE02000977Westminster 018

Nearest postcodes to SW1A 2BD

SW1A 2ELWhitehall Court103m
SW1A 2BXWhitehall111m
SW1A 2BSWhitehall113m
WC2N 5APNorthumberland Avenue119m
SW1A 2EPWhitehall Court125m
WC2N 5NTCraven Street136m
WC2N 5NSCraven Street136m
WC2N 5PBCraven Street137m
WC2N 5BYNorthumberland Avenue141m
WC2N 5NPCraven Street146m