SW1A 2BL maps, stats, and open data

SW1A 2BL 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 1992.

SW1A 2BL geodata

Easting530035
Northing180203
Latitude51.505807
Longitude-0.127775

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Where is SW1A 2BL?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSW1A
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SW1A 2BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1A 2BL 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 2BL

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area257m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Parking Area257m
January 2024Other theftOn or near Parking Area257m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1A 2BL

Whitehall Trafalgar Square (Whitehall)Charing Cross75m
Whitehall Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross87m
Whitehall Horseguards AvenueWestminster108m
Whitehall Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross116m
Trafalgar Square (Northumberland Avenue)Charing Cross167m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1A 2BL

Charing Cross Underground StationCharing Cross181m
Embankment Underground StationEmbankment381m
Westminster Underground StationWestminster539m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square622m
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly Circus630m

Nearest railway stations to SW1A 2BL

London Charing Cross Station0.3km
London Waterloo Station1.1km
London Waterloo East Station1.3km

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Restaurant Associates @ Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Tower Bridge House
72m
Trafalgar Studios
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
14 Whitehall
75m
Horse And Guardsman
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
16-18 Whitehall
75m

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Nearest post box to SW1A 2BL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Northumberland Avenue18:3012:00221m
Carlton House Terrace18:3012:30303m
Suffolk Street18:3011:30340m

Nearest sports facilities to SW1A 2BL

FacilityDistance
Corinthia Hotel London
Whitehall Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool
231m
The Gym Group (London Charing Cross)
Northumberland Avenue, London
Health and Fitness Gym
264m
Fitness First Beat (London Charing Cross) (Closed)
Embankment Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym
328m

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Nearest schools to SW1A 2BL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9LH
16 plus735m
Westminster Abbey Choir School
Dean's Yard, London, SW1P 3NY
Not applicable798m
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, London, W1D 7LF
Primary804m

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Environment

Risk of SW1A 2BL flooding from rivers and sea
Very Low
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SW1A 2BL ITL and SW1A 2BL 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 2BL:

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

SW1A 2BL 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 2BL:

CodeName
OAE00023936
LSOAE01004736Westminster 018C
MSOAE02000977Westminster 018

Nearest postcodes to SW1A 2BL

SW1A 2BASpring Gardens75m
SW1A 2DYWhitehall75m
SW1A 2BXWhitehall92m
SW1A 2BSWhitehall113m
WC2N 5BYNorthumberland Avenue165m
SW1A 2BBSpring Gardens174m
WC2N 5DSTrafalgar Square176m
SW1A 2BDWhitehall Place178m
SW1A 2ETWhitehall210m
SW1Y 5BNCockspur Street235m