SW1A 2BN maps, stats, and open data

SW1A 2BN 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 1980.

SW1A 2BN geodata

Easting529895
Northing180332
Latitude51.506999
Longitude-0.129744

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Where is SW1A 2BN?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSW1A
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SW1A 2BN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1A 2BN 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 2BN

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area78m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Parking Area78m
January 2024Other theftOn or near Parking Area78m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1A 2BN

Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross54m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross54m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross72m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross73m
Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross122m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1A 2BN

Charing Cross Underground StationCharing Cross177m
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly Circus441m
Embankment Underground StationEmbankment491m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square496m
Westminster Underground StationWestminster717m

Nearest railway stations to SW1A 2BN

London Charing Cross Station0.4km
London Waterloo Station1.2km
London Waterloo East Station1.5km

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

British Council
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
10 Spring Gardens
1m
The Trafalgar Hotel
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
2 Spring Gardens
40m
Thai Square
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
Norway House
48m

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Nearest post box to SW1A 2BN

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Suffolk Street18:3011:30156m
Carlton House Terrace18:3012:30177m
Pall Mall18:3011:30192m

Nearest sports facilities to SW1A 2BN

FacilityDistance
Sofitel London St James
Waterloo Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym
176m
Puregym (London Piccadilly)
Regent Street, London
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
290m
The Gym Group (London Charing Cross)
Northumberland Avenue, London
Health and Fitness Gym
345m

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Nearest schools to SW1A 2BN

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, London, W1D 7LF
Primary618m
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA
Not applicable825m
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9LH
16 plus835m

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SW1A 2BN ITL and SW1A 2BN 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 2BN:

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

SW1A 2BN 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 2BN:

CodeName
OAE00023935
LSOAE01004736Westminster 018C
MSOAE02000977Westminster 018

Nearest postcodes to SW1A 2BN

SW1Y 5BNCockspur Street47m
SW1Y 5ATWarwick House Street52m
SW1A 2BBSpring Gardens63m
SW1Y 5APCarlton House Terrace65m
WC2N 5DSTrafalgar Square79m
SW1Y 5EAPall Mall117m
SW1A 2BASpring Gardens165m
SW1A 2DYWhitehall165m
SW1A 2BSWhitehall207m
WC2N 5BYNorthumberland Avenue208m