SW1A 2BS maps, stats, and open data

SW1A 2BS lies on Whitehall in London. SW1A 2BS 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 2BS geodata

Easting	530099
Northing	180296
Latitude	51.506628
Longitude	-0.126819

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SW1A 2BS?

Street	Whitehall
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	SW1A
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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SW1A 2BS Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	St James's
Constituency	Cities Of London And Westminster

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SW1A 2BS

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	285m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Parking Area	285m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Parking Area	285m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1A 2BS

Whitehall Trafalgar Square	Charing Cross	28m
Whitehall Trafalgar Square	Charing Cross	37m
Whitehall Trafalgar Square (Whitehall)	Charing Cross	41m
Trafalgar Square (Northumberland Avenue)	Charing Cross	59m
Trafalgar Square (Northumberland Avenue)	Charing Cross	73m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1A 2BS

Charing Cross Underground Station	Charing Cross	92m
Embankment Underground Station	Embankment	292m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	541m
Westminster Underground Station	Westminster	606m
Piccadilly Circus Underground Station	Piccadilly Circus	616m

Nearest railway stations to SW1A 2BS

London Charing Cross Station	0.2km
London Waterloo Station	1km
London Waterloo East Station	1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in SW1A 2BS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband limitations in SW1A 2BS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	100.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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SW1A 2BS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SW1A 2BS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	196,622
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,831
Median (kWh/meter)	7,536

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	105,181
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,781
Median (kWh/meter)	3,304

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SW1A 2BS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in SW1A 2BS.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Whitehall

43 Whitehall

22m

McDonald's Restaurants

47 Whitehall

22m

The Silver Cross Public House

33 Whitehall

22m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to SW1A 2BS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Northumberland Avenue	18:30	12:00	113m
Charing X Station (Forecourt)	18:30	12:00	253m
Villiers Street	18:30		286m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to SW1A 2BS

Facility	Distance
Corinthia Hotel London Whitehall Place, London Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool	145m
The Gym Group (London Charing Cross) Northumberland Avenue, London Health and Fitness Gym	158m
Fitness First Beat (London Charing Cross) (Closed) Embankment Place, London Health and Fitness Gym	215m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SW1A 2BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Soho Parish CofE Primary School 23 Great Windmill Street, London, W1D 7LF	Primary	774m
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA	Not applicable	777m
Courtauld Institute of Art Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN	Not applicable	824m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

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

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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SW1A 2BS ITL and SW1A 2BS 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 2BS:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLI	London
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLI3	Inner London - West
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLI32	Westminster
LAU 1 Code	Name
E09000033	Westminster

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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SW1A 2BS 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 2BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00023936
LSOA	E01004736	Westminster 018C
MSOA	E02000977	Westminster 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to SW1A 2BS

SW1A 2BX	Whitehall	23m
SW1A 2BA	Spring Gardens	53m
SW1A 2DY	Whitehall	53m
WC2N 5BY	Northumberland Avenue	58m
SW1A 2BD	Whitehall Place	113m
WC2N 5PB	Craven Street	147m
WC2N 5DS	Trafalgar Square	149m
WC2N 5PE	Craven Street	149m
SW1A 2BB	Spring Gardens	158m
WC2N 5AP	Northumberland Avenue	158m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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