SW1A 2BX maps, stats, and open data

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

Easting530095
Northing180273
Latitude51.506422
Longitude-0.126885

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SW1A 2BX?

StreetWhitehall
Town/CityLondon
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSW1A
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SW1A 2BX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1A 2BX 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 2BX

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area285m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Parking Area285m
January 2024Other theftOn or near Parking Area285m
➜ 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 2BX

Whitehall Trafalgar Square (Whitehall)Charing Cross18m
Whitehall Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross19m
Whitehall Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross50m
Trafalgar Square (Northumberland Avenue)Charing Cross82m
Trafalgar Square (Northumberland Avenue)Charing Cross96m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1A 2BX

Charing Cross Underground StationCharing Cross113m
Embankment Underground StationEmbankment301m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square562m
Westminster Underground StationWestminster585m
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly Circus627m

Nearest railway stations to SW1A 2BX

London Charing Cross Station0.2km
London Waterloo Station1km
London Waterloo East Station1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SW1A 2BX

Broadband access in SW1A 2BX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access87.5%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband87.5%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband87.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband87.5%

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

Broadband speed in SW1A 2BX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed22.9Mbps
Average download speed20.9Mbps
Maximum download speed23.95Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed0.9Mbps
Average upload speed1.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed1.22Mbps

Broadband limitations in SW1A 2BX (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 30Mbps12.5%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SW1A 2BX

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Source: Ofcom
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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

The Whitehall
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
43 Whitehall
1m
McDonald's Restaurants
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
47 Whitehall
1m
The Silver Cross Public House
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
33 Whitehall
1m

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Nearest post box to SW1A 2BX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Northumberland Avenue18:3012:00130m
Charing X Station (Forecourt)18:3012:00276m
Villiers Street18:30301m

Nearest sports facilities to SW1A 2BX

FacilityDistance
Corinthia Hotel London
Whitehall Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool
152m
The Gym Group (London Charing Cross)
Northumberland Avenue, London
Health and Fitness Gym
173m
Fitness First Beat (London Charing Cross) (Closed)
Embankment Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym
236m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SW1A 2BX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, London, W1D 7LF
Primary788m
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA
Not applicable800m
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9LH
16 plus821m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

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

SW1A 2BX ITL and SW1A 2BX 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 2BX:

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

SW1A 2BX 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 2BX:

CodeName
OAE00023936
LSOAE01004736Westminster 018C
MSOAE02000977Westminster 018

Nearest postcodes to SW1A 2BX

SW1A 2BSWhitehall23m
SW1A 2BASpring Gardens45m
SW1A 2DYWhitehall45m
WC2N 5BYNorthumberland Avenue81m
SW1A 2BDWhitehall Place111m
WC2N 5DSTrafalgar Square158m
SW1A 2BBSpring Gardens164m
WC2N 5PBCraven Street166m
WC2N 5PECraven Street170m
WC2N 5APNorthumberland Avenue173m