SW1A 2HP maps, stats, and open data

SW1A 2HP 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 2HP geodata

Easting530104
Northing180248
Latitude51.506196
Longitude-0.126765

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Where is SW1A 2HP?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSW1A
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SW1A 2HP Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1A 2HP 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 2HP

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area301m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Parking Area301m
January 2024Other theftOn or near Parking Area301m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1A 2HP

Whitehall Trafalgar Square (Whitehall)Charing Cross18m
Whitehall Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross41m
Whitehall Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross76m
Whitehall Horseguards AvenueWestminster103m
Trafalgar Square (Northumberland Avenue)Charing Cross107m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1A 2HP

Charing Cross Underground StationCharing Cross140m
Embankment Underground StationEmbankment300m
Westminster Underground StationWestminster558m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square589m
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly Circus650m

Nearest railway stations to SW1A 2HP

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 access in SW1A 2HP (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 2HP (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 2HP:

Food Standards Agency

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

Clarence Public House
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
53 Whitehall
1m
The Whitehall
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
43 Whitehall
28m
McDonald's Restaurants
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
47 Whitehall
28m

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Nearest post box to SW1A 2HP

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Northumberland Avenue18:3012:00141m
Charing X Station (Forecourt)18:3012:00295m
Villiers Street18:30307m

Nearest sports facilities to SW1A 2HP

FacilityDistance
Corinthia Hotel London
Whitehall Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool
150m
The Gym Group (London Charing Cross)
Northumberland Avenue, London
Health and Fitness Gym
182m
Fitness First Beat (London Charing Cross) (Closed)
Embankment Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym
250m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SW1A 2HP

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9LH
16 plus801m
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, London, W1D 7LF
Primary813m
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA
Not applicable822m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

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

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

SW1A 2HP 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 2HP:

CodeName
OAE00023936
LSOAE01004736Westminster 018C
MSOAE02000977Westminster 018

Nearest postcodes to SW1A 2HP

SW1A 2BXWhitehall27m
SW1A 2BSWhitehall48m
SW1A 2BASpring Gardens61m
SW1A 2DYWhitehall61m
SW1A 2BDWhitehall Place101m
WC2N 5BYNorthumberland Avenue106m
WC2N 5DSTrafalgar Square180m
WC2N 5PBCraven Street180m
SW1A 2ELWhitehall Court181m
WC2N 5APNorthumberland Avenue182m