SW1A 2SH maps, stats, and open data

SW1A 2SH 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 June 1998.

SW1A 2SH geodata

Easting529987
Northing180231
Latitude51.506070
Longitude-0.128456

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Where is SW1A 2SH?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSW1A
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SW1A 2SH Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1A 2SH 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 2SH

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area202m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Parking Area202m
January 2024Other theftOn or near Parking Area202m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1A 2SH

Whitehall Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross102m
Whitehall Trafalgar Square (Whitehall)Charing Cross104m
Whitehall Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross115m
Whitehall Horseguards AvenueWestminster164m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross169m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1A 2SH

Charing Cross Underground StationCharing Cross170m
Embankment Underground StationEmbankment417m
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly Circus577m
Westminster Underground StationWestminster585m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square591m

Nearest railway stations to SW1A 2SH

London Charing Cross Station0.3km
London Waterloo Station1.1km
London Waterloo East Station1.4km

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Trafalgar Studios
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
14 Whitehall
77m
Horse And Guardsman
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
16-18 Whitehall
77m
Restaurant Associates @ Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Tower Bridge House
95m

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Nearest post box to SW1A 2SH

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Northumberland Avenue18:3012:00242m
Carlton House Terrace18:3012:30252m
Suffolk Street18:3011:30289m

Nearest sports facilities to SW1A 2SH

FacilityDistance
Corinthia Hotel London
Whitehall Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool
267m
The Gym Group (London Charing Cross)
Northumberland Avenue, London
Health and Fitness Gym
287m
Sofitel London St James
Waterloo Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym
302m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SW1A 2SH

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9LH
16 plus750m
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, London, W1D 7LF
Primary753m
Westminster Abbey Choir School
Dean's Yard, London, SW1P 3NY
Not applicable821m

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Environment

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

SW1A 2SH ITL and SW1A 2SH 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 2SH:

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

SW1A 2SH 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 2SH:

CodeName
OAE00023936
LSOAE01004736Westminster 018C
MSOAE02000977Westminster 018

Nearest postcodes to SW1A 2SH

SW1A 2BASpring Gardens77m
SW1A 2DYWhitehall77m
SW1A 2BXWhitehall116m
SW1A 2BSWhitehall129m
SW1A 2BBSpring Gardens130m
WC2N 5DSTrafalgar Square135m
WC2N 5BYNorthumberland Avenue168m
SW1Y 5BNCockspur Street182m
SW1Y 5ATWarwick House Street189m
SW1Y 5APCarlton House Terrace194m