SW1Y 5BJ maps, stats, and open data

SW1Y 5BJ 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.

SW1Y 5BJ geodata

Easting529928
Northing180442
Latitude51.507979
Longitude-0.129228

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SW1Y 5BJ?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSW1Y
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SW1Y 5BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1Y 5BJ 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 SW1Y 5BJ

January 2024DrugsOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building90m
January 2024Theft from the personOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building90m
January 2024Theft from the personOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building90m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1Y 5BJ

Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross43m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross61m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross61m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross66m
Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross66m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1Y 5BJ

Charing Cross Underground StationCharing Cross150m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square383m
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly Circus392m
Embankment Underground StationEmbankment467m
Covent Garden Underground StationCovent Garden659m

Nearest railway stations to SW1Y 5BJ

London Charing Cross Station0.3km
London Waterloo Station1.2km
London Waterloo East Station1.5km

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Deprivation

22.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than SW1Y 5BJ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SW1Y 5BJ (meters)

Cafe On The Square
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
The Arches
1m
Pret A Manger
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
5 Pall Mall East
71m
The Trafalgar Hotel
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
2 Spring Gardens
75m

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Nearest post box to SW1Y 5BJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Suffolk Street18:3011:30105m
Haymarket18:3011:30208m
Pall Mall18:3011:30238m

Nearest sports facilities to SW1Y 5BJ

FacilityDistance
Sofitel London St James
Waterloo Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym
211m
Puregym (London Piccadilly)
Regent Street, London
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
280m
Fitness First Beat (London Charing Cross) (Closed)
Embankment Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym
314m

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Nearest schools to SW1Y 5BJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, London, W1D 7LF
Primary551m
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA
Not applicable714m
Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN
Not applicable906m

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Source: Edubase
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SW1Y 5BJ ITL and SW1Y 5BJ 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 SW1Y 5BJ:

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

SW1Y 5BJ 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 SW1Y 5BJ:

CodeName
OAE00023935
LSOAE01004736Westminster 018C
MSOAE02000977Westminster 018

Nearest postcodes to SW1Y 5BJ

WC2N 5DSTrafalgar Square86m
SW1Y 5BNCockspur Street87m
SW1A 2BBSpring Gardens90m
SW1Y 5ATWarwick House Street97m
SW1Y 5APCarlton House Terrace135m
SW1Y 4HHHobhouse Court140m
SW1Y 5EAPall Mall159m
WC2H 7EPWhitcomb Street164m
SW1Y 4BPHaymarket180m
WC2H 7EDOrange Street182m