SW1Y 5BL maps, stats, and open data

SW1Y 5BL 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 5BL geodata

Easting	529839
Northing	180388
Latitude	51.507515
Longitude	-0.130530

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Where is SW1Y 5BL?

Country	England
Postcode District	SW1Y
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SW1Y 5BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1Y 5BL 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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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 SW1Y 5BL

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	51m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Parking Area	51m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Parking Area	51m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1Y 5BL

Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)	Charing Cross	45m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)	Charing Cross	54m
Trafalgar Square	Charing Cross	65m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)	Charing Cross	70m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)	Charing Cross	75m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1Y 5BL

Charing Cross Underground Station	Charing Cross	226m
Piccadilly Circus Underground Station	Piccadilly Circus	362m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	455m
Embankment Underground Station	Embankment	548m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	751m

Nearest railway stations to SW1Y 5BL

London Charing Cross Station	0.4km
London Waterloo Station	1.3km
London Waterloo East Station	1.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in SW1Y 5BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

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

Broadband limitations in SW1Y 5BL (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	0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Traf 24-7

Basement And Ground Floor

Thai Square

Norway House

36m

The Trafalgar Hotel

2 Spring Gardens

77m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to SW1Y 5BL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Suffolk Street	18:30	11:30	85m
Pall Mall	18:30	11:30	137m
Haymarket	18:30	11:30	164m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to SW1Y 5BL

Facility	Distance
Sofitel London St James Waterloo Place, London Health and Fitness Gym	113m
Puregym (London Piccadilly) Regent Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	213m
Royal Automobile Club (Pall Mall Sports) Pall Mall, London Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool, Squash Courts	369m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SW1Y 5BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Soho Parish CofE Primary School 23 Great Windmill Street, London, W1D 7LF	Primary	541m
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA	Not applicable	809m
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9LH	16 plus	887m

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SW1Y 5BL ITL and SW1Y 5BL 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 5BL:

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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SW1Y 5BL 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 5BL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00023935
LSOA	E01004736	Westminster 018C
MSOA	E02000977	Westminster 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to SW1Y 5BL

SW1Y 5AT	Warwick House Street	27m
SW1Y 5BN	Cockspur Street	38m
SW1Y 5AP	Carlton House Terrace	42m
SW1Y 5EA	Pall Mall	56m
SW1A 2BB	Spring Gardens	118m
WC2N 5DS	Trafalgar Square	130m
SW1Y 4BP	Haymarket	151m
SW1Y 4BN	Waterloo Place	153m
SW1Y 4HH	Hobhouse Court	154m
WC2H 7DF	Orange Street	171m

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