SW1Y 5BN maps, stats, and open data

SW1Y 5BN lies on Cockspur Street in London. SW1Y 5BN 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 2001.

SW1Y 5BN geodata

Easting	529874
Northing	180374
Latitude	51.507381
Longitude	-0.130031

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SW1Y 5BN?

Street	Cockspur Street
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	SW1Y
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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SW1Y 5BN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1Y 5BN 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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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 5BN

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	65m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Parking Area	65m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Parking Area	65m
➜ Cockspur Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1Y 5BN

Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)	Charing Cross	22m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)	Charing Cross	30m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)	Charing Cross	41m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)	Charing Cross	45m
Trafalgar Square	Charing Cross	76m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1Y 5BN

Charing Cross Underground Station	Charing Cross	191m
Piccadilly Circus Underground Station	Piccadilly Circus	396m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	459m
Embankment Underground Station	Embankment	513m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	745m

Nearest railway stations to SW1Y 5BN

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 5BN (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in SW1Y 5BN (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	22.5Mbps
Average download speed	20.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	23.92Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.28Mbps

Broadband limitations in SW1Y 5BN (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	100.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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SW1Y 5BN gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SW1Y 5BN by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	63,304
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,551
Median (kWh/meter)	10,056

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	47,472
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,652
Median (kWh/meter)	3,539

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SW1Y 5BN, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in SW1Y 5BN.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Thai Square

Norway House

Traf 24-7

Basement And Ground Floor

39m

The Trafalgar Hotel

2 Spring Gardens

40m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Suffolk Street	18:30	11:30	109m
Pall Mall	18:30	11:30	170m
Carlton House Terrace	18:30	12:30	182m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to SW1Y 5BN

Facility	Distance
Sofitel London St James Waterloo Place, London Health and Fitness Gym	148m
Puregym (London Piccadilly) Regent Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	250m
The Gym Group (London Charing Cross) Northumberland Avenue, London Health and Fitness Gym	364m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SW1Y 5BN

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Soho Parish CofE Primary School 23 Great Windmill Street, London, W1D 7LF	Primary	572m
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA	Not applicable	800m
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9LH	16 plus	875m

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SW1Y 5BN ITL and SW1Y 5BN 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 5BN:

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 5BN 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 5BN:

	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 5BN

SW1Y 5AT	Warwick House Street	13m
SW1Y 5AP	Carlton House Terrace	50m
SW1A 2BB	Spring Gardens	81m
SW1Y 5EA	Pall Mall	89m
WC2N 5DS	Trafalgar Square	93m
SW1Y 4HH	Hobhouse Court	174m
SW1Y 4BP	Haymarket	182m
SW1Y 4BN	Waterloo Place	190m
WC2H 7DF	Orange Street	200m
SW1A 2BA	Spring Gardens	201m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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