SW1Y 5BQ maps, stats, and open data

SW1Y 5BQ 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 1991.

SW1Y 5BQ geodata

Easting529898
Northing180430
Latitude51.507879
Longitude-0.129664

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Where is SW1Y 5BQ?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSW1Y
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SW1Y 5BQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1Y 5BQ 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 5BQ

January 2024DrugsOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building70m
January 2024Theft from the personOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building70m
January 2024Theft from the personOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building70m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1Y 5BQ

Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross28m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross32m
Trafalgar SquareCharing Cross41m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross44m
Trafalgar Square (Cockspur Street)Charing Cross50m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1Y 5BQ

Charing Cross Underground StationCharing Cross174m
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly Circus375m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square399m
Embankment Underground StationEmbankment494m
Covent Garden Underground StationCovent Garden684m

Nearest railway stations to SW1Y 5BQ

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

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Cafe On The Square
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
The Arches
32m
Pret A Manger
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
5 Pall Mall East
56m
Thai Square
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
Norway House
60m

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Nearest post box to SW1Y 5BQ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Suffolk Street18:3011:3082m
Haymarket18:3011:30185m
Pall Mall18:3011:30205m

Nearest sports facilities to SW1Y 5BQ

FacilityDistance
Sofitel London St James
Waterloo Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym
179m
Puregym (London Piccadilly)
Regent Street, London
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
253m
Fitness First Beat (London Charing Cross) (Closed)
Embankment Place, London
Health and Fitness Gym
345m

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Nearest schools to SW1Y 5BQ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, London, W1D 7LF
Primary541m
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA
Not applicable741m
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9LH
16 plus933m

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SW1Y 5BQ ITL and SW1Y 5BQ 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 5BQ:

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

SW1Y 5BQ 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 5BQ:

CodeName
OAE00023935
LSOAE01004736Westminster 018C
MSOAE02000977Westminster 018

Nearest postcodes to SW1Y 5BQ

SW1Y 5BNCockspur Street61m
SW1Y 5ATWarwick House Street69m
SW1A 2BBSpring Gardens92m
WC2N 5DSTrafalgar Square95m
SW1Y 5APCarlton House Terrace106m
SW1Y 5EAPall Mall127m
SW1Y 4HHHobhouse Court131m
WC2H 7EPWhitcomb Street158m
SW1Y 4BPHaymarket160m
WC2H 7EDOrange Street169m