W1U 1BU maps, stats, and open data

W1U 1BU lies on Bird Street in London. W1U 1BU is located in the West End 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 October 2000.

W1U 1BU maps

W1U 1BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

W1U 1BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

W1U 1BU geodata

Easting	528386
Northing	181151
Latitude	51.514703
Longitude	-0.151177

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is W1U 1BU?

Street	Bird Street
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	W1U
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

W1U 1BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W1U 1BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	20m	66ft

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	West End
Constituency	Cities Of London And Westminster

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of W1U 1BU

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Weighhouse Street	163m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Weighhouse Street	163m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Weighhouse Street	163m
➜ Bird Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to W1U 1BU

Selfridges	Bond Street	69m
Selfridges	Bond Street	88m
Selfridges	Bond Street	93m
Bond Street (Oxford Street)	Bond Street	102m
Selfridges	Bond Street	111m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W1U 1BU

Bond Street Underground Station	Bond Street	110m
Marble Arch Underground Station	Marble Arch	558m
Oxford Circus Underground Station	Oxford Circus	646m
Baker Street Underground Station	Baker Street	999m
Regent's Park Underground Station	Regent's Park	1,016m

Nearest railway stations to W1U 1BU

London Marylebone Station	1.2km
London Paddington Station	1.7km
London Euston Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W1U 1BU

Broadband access in W1U 1BU (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 speed in W1U 1BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	17.6Mbps
Average download speed	16.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	21.08Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.25Mbps

Broadband limitations in W1U 1BU (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W1U 1BU

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Source: Ofcom
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W1U 1BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in W1U 1BU by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	352,684
Meter count	50
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,054
Median (kWh/meter)	5,789

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in W1U 1BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in W1U 1BU.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

25% of English postcodes are less deprived than W1U 1BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to W1U 1BU (meters)

Busaba Eathai

8 - 13 Bird Street

Henry Holland Public House

39 Duke Street

21m

Greek Food

376-384 Oxford Street

39m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to W1U 1BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Oxford Street	18:30	12:00	80m
Wigmore Street	18:30	12:00	137m
Marylebone Lane	18:30	12:00	188m

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Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to W1U 1BU

Facility	Distance
Hinde Street Methodist Church Thayer Street, London Sports Hall	288m
Virgin Active (Mayfair) Park Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	343m
Bath & Racquets Club Brook's Mews, London Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	399m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W1U 1BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Wetherby Senior School 100 Marylebone Lane, Marylebone, Westminster, London, W1U 2QU	Not applicable	326m
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School St Vincent Street, London, W1U 4DF	Primary	448m
Queen's College, London 43-49 Harley Street, London, W1G 8BT	Not applicable	509m

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Source: Edubase
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W1U 1BU ITL and W1U 1BU 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 W1U 1BU:

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
Licence: Open Government Licence

W1U 1BU 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 W1U 1BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00023845
LSOA	E01004714	Westminster 011B
MSOA	E02000970	Westminster 011

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to W1U 1BU

W1U 1BB	Barrett Street	0m
W1C 1JT	Oxford Street	38m
W1C 1JS	Oxford Street	40m
W1U 1LN	Duke Street	41m
W1U 1AZ	Barrett Street	43m
W1U 1LH	Duke Street	47m
W1U 1DS	James Street	50m
W1U 1BW	Picton Place	58m
W1U 1LG	Duke Street	60m
W1U 1DX	James Street	60m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence