Least deprived 40–50%
IMD England
High · 23.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£795,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,425 sales
-11.7%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
London
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17671
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17671 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · W2 3HG
HM Land Registry · Westminster
Average price
£1,487,776
Median price: £795,000
Median -11.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,425 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '25 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £1,400,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.8m£1.6m£1.4m
May '25Dec '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near W2 3HG
England & WalesCrime trends · near W2 3HG
Counts are for Lancaster Gate electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
57
YoY +78%
573818
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
60
YoY stable
604325
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
15
YoY +15%
1593
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
15
YoY —
21146
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
68
YoY stable
825630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
43
YoY +115%
432914
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Other White32.4%
White Brit.27.3%
Other ethnic group: Arab5.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.7%
African5.5%
+ 9 other groups · 23.2%
Religion
Christian38.8%
No religion31.1%
Muslim13.5%
Not answered10.7%
Jewish2.1%
+ 2 other religions · 3.8%
Age groups
25–3430.0%
35–4925.7%
50–6413.6%
20–247.5%
65–746.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 16.9%
Households
One person: other33.8%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
+ 8 other households · 26.1%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 287 m straight lineabout 4 min
Paddington Station
Rail · Underground · Entrance
- 330 m straight lineabout 4 min
London Paddington Rail Station
Rail
- 350 m straight lineabout 4 min
Paddington (H&C Line)
Underground
Bus stops
- 208 m straight lineabout 3 min
Craven Road (W2)
Bus · Stop B · west
- 277 m straight lineabout 3 min
Paddington Station / Eastbourne Terrace
Bus · Stop E · south-east
- 326 m straight lineabout 4 min
Paddington Station / Eastbourne Terrace
Bus · Stop D · north-west
- 330 m straight lineabout 4 min
Paddington Station
Bus · Stop F · west
- 342 m straight lineabout 4 min
Lancaster Gate Station
Bus · Stop LH · north
Coordinates & Location for W2 3HG
Postcode
W2 3HG
Coordinates
51.5143, -0.1801
Grid reference
TQ263810
Easting
526,382
Northing
181,052
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGR79+PX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
City of Westminster
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Westminster
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Westminster
Local Authority
Council AreaKensington and Bayswater E14001310
Constituency
E14001310Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Lancaster Gate
Constituency code
E14001310
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Westminster, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Westminster
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Westminster
Sub ICB Location
NHS West and North London ICB - W2U3Z
Cancer Alliance
West London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Westminster 016D E01004697
E01004697MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Westminster 016 E02000975
E02000975LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Westminster 016D E01004697
E01004697MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Westminster 016 E02000975
E02000975Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:22 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
10 hours 48 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:22 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 48 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode W2 3HG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004697 and MSOA E02000975 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 17671
Present — Active
Postcode W2 3HG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near W2 3HG
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
95%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
50%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–19FSM 49%
Attainment 8
48.6
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–20FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 66%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryIndependentOut of boroughGirls · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
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