High deprivation
IMD England
Among the highest · 132.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for WC2E 9AB
Postcode
WC2E 9AB
Coordinates
51.5126, -0.1264
Grid reference
TQ301809
Easting
530,111
Northing
180,966
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGV7F+3F
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
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.
9191
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9191 out of 32,844 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 · WC2E 9AB
HM Land Registry · Westminster
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Police Recorded Crime near WC2E 9AB
England & WalesCrime trends · near WC2E 9AB
Counts are for St James's electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
262
YoY stable
316250183
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
209
YoY +16%
253205156
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
23
YoY +64%
694010
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
18
YoY -38%
37239
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY -92%
61310
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
24
YoY +50%
26178
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.32.4%
Other White22.9%
Chinese13.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.1%
Bangladeshi3.5%
+ 8 other groups · 23.9%
Religion
No religion36.7%
Christian35.4%
Muslim10.6%
Not answered8.9%
Buddhist3.9%
+ 2 other religions · 4.7%
Age groups
35–4925.0%
25–3422.1%
50–6417.6%
20–2413.8%
65–747.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 13.7%
Households
Other43.6%
Any member 66+11.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.0%
+ 6 other households · 17.9%
Administrative Information
Westminster
Local Authority
Council AreaCities of London and Westminster E14001172
Constituency
E14001172Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
St James's
Constituency code
E14001172
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 018A E01004734
E01004734MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Westminster 018 E02000977
E02000977LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Westminster 018A E01004734
E01004734MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Westminster 018 E02000977
E02000977Urban: 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
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 WC2E 9AB 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. IMD England rank: 9191
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004734 and MSOA E02000977 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WC2E 9AB 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
Schools near WC2E 9AB
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
36.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
100%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
53%
16 plusStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 16–99
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
0.4
Secondary with sixth formIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 15–24FSM 0%
Attainment 8
0.5
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–19FSM 0%
16 plusStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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