Use this guide to understand NW1 5LJ in Westminster. Start with the interactive location and approximate postcode outline, then browse the available facts and local-area indicators. Labels show which figures relate to the exact postcode and which cover a larger geography.
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Core details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
Exact postcode record
Postcode details
Postcode
NW1 5LJ
Postcode without spaces
NW15LJ
Status
Active postcode
User type
Large user postcode
Introduced
January 1980
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
51.5231300
Longitude
-0.1568790
British National Grid
527,965 E, 182,078 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
London
Local authority
Westminster
Output Area (2021)
E00023920
LSOA (2021)
E01004727
MSOA (2021)
E02000967
Electoral ward
E05013805
Westminster constituency
E14001172
The red outline is an approximate convex hull generated from geocoded property locations and offset outwards by about 25 metres; it is not an official postcode boundary.
Ward and Constituency
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
The search is currently limited to records whose own postcode begins with NW1. Distances are approximate straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crime in the Local LSOA
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Containing LSOA · E01004727
45 recorded incidents
Westminster 008D includes NW1 5LJ and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Other theft
10
Shoplifting
9
Violence and sexual offences
8
Theft from the person
6
Anti-social behaviour
3
Other crime
3
Drugs
2
Public order
2
Bicycle theft
1
Robbery
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Westminster 008D LSOA, not only to NW1 5LJ. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
NW1 5LJ Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the NW1 5LJ postcode?
NW1 5LJ is in Westminster, England.
What do the deprivation figures for NW1 5LJ describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
Can I buy a vector map of NW1 5LJ?
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