This page brings together the map and available local information for NW1 5SW in Westminster. The boundary shown is an approximation created from address points, and each data section explains whether its figures apply to the full postcode or a wider statistical area. Census 2021 records 10 residents and 4 households at the exact postcode.
Average sold price£1,375,0003 exact-postcode transactions
IMD decile8 of 10Containing LSOA · 2025
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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 5SW
Postcode without spaces
NW15SW
Status
Active postcode
User type
Small user postcode
Introduced
January 1980
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
51.5230900
Longitude
-0.1575150
British National Grid
527,921 E, 182,072 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
London
Local authority
Westminster
Output Area (2021)
E00023921
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.
These Census figures are matched directly to the full postcode, rather than inferred from a wider neighbourhood.
Exact postcode · Census 2021
Residents
10
Households
4
Female residents
3
Male residents
7
Residents per household
2.5
Counts are from the postcode-level Census population and household datasets. They apply to the exact postcode. Detailed local demographic profiles will be labelled separately when Output Area data is added.
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Local Deprivation
Deprivation is published for the postcode's containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, a neighbourhood geography covering more than one postcode.
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 5SW 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 5SW. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
NW1 5SW Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the NW1 5SW postcode?
NW1 5SW is in Westminster, England.
How many people live in NW1 5SW?
The Census 2021 postcode-level dataset records 10 residents at NW1 5SW. This is an exact postcode count.
What do the deprivation figures for NW1 5SW describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
Are the property prices for the exact postcode?
Yes. The sold-price records shown on this page are Land Registry transactions matched to the full NW1 5SW postcode.
Can I buy a vector map of NW1 5SW?
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