Use this guide to understand SW1A 2LZ 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
SW1A 2LZ
Postcode without spaces
SW1A2LZ
Status
Active postcode
User type
Small user postcode
Introduced
January 1991
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
51.5015900
Longitude
-0.1257620
British National Grid
530,185 E, 179,737 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
London
Local authority
Westminster
Output Area (2021)
E00023945
LSOA (2021)
E01004733
MSOA (2021)
E02000979
Electoral ward
E05013806
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.
IMD decile7 of 101 = most deprived, 10 = least deprived
These figures must not be read as applying only to SW1A 2LZ. They describe Westminster 020C, the wider LSOA containing the postcode.
Crime in the Local LSOA
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Containing LSOA · E01004733
141 recorded incidents
Westminster 020C includes SW1A 2LZ and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Violence and sexual offences
39
Public order
27
Anti-social behaviour
23
Other theft
20
Theft from the person
18
Robbery
4
Drugs
3
Possession of weapons
3
Vehicle crime
2
Burglary
1
Other crime
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Westminster 020C LSOA, not only to SW1A 2LZ. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
SW1A 2LZ Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the SW1A 2LZ postcode?
SW1A 2LZ is in Westminster, England.
What do the deprivation figures for SW1A 2LZ describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
Can I buy a vector map of SW1A 2LZ?
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