Use this guide to understand SW1E 5HY 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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Create a Custom MapCore details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
| Postcode | SW1E 5HY |
| Postcode without spaces | SW1E5HY |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | January 1980 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 51.4989800 |
| Longitude | -0.1428990 |
| British National Grid | 529,003 E, 179,417 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Output Area (2021) | E00023946 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01004731 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02000979 |
| Electoral ward | E05013806 |
| Westminster constituency | E14001172 |
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
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Deprivation is published for the postcode's containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, a neighbourhood geography covering more than one postcode.
Open schools and active GP practices in the SW1E postcode district, ordered by straight-line distance where coordinates are available.
Academy converter
55 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HJ
Ages 11–18 · 790 pupils of 890 capacity
46.9% eligible for free school meals
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WELLINGTON, BIRDCAGE WALK, LONDON, SW1E 6HQ
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BIRDCAGE WALK, LONDON, SW1E 6HQ
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 11 June 2018
68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 13 April 2019
86900 - Other human health activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 18 September 2013
86900 - Other human health activities
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Westminster 020A includes SW1E 5HY and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 30 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 17 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
SW1E 5HY is in Westminster, England.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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