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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Core details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
Exact postcode record
Postcode details
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
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
London
Local authority
Westminster
Output Area (2021)
E00023946
LSOA (2021)
E01004731
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.
The search is currently limited to records whose own postcode begins with SW1E. Distances are approximate straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Companies Registered at SW1E 5HY
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Exact registered postcode
Registered companies3All supplied statuses
Active companies1Companies House status
Active · 11408553
6 PALACE STREET LIMITED
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 11 June 2018
68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
A registered office can be an accountant, agent or correspondence address. A company listed here does not necessarily trade from this postcode.
Crime in the Local LSOA
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Containing LSOA · E01004731
131 recorded incidents
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
Crime figures apply to the whole Westminster 020A LSOA, not only to SW1E 5HY. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
SW1E 5HY Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the SW1E 5HY postcode?
SW1E 5HY is in Westminster, England.
What do the deprivation figures for SW1E 5HY describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
Can I buy a vector map of SW1E 5HY?
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