This page brings together the map and available local information for SW1W 8HU 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.
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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
SW1W 8HU
Postcode without spaces
SW1W8HU
Status
Active postcode
User type
Small user postcode
Introduced
March 1982
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
51.4905000
Longitude
-0.1542200
British National Grid
528,241 E, 178,454 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
London
Local authority
Westminster
Output Area (2021)
E00023561
LSOA (2021)
E01035721
MSOA (2021)
E02000982
Electoral ward
E05013797
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 SW1W. 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 · E01035721
48 recorded incidents
Westminster 023H includes SW1W 8HU and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Anti-social behaviour
11
Other theft
11
Violence and sexual offences
8
Theft from the person
6
Shoplifting
5
Public order
2
Vehicle crime
2
Burglary
1
Other crime
1
Robbery
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Westminster 023H LSOA, not only to SW1W 8HU. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
SW1W 8HU Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the SW1W 8HU postcode?
SW1W 8HU is in Westminster, England.
What do the deprivation figures for SW1W 8HU describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
Can I buy a vector map of SW1W 8HU?
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