Use this guide to understand SW1W 8LT 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. Census 2021 records 55 residents and 51 households at the exact postcode.
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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 8LT
Postcode without spaces
SW1W8LT
Status
Active postcode
User type
Small user postcode
Introduced
January 1980
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
51.4905500
Longitude
-0.1551550
British National Grid
528,176 E, 178,458 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
London
Local authority
Westminster
Output Area (2021)
E00023562
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.
These Census figures are matched directly to the full postcode, rather than inferred from a wider neighbourhood.
Exact postcode · Census 2021
Residents
55
Households
51
Female residents
30
Male residents
25
Residents per household
1.1
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 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 8LT 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 8LT. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
SW1W 8LT Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the SW1W 8LT postcode?
SW1W 8LT is in Westminster, England.
How many people live in SW1W 8LT?
The Census 2021 postcode-level dataset records 55 residents at SW1W 8LT. This is an exact postcode count.
What do the deprivation figures for SW1W 8LT 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 8LT?
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