Use this guide to understand SW1X 8AA 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
SW1X 8AA
Postcode without spaces
SW1X8AA
Status
Active postcode
User type
Small user postcode
Introduced
January 1980
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
51.4987100
Longitude
-0.1517130
British National Grid
528,392 E, 179,371 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
London
Local authority
Westminster
Output Area (2021)
E00023682
LSOA (2021)
E01004690
MSOA (2021)
E02000978
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 SW1X. 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 · E01004690
18 recorded incidents
Westminster 019D includes SW1X 8AA and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Theft from the person
6
Anti-social behaviour
5
Other theft
4
Drugs
1
Robbery
1
Violence and sexual offences
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Westminster 019D LSOA, not only to SW1X 8AA. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
SW1X 8AA Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the SW1X 8AA postcode?
SW1X 8AA is in Westminster, England.
What do the deprivation figures for SW1X 8AA describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
Can I buy a vector map of SW1X 8AA?
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