Use this guide to understand W1B 5HB 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 | W1B 5HB |
| Postcode without spaces | W1B5HB |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | December 2000 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 51.5101100 |
| Longitude | -0.1368400 |
| British National Grid | 529,392 E, 180,665 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Output Area (2021) | E00024112 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01035716 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02000972 |
| Electoral ward | E05013808 |
| 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 W1B postcode district, ordered by straight-line distance where coordinates are available.
Higher education institutions
309 Regent Street, London, W1B 2UW
Other independent school
36 Portland Place, Marylebone, London, W1B 1LS
Ages 2–14 · 111 pupils of 165 capacity
Other independent school
63-65 Portland Place, London, W1B 1QR
Ages 11–18 · 456 pupils of 620 capacity
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 10 April 2026
20420 - Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 30 July 2025
96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 12 October 2023
20420 - Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 28 March 2021
96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Westminster 013G includes W1B 5HB and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 183 |
| Theft from the person | 137 |
| Other theft | 134 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 85 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 76 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Drugs | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
W1B 5HB is in Westminster, England.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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