Use this guide to understand W1F 8SW 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 | W1F 8SW |
| Postcode without spaces | W1F8SW |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | December 2000 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 51.5156300 |
| Longitude | -0.1367160 |
| British National Grid | 529,385 E, 181,279 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Output Area (2021) | E00175194 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01004763 |
| 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.
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 15 August 2025
59111 - Motion picture production activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 21 February 2025
59113 - Television programme production activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 9 August 2024
59113 - Television programme production activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 20 June 2023
59113 - Television programme production activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 29 July 2022
59113 - Television programme production activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 27 July 2022
59113 - Television programme production activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 4 July 2022
70210 - Public relations and communications activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 2 November 2015
59111 - Motion picture production activities
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Westminster 013B includes W1F 8SW and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 136 |
| Other theft | 122 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 65 |
| Shoplifting | 58 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 35 |
| Drugs | 27 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
W1F 8SW is in Westminster, England.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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