Use this guide to understand WC2A 1PU 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 19 residents and 11 households at the exact postcode.
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Create a Custom MapCore details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
| Postcode | WC2A 1PU |
| Postcode without spaces | WC2A1PU |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | June 2000 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 51.5142400 |
| Longitude | -0.1113340 |
| British National Grid | 531,150 E, 181,170 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Output Area (2021) | E00190420 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01004735 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02000977 |
| Electoral ward | E05013806 |
| 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.
These Census figures are matched directly to the full postcode, rather than inferred from a wider neighbourhood.
| Residents | 19 |
| Households | 11 |
| Female residents | 13 |
| Male residents | 6 |
| Residents per household | 1.7 |
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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 WC2A postcode district, ordered by straight-line distance where coordinates are available.
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TOWER 3, 2ND FLOOR CLEMENTS INN, LONDON, WC2A 2AZ
Higher education institutions
Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 7 February 2022
82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 20 November 2019
64929 - Other credit granting n.e.c.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 26 June 2015
43390 - Other building completion and finishing
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Westminster 018B includes WC2A 1PU and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 60 |
| Shoplifting | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 |
| Theft from the person | 41 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Bicycle theft | 10 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
WC2A 1PU is in Westminster, England.
The Census 2021 postcode-level dataset records 19 residents at WC2A 1PU. This is an exact postcode count.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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