SW1E postcode area · Westminster

The SW1E postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wandsworth, Westminster. Area Scores range from 24 to 79 across them. Every full SW1E postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SW1E district contains both ends of the scale: Nine Elms at 79 out of 100 (#1,424 of 6,856 in England) against Victoria at 24, a 55-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £512,500 in Tooting East to £1,402,000 in Strand, St James & Mayfair — a 2.7× gap within the SW1E district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Wandsworth and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£54,694a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime637per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied30%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Nine ElmsWandsworth 1,42479 £869,250
Strand, St James & MayfairWestminster 3,62447 £1,402,000
Tooting EastWandsworth 3,78945 £512,500
Central WestminsterWestminster 4,02241 £893,500
VictoriaWestminster 5,20824 £950,000

People living in SW1E Census 2021

Residents40,687
Median age (est.)36
Density6,352per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above60%
No car or van67%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 14%25–44 42%45–64 22%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 15%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 15%Social rent 25%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 43%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 13%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 43%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 19%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional19%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 59%Asian: 18%Black: 9%Mixed: 6%Other: 8%
White 59%Asian 18%Black 9%Mixed 6%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 32% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 51%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SW1E

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW1E district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW1E.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.