W1A postcode area · Westminster
The W1A postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Camden, Islington, Westminster. Area Scores range from 37 to 80 across them. Every full W1A postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the W1A district: Marylebone & Park Lane scores 80 out of 100 (#1,342 of 6,856 nationally) while Paddington & St George's Fields sits at 37 — neighbours on the map, 43 points apart on the index. 2 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £630,000 in Clerkenwell to £1,610,000 in Marylebone & Park Lane — a 2.6× gap within the W1A district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Camden, Islington and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marylebone & Park LaneWestminster | 1,342 | 80 | £1,610,000 |
| Regent's ParkWestminster | 1,801 | 74 | £957,500 |
| Bryanston & Dorset SquareWestminster | 3,302 | 52 | £1,110,000 |
| Fitzrovia East & Bloomsbury WestCamden | 3,576 | 48 | £679,500 |
| Strand, St James & MayfairWestminster | 3,624 | 47 | £1,402,000 |
| Fitzrovia West & SohoWestminster | 3,919 | 43 | £890,000 |
| ClerkenwellIslington | 3,940 | 42 | £630,000 |
| Paddington & St George's FieldsWestminster | 4,303 | 37 | £790,000 |
People living in W1A Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 35% · Managers & directors 25% · Associate professional 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 35% |
| Managers & directors | 25% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Administrative | 5% |
| Caring & leisure | 5% |
| Elementary | 4% |
| Sales & customer service | 4% |
| Skilled trades | 3% |
| Process & plant | 2% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 35% · No religion 32% · Muslim 14%
Born outside the UK: 59%
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.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around W1A.
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.