W1H postcode area · Westminster

The W1H postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Islington, Westminster. Area Scores range from 37 to 82 across them. Every full W1H postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The W1H district contains both ends of the scale: Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park at 82 out of 100 (#1,218 of 6,856 in England) against Paddington & St George's Fields at 37, a 45-point gap between neighbouring areas. 3 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 £3,112,500 in Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park — a 4.9× gap within the W1H district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Islington and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£59,557a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime888per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied30%

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

House prices in the W1H district

£1,270,000median home sold over the past year · -8.5% over 5 years · -29.1% over the year · 65 sales
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced£1,195,000
Flat£1,295,000
Westminster£855,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde ParkWestminster 1,21882 £3,112,500
Marylebone & Park LaneWestminster 1,34280 £1,610,000
Regent's ParkWestminster 1,80174 £957,500
Bryanston & Dorset SquareWestminster 3,30252 £1,110,000
Strand, St James & MayfairWestminster 3,62447 £1,402,000
Fitzrovia West & SohoWestminster 3,91943 £890,000
ClerkenwellIslington 3,94042 £630,000
Paddington & St George's FieldsWestminster 4,30337 £790,000

People living in W1H Census 2021

Residents61,769
Median age (est.)37
Density5,124per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above62%
No car or van70%

Age

0–14 10%15–24 18%25–44 37%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 12%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 51%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 12%Social rent 19%Private rent 51%

Households

One person: 46%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 12%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 46%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 12%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Managers & directors 26% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Managers & directors26%
Associate professional17%
Administrative5%
Caring & leisure5%
Elementary4%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades2%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 60%Asian: 18%Black: 5%Mixed: 6%Other: 10%
White 60%Asian 18%Black 5%Mixed 6%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Christian 37% · No religion 30% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 60%

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 W1H.

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.