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W2 postcode area · Westminster

The W2 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Ealing, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster. Area Scores range from 6 to 82 across them. Every full W2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the W2 district: Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park scores 82 out of 100 (#1,218 of 6,856 nationally) while Church Street sits at 7 — neighbours on the map, 76 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £507,500 in South Acton to £3,112,500 in Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park — a 6.1× gap within the W2 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Ealing, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£54,226a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime177per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied32%

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 W2 district

£815,000median home sold over the past year · -20.3% over 5 years · -16.0% over the year · 391 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached£3,875,000
Terraced£2,912,500
Flat£723,500
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
Notting Hill SouthKensington and Chelsea 1,23282 £1,500,000
Little VeniceWestminster 2,43864 £870,000
Notting Hill GateKensington and Chelsea 2,72060 £1,200,000
Bayswater EastWestminster 3,11055 £735,000
Bryanston & Dorset SquareWestminster 3,30252 £1,110,000
Westbourne GroveWestminster 3,46050 £805,000
QueenswayWestminster 4,22838 £845,500
Paddington & St George's FieldsWestminster 4,30337 £790,000
South ActonEaling 4,59833 £507,500
WestbourneWestminster 6,2778 £565,000
Church StreetWestminster 6,3947 £517,500

People living in W2 Census 2021

Residents105,753
Median age (est.)37
Density10,349per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above58%
No car or van64%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 15%25–44 36%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 24%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 42%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Managers & directors 23% · Associate professional 18%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Managers & directors23%
Associate professional18%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 16%Black: 8%Mixed: 6%Other: 14%
White 55%Asian 16%Black 8%Mixed 6%Other 14%

Religion & identity

Christian 37% · No religion 26% · Muslim 21%

Born outside the UK: 58%

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 W2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the W2 district.

Notting Hill Westbourne

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around W2.

W9 W8 W11 NW26 NW8 SW5 SW7 W10

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.