SW1P 4BL Westminster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Vincent Square. Region: London.
Streets
- Page Street, City of Westminster: 42 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Westminster in 2026-27: Band D £1,050 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £700 | £816 | £933 | £1,050 | £1,283 | £1,516 | £1,749 | £2,099 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (40% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Page Street (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 15.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ABADY HOUSE WITH LODGES, NUMBERS 38 AND 40, AND GATE PIERS, grade II
- CORONER'S COURT, grade II
- DUKE'S HOUSE, grade II
- EDRIC HOUSE, grade II
- GATE PIERS AT REAR ENTRANCE TO TOTHILL HOUSE, grade II
- GATE PIERS BETWEEN PRINCESS MARY HOUSE AND DUKE'S HOUSE, grade II
- GATE PIERS TO COURTYARD TO RIGHT OF PRINCESS MARY HOUSE, grade II
- NO 12 AND GATE PIERS AT REAR ENTRANCE TO ROGERS HOUSE, grade II
- NUMBER 32 AND GATE PIERS BETWEEN BENNETT HOUSE AND EDRIC HOUSE, GROSVENOR ESTATE, grade II
- NUMBER 34 AND GATE PIERS AT ENTRANCE TO EDRIC HOUSE, GROSVENOR ESTATE, grade II
- NUMBER 36 AND GATE PIERS BETWEEN EDRIC HOUSE AND ABADY HOUSE, grade II
- NUMBER 83 AND GATE PIERS BETWEEN ROGERS HOUSE AND TOTHILL HOUSE, grade II
- NUMBER 85 AND FLANKING GATE PIERS, grade II
- PRINCESS MARY HOUSE, grade II
- TOTHILL HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 1 Vincent Square London SW1P 2PN, permissioned (110 m)
- 1 Vincent Square London SW1P 2PN, permissioned (110 m)
- 33 Horseferry Road London SW1P 2AA, permissioned (120 m)
- 33 Horseferry Road London SW1P 2AA, permissioned (120 m)
- Grenadier House 99-105 Horseferry Road London SW1P 2DD, permissioned (240 m)
- Abell House & Cleland House John Islip Street, not permissioned (270 m)
- Abell House & Cleland House John Islip Street, not permissioned (270 m)
- Dean Bradley House 52 Horseferry Road London SW1P 2AF, permissioned (300 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 42 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 42 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 42 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | London Victoria 54 million journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Vauxhall 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| London Waterloo 70 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Pimlico Underground Station | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| St. James's Park Underground Station | 660 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Victoria Underground Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 69 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Marsham Street Westminster | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Millbank Pier | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Q-Park Victoria | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 51 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13 km (8.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Millbank Medical Centre | 70 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria Pharmacy | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 24 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sw Minster Centre For Health | 210 m |
| Hospital | The Gordon Hospital | 360 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Roadchef - Sedgemoor Services S/b, Rooks Bridge | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St John's Gardens 6,260 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Victoria Tower Gardens 1.9 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 20 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Westminster School Playing Field 3.7 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,020 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 20 parks and gardens, 9.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hogarth House, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m south. 407 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 39 of them Grade I and 70 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hogarth House | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south |
| Royal Horticultural Society New Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north-west |
| WESTMINSTER COLLEGE (1950s BUILDING) | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m west |
| Ninth Church of Christ Scientist | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-east |
| Victoria Tower Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| The Jewel Tower | Scheduled monument | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Warwick Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St James's Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Duck Island | Island | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 26.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
None of the postcode's 42 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Westminster: see them on the Westminster page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 68% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 93% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Page Street.