SW1V 3HL Westminster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Pimlico South. Region: London.
Streets
- Westmoreland Terrace, City of Westminster: 2 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 (37% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Pimlico (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- Gilbert House, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- King William IV Public House 111 Grosvenor Road London, permissioned (350 m)
- Ebury Bridge Estate, Ebury Bridge Road, London, SW1W 8PX, pending decision (360 m)
- Ebury Bridge Estate Ebury Bridge Road London SW1W 8PX, permissioned (360 m)
- Ebury Bridge Estate Ebury Bridge Road London SW1W 8PX, permissioned (360 m)
- Darwin House 104 Grosvenor Road London SW1V 3LH, permissioned (390 m)
- Darwin House, 104 Grosvenor Road, London, SW1V 3LH, not permissioned (390 m)
- RANELAGH ROAD Housing Renewal Site, not permissioned (410 m)
- RANELAGH ROAD Housing Renewal Site, not permissioned (410 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 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 5 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 | 880 m |
| Battersea Park 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Queenstown Road (Battersea) 806,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Pimlico Underground Station | 830 m |
| Battersea Power Station Underground Station | 860 m | |
| Sloane Square Underground Station | 940 m | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 58 within 800 m; nearest Westmoreland Terrace Pimlico | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 1.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 390 m |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Pimlico | 310 m |
| EV charging points | 54 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pimlico Health At The Marven Surgery | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Simmonds Chemist | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 28 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lupus Street Dental Practice | 60 m |
| Hospital | Lister Hospital | 370 m |
| Police station | Belgravia Police Station | 510 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Victoria Station NatWest | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,420 m² | 450 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Battersea Park 80 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 760 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 90 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Landscape to Churchill Gardens Estate, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 300 m east. 238 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 27 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape to Churchill Gardens Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 300 m east |
| Church of St Gabriel | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north-east |
| Warwick Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 470 m north-east |
| Church of St Barnabas | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m north-west |
| Battersea Power Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m south |
| 180, Ebury Street Sw1 | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m north-west |
| The Jewel Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 1.2 km south-west |
| Ladies Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Fountain Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Ransome's Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 4.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 24.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the postcode's 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 66% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 70% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Westmoreland Terrace.