W1B postcode area guide — Westminster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the W1B postcode district in Westminster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in W1B
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
67.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
66.8%
Gigabit-capable
66.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the W1B postcode district (Westminster) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 314 postcodes Ofcom measures in W1B, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 67.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 66.8%.
Around 0% of premises in W1B fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in W1B
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| W1B 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| W1B 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| W1B 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| W1B 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| W1B 1AH | 0% | 0% |
| W1B 1AR | 100% | 100% |
| W1B 1AS | 100% | 100% |
| W1B 1DY | 100% | 100% |
| W1B 1HR | 100% | 100% |
| W1B 1JA | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Westminster
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Westminster district (163,520 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
100%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in W1B
Police recorded 4,735 incidents within about a mile of the centre of W1B in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 991 | 20.9% |
| Theft from the person | 978 | 20.7% |
| Shoplifting | 675 | 14.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 667 | 14.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 572 | 12.1% |
| Public order | 241 | 5.1% |
| Robbery | 166 | 3.5% |
| Drugs | 155 | 3.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in W1B
Based on 4 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in W1B is £920,000, down 79.6% on the previous year (£4,500,000).
Latest recorded sales in W1B
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | £920,000 | Other | Portland Place | W1B 1NU |
| 1 Dec 2025 | £5,000,000 | Other | Portland Place | W1B 1PW |
| 30 Sep 2025 | £104,500 | Other | Kingly Court | W1B 5PW |
| 7 Aug 2025 | £1,015,000 | Flat | Portland Place | W1B 1NX |
| 6 Jun 2025 | £4,600,000 | Flat | Portland Place | W1B 1NS |
| 24 Mar 2025 | £1,000,000 | Flat | Park Crescent | W1B 1PD |
| 17 Mar 2025 | £275,000 | Flat | Portland Place | W1B 1NX |
| 26 Feb 2025 | £22,000,000 | Other | Warwick Street | W1B 5NF |
| 3 Jan 2025 | £1,825,000 | Flat | Portland Place | W1B 1NX |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £5,300,000 | Semi-detached | Portland Place | W1B 1NH |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Westminster demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Westminster district (204,238 residents, 94,816 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13.1% |
| 15–29 | 35.4% |
| 30–44 | 21.5% |
| 45–64 | 17.8% |
| 65+ | 12.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 27.4% |
| Private rented | 43.6% |
| Social rented | 15.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around W1B
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southbank International School Westminster | Not applicable | 11–18 | 456 | W1B 1QR |
| Eifa International School | Not applicable | 2–14 | 111 | W1B 1LS |
| University of Westminster | Not applicable | — | — | W1B 2UW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in W1B
134 rated food businesses operate in W1B. 102 hold the top rating of 5, 17 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1 Warwick, 20 Air cafe, Ain't Nothin' But, All Bar One, ALTA Restaurant.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in W1B
From a sample of 72 Energy Performance Certificates across 5 W1B postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band B). 94% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
88%
Band C
7%
Band D
3%
Band E
1%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Westminster
Landlines around W1B typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.