W1C postcode area guide — Westminster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the W1C postcode district in Westminster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in W1C
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
8.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
4.1%
Gigabit-capable
4.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.8%
Broadband availability in the W1C postcode district (Westminster) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 125 postcodes Ofcom measures in W1C, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 8.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 4.1%.
Around 0.8% of premises in W1C 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 W1C
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| W1C 1AP | 0% | 0% |
| W1C 1AS | 0% | 0% |
| W1C 1AT | 0% | 0% |
| W1C 1AX | 0% | 0% |
| W1C 1AY | 0% | 0% |
| W1C 1AZ | 0% | 0% |
| W1C 1BA | 0% | 0% |
| W1C 1BB | 0% | 0% |
| W1C 1BE | 0% | 0% |
| W1C 1BF | 100% | 100% |
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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 W1C
Police recorded 4,068 incidents within about a mile of the centre of W1C in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 836 | 20.6% |
| Other theft | 799 | 19.6% |
| Shoplifting | 631 | 15.5% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 542 | 13.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 500 | 12.3% |
| Public order | 182 | 4.5% |
| Robbery | 148 | 3.6% |
| Drugs | 141 | 3.5% |
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 W1C
Based on 1 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in W1C is £37,000,000, up 24,566.7% on the previous year (£150,000).
Latest recorded sales in W1C
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2025 | £37,000,000 | Other | Oxford Street | W1C 1JJ |
| 24 Feb 2025 | £150,000 | Other | Stratford Place | W1C 1BE |
| 19 Nov 2024 | £18,500,000 | Other | Stratford Place | W1C 1BB |
| 14 Jul 2023 | £25,000 | Other | Oxford Street | W1C 2DQ |
| 29 Sep 2022 | £3,600,000 | Other | Woodstock Street | W1C 2AL |
| 10 Mar 2022 | £6,250,000 | Other | Stratford Place | W1C 1AS |
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 W1C
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetherby Senior School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 406 | W1U 2QU |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 236 | W1U 4DF |
| Queen's College, London | Not applicable | 3–19 | 412 | W1G 8BT |
| University of Westminster | Not applicable | — | — | W1B 2UW |
| St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 73 | W1K 2XH |
| Eifa International School | Not applicable | 2–14 | 111 | W1B 1LS |
| Wetherby Preparatory School | Not applicable | 8–13 | 255 | W1H 2EA |
| Halcyon London International School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 157 | W1H 5AU |
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 W1C
75 rated food businesses operate in W1C. 51 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Angus Steak House, Ben's Cookies, Benugo @ John Lewis (Roof Top), Benugo Cafe Level 2, Bread & Co..
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Westminster
Landlines around W1C 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.