W1F postcode area guide — Westminster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the W1F postcode district in Westminster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in W1F
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86%
Gigabit-capable
86%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the W1F postcode district (Westminster) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 729 postcodes Ofcom measures in W1F, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86%.
Around 0% of premises in W1F 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 W1F
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| W1F 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| W1F 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| W1F 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| W1F 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| W1F 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| W1F 0AH | 100% | 50% |
| W1F 0AJ | 100% | 50% |
| W1F 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| W1F 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| W1F 0AP | 100% | 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 W1F
Police recorded 4,757 incidents within about a mile of the centre of W1F in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 1000 | 21.0% |
| Theft from the person | 989 | 20.8% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 685 | 14.4% |
| Shoplifting | 655 | 13.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 564 | 11.9% |
| Public order | 253 | 5.3% |
| Robbery | 171 | 3.6% |
| Drugs | 152 | 3.2% |
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 W1F
Based on 10 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in W1F is £395,000, down 56.6% on the previous year (£910,000).
Flat / maisonette
£590,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in W1F
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | £483,000 | Flat | Marshall Street | W1F 7ER |
| 10 Dec 2025 | £395,000 | Flat | Marshall Street | W1F 7ER |
| 14 Nov 2025 | £250,000 | Other | Lexington Street | W1F 0LN |
| 31 Oct 2025 | £590,000 | Flat | Wardour Street | W1F 0UF |
| 12 Sep 2025 | £735,000 | Flat | Marshall Street | W1F 9BD |
| 29 Aug 2025 | £850,000 | Flat | Dufours Place | W1F 7SL |
| 22 Aug 2025 | £1,795,000 | Other | Wardour Street | W1F 0TE |
| 20 Aug 2025 | £100,000 | Other | Berwick Street | W1F 8RR |
| 18 Aug 2025 | £129,000 | Other | Brewer Street | W1F 0SN |
| 14 Aug 2025 | £23,032 | Other | Beak Street | W1F 9SD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 W1F
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soho Parish CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 90 | W1D 7LF |
| University of Westminster | Not applicable | — | — | W1B 2UW |
| All Souls CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 180 | W1W 7JJ |
| Jeannine Manuel School | Not applicable | 2–18 | 687 | WC1B 3DN |
| Queen's College, London | Not applicable | 3–19 | 412 | W1G 8BT |
| Eifa International School | Not applicable | 2–14 | 111 | W1B 1LS |
| London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Not applicable | — | — | WC1E 7HT |
| Wetherby Senior School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 406 | W1U 2QU |
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 W1F
290 rated food businesses operate in W1F. 193 hold the top rating of 5, 50 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acai Berry, Amalfi Restaurant, Amathus Drinks Soho, Amathus Soho, Andrew Edmunds.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in W1F
From a sample of 22 Energy Performance Certificates across 4 W1F postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 86% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
27%
Band C
59%
Band D
5%
Band F
5%
Band G
5%
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 W1F 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.