W1H postcode area guide — Westminster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the W1H postcode district in Westminster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in W1H
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
77.4%
Gigabit-capable
77.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the W1H postcode district (Westminster) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 691 postcodes Ofcom measures in W1H, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 77.4%.
Around 0% of premises in W1H 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 W1H
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| W1H 0AN | 0% | 0% |
| W1H 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| W1H 1BJ | 100% | 100% |
| W1H 1BP | 100% | 100% |
| W1H 1BR | 100% | 100% |
| W1H 1BS | 100% | 0% |
| W1H 1BT | 100% | 100% |
| W1H 1BU | 100% | 100% |
| W1H 1BX | 100% | 100% |
| W1H 1BY | 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 W1H
Police recorded 2,358 incidents within about a mile of the centre of W1H in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 456 | 19.3% |
| Other theft | 391 | 16.6% |
| Theft from the person | 386 | 16.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 360 | 15.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 312 | 13.2% |
| Public order | 92 | 3.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 89 | 3.8% |
| Burglary | 76 | 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 W1H
Based on 53 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in W1H is £1,075,000, down 19.2% on the previous year (£1,330,000).
Terraced
£1,550,000
12 sales
Flat / maisonette
£850,000
36 sales
Latest recorded sales in W1H
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £570,000 | Flat | Molyneux Street | W1H 5HQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £350,000 | Flat | Homer Street | W1H 4NF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £1,550,000 | Terraced | Tarrant Place | W1H 1AD |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £375,000 | Flat | Seymour Place | W1H 1NN |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £1,355,000 | Flat | Montagu Place | W1H 2EP |
| 18 Mar 2026 | £539,000 | Flat | Upper Montagu Street | W1H 1SD |
| 5 Mar 2026 | £610,000 | Flat | York Street | W1H 4QE |
| 26 Feb 2026 | £390,000 | Flat | Harrowby Street | W1H 5PQ |
| 13 Feb 2026 | £560,000 | Flat | Stourcliffe Street | W1H 5AR |
| 9 Feb 2026 | £500,000 | Flat | Great Cumberland Place | W1H 7DQ |
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 W1H
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetherby Preparatory School | Not applicable | 8–13 | 255 | W1H 2EA |
| Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 225 | W1H 5HA |
| Sylvia Young Theatre School | Not applicable | 10–16 | 185 | W1H 5YZ |
| St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School | Primary | 2–11 | 166 | W1H 1DL |
| Halcyon London International School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 157 | W1H 5AU |
| ICS London | Not applicable | 3–19 | 139 | W1H 1PN |
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 W1H
121 rated food businesses operate in W1H. 80 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adam Health, AngloThai, ATTILUS SERVICES LIMITED, Basilico, Bastiano London.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in W1H
From a sample of 113 Energy Performance Certificates across 6 W1H postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
28%
Band C
21%
Band D
41%
Band E
7%
Band F
3%
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 W1H 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.