W1U postcode area guide — Westminster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the W1U postcode district in Westminster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in W1U
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
80.7%
Gigabit-capable
80.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the W1U postcode district (Westminster) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,068 postcodes Ofcom measures in W1U, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.7%.
Around 0% of premises in W1U 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 W1U
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| W1U 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| W1U 1AT | 0% | 0% |
| W1U 1AX | 50% | 50% |
| W1U 1AY | 100% | 100% |
| W1U 1AZ | 100% | 100% |
| W1U 1BB | 100% | 100% |
| W1U 1BE | 0% | 0% |
| W1U 1BF | 100% | 100% |
| W1U 1BG | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| W1U 1BH | 50% | 50% |
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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 W1U
Police recorded 3,427 incidents within about a mile of the centre of W1U in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 623 | 18.2% |
| Shoplifting | 621 | 18.1% |
| Other theft | 615 | 17.9% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 476 | 13.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 466 | 13.6% |
| Public order | 140 | 4.1% |
| Robbery | 120 | 3.5% |
| Drugs | 98 | 2.9% |
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 W1U
Based on 60 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in W1U is £1,300,000, down 15.4% on the previous year (£1,536,900).
Terraced
£2,290,000
6 sales
Flat / maisonette
£1,200,000
47 sales
Latest recorded sales in W1U
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £685,000 | Flat | Luxborough Street | W1U 5BN |
| 5 May 2026 | £1,300,000 | Flat | Bickenhall Street | W1U 6BW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £2,700,000 | Other | York Street | W1U 6PF |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £1,750,000 | Flat | Dorset Street | W1U 4EQ |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £85,000 | Other | Bickenhall Street | W1U 6BX |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £5,000,000 | Terraced | Chiltern Street | W1U 6NL |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £1,175,000 | Flat | Chiltern Street | W1U 6LT |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £650,000 | Flat | Montagu Mansions | W1U 6LB |
| 16 Mar 2026 | £1,925,000 | Terraced | Sherlock Mews | W1U 6DR |
| 5 Mar 2026 | £495,000 | Flat | Bulstrode Street | W1U 2JP |
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 W1U
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The St Marylebone CofE School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,181 | W1U 5BA |
| Wetherby Senior School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 406 | W1U 2QU |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 236 | W1U 4DF |
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 W1U
295 rated food businesses operate in W1U. 203 hold the top rating of 5, 41 are rated 4, and 15 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 2 Veneti, 28-50 Wine Workshop and Kitchen, 31 Below, 40 Duke, 6th Floor The Terrace Kitchen.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in W1U
From a sample of 113 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 W1U postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
50%
Band D
38%
Band E
12%
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 W1U 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.