SW1A 1AA
a large user postcode in Westminster
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.501 / 51°30'3"N
Longitude: -0.1416 / 0°8'29"W
OS Eastings: 529090
OS Northings: 179645
OS Grid: TQ290796
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR DJ.C3
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.HJHP
Plus Code: 9C3XGV25+C9
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91wm30
What Three Birds: dipper.dunnock.turnstone
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA
Summary
SW1A 1AA is a large user postcode in Westminster. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
In the 2011 census, there were 41 people resident in SW1A 1AA, of which 18 were male and 23 were female.
SW1A 1AA is in the London travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Westminster Primary Care Trust.
SW1A 1AA is approximately 13m (43ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SW1A 1AA
2c3: Cosmopolitans - Comfortable Cosmopolitans - Professional Service Cosmopolitans
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SW1A 1AA
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
10/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near SW1A 1AA include Asda, Co-Operative Food, Costcutter, Iceland, Lidl, Waitrose, Londis, Longdan, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
SW1A 1AA at other websites
- Air quality forecast for SW1A 1AA at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at SW1A 1AA at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near SW1A 1AA at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near SW1A 1AA at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near SW1A 1AA at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to SW1A 1AA at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near SW1A 1AA at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near SW1A 1AA at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near SW1A 1AA at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of SW1A 1AA are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
London Borough
Westminster City Council
Ward
St James's
Councillors
Louise Hyams (Conservative)
Tim Mitchell (Conservative)
Mark Shearer (Conservative)
London Assembly
London Assembly constituency
West Central
Assembly Member
Tony Devenish (Conservative)
The London Assembly also has eleven London-wide members elected via the d'Hondt (party list) system. These are not shown here.
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
MP
Nickie Aiken (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for SW1A 1AA.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SW1A 1AA.
Sorry, we have no current data to display for this area.