SW1A 2ER

a large user postcode in Westminster

SW1A 2ER Location Map

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5045 / 51°30'16"N

Longitude: -0.126 / 0°7'33"W

OS Eastings: 530165

OS Northings: 180065

OS Grid: TQ301800

Location Encoding

Mapcode National: GBR HG.WV

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.RFSZ

Plus Code: 9C3XGV3F+RJ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91wm41

What Three Birds: waterthrush.dove.goose

What are these?

Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.

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Whitehall, London SW1A 2ER

Summary

SW1A 2ER 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:
The Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London SW1A 2ER.

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.

The average commercial rateable value is £72,000. The most common recorded business type is Function Room.

SW1A 2ER is in the London travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Westminster Primary Care Trust.

SW1A 2ER is approximately 16m (52ft) above sea level.

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Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SW1A 2ER

2d2: Cosmopolitans - Aspiring and Affluent - Highly-Qualified Quaternary Workers

Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SW1A 2ER

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 2ER include Asda, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Costcutter, Iceland, Lidl, Waitrose, Londis, Longdan, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Nisa, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)

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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives

Residents of SW1A 2ER 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 2ER.

Full fibre availability
%
Ultrafast broadband availability
0%
Superfast broadband availability
0%
Premises unable to receive 30Mbits/s
100%
Premises unable to receive 10Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 5Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 2Mbits/s
0%
Premises below Universal Service Obligation
0%
  • 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

Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.

Schools

The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SW1A 2ER.

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Government Statistical Service (GSS) Codes for SW1A 2ER

Super Output Area, Lower Layer
E01004733
Westminster 020C
Super Output Area, Middle Layer
E02000979
Westminster 020
Local Authority Ward
E05000644
St James's
Local Authority Ward
E05013806
St James's
Local Authority
E09000033
Westminster
Region
E12000007
London
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency
E14000639
Cities of London and Westminster
European Electoral Region
E15000007
London
Primary Care Organisation
E16000057
Westminster
Police Force Area
E23000001
Metropolitan Police
Travel to Work Area
E30000234
London
Built-up Area
E34004707
Greater London
Built-up Area sub-division
E35000546
City of Westminster
Local Enterprise Partnership
E37000051
London
Sub ICB Location
E38000256
NHS North West London ICB - W2U3Z
NHS England Region
E40000003
London
Non-Civil Parished Area
E43000236
Westminster, unparished area
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership
E54000027
North West London
Cancer Alliance
E56000021
North West and South West London
Country
E92000001
England

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