W1W 8LG
a large user postcode in Westminster
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.5157 / 51°30'56"N
Longitude: -0.1414 / 0°8'29"W
OS Eastings: 529060
OS Northings: 181279
OS Grid: TQ290812
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR DB.FV
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.H5LD
Plus Code: 9C3XGV85+7C
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91wm33
What Three Birds: nightingale.stint.stilt
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Great Castle Street, London W1W 8LG
Summary
W1W 8LG is a large user postcode in Westminster. It was first introduced in December 2000.
'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:
Niketown, 36-38 Great Castle Street, London W1W 8LG.
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.
W1W 8LG is in the London travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Westminster Primary Care Trust.
W1W 8LG is approximately 42m (138ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing W1W 8LG
2b2: Cosmopolitans - Inner-City Students - Multicultural Student Neighbourhoods
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for W1W 8LG
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 W1W 8LG include Aldi, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Costcutter, Iceland, Lidl, Waitrose, Londis, Longdan, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Nisa, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
W1W 8LG at other websites
- Air quality forecast for W1W 8LG at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at W1W 8LG at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near W1W 8LG at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near W1W 8LG at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near W1W 8LG at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to W1W 8LG at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near W1W 8LG at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near W1W 8LG at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near W1W 8LG at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of W1W 8LG 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
West End
Councillors
Paul Edward Fisher (Labour)
Jessica Jade Toale (Labour)
Patrick Eamon Joseph Lilley (Labour)
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
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Schools
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