SW1A 2BS

a postcode in Westminster

Introduced in January 1980

SW1A 2BS	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with SW1A 2BS

Whitehall - 28 properties, USRN 8400881

Craig's Court - 1 property, USRN 8400739

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5066 / 51°30'23"N

Longitude: -0.1268 / 0°7'36"W

UTM Reference: 30U 699389 5710081

OS Easting: 530099

OS Northing: 180296

OS Grid: TQ300802

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HG.P2

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.RDBC

Open Location Code: 9C3XGV4F+M7

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91wm41

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 3a1

Multicultural and Educated Urbanites
Student Living and Professional Footholds
University Centric

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24862 / 32844

8th decile
less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SW1A 2BS on Wednesday 10 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:44
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:56
Sunrise	04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:59
Sunset	21:16
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:03
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:15

Hours of daylight today	04:13 to 21:46
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:46 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	00:46
Moon sets	14:47

For a full sun and moon calendar for SW1A 2BS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SW1A 2BS

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
19 December 2023	Flat 7, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£650,000
1 June 2023	Penthouse 1, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£1,200,000
3 August 2018	Flat 16, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£1,125,000
2 November 2016	Flat 17, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£995,000
24 September 2015	Flat 11, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£950,000
7 August 2014	Flat 14, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£1,520,000
25 February 2013	Flat 4, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£300,000
21 December 2012	Flat 5, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£900,000
26 August 2011	Flat 10, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£880,000
17 December 2010	Flat 1, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£482,000
4 October 2010	Flat 15, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£765,000
24 July 2009	Flat 12, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£720,000
12 June 2008	Flat 11, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£645,000
13 February 2008	Flat 12, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£660,000
6 November 2007	Flat 1, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£495,000
25 September 2006	Flat 7, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£370,000
10 February 2006	Flat 15, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£401,000
24 October 2005	Flat 2, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£285,000
11 October 2005	Flat 1, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£313,000
13 September 2005	Penthouse 2, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£705,000
16 August 2005	Flat 3, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£250,000
26 January 2005	Penthouse 2, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£635,000
26 August 2004	Flat 3, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£277,000
4 June 2004	Flat 9, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£430,000
3 June 2003	Flat 10, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£475,000
20 May 2002	Flat 16, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£430,000
15 February 2002	Flat 5, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£407,500
22 May 2001	Flat 10, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£420,000
3 April 2001	Flat 13, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£435,670
2 February 2001	Flat 18, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£395,000
14 December 2000	Flat 13, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£375,000
24 November 2000	Flat 1, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£246,000
6 October 2000	Penthouse 2, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£520,000
26 July 2000	Flat 6, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£260,000
4 May 2000	Flat 4, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£355,000
4 May 2000	Flat 9, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£365,000
4 May 2000	Flat 10, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£355,000
4 May 2000	Flat 5, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£345,000
18 April 2000	Flat 8, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£270,000
17 April 2000	Flat 7, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£250,000
17 April 2000	Flat 6, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£250,000
6 April 2000	Flat 2, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£260,000
3 April 2000	Flat 16, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£357,500
31 March 2000	Flat 1, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£225,000
28 March 2000	Flat 3, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£255,000
28 March 2000	Flat 14, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£435,000
28 March 2000	Flat 15, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£300,000
28 March 2000	Flat 17, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£300,000
27 March 2000	Penthouse 1, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£490,000
27 March 2000	Flat 12, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£370,000
22 September 1999	Flat 11, 25 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BS	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£375,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SW1A 2BS

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Cities of London and Westminster

MP

Rachel Blake Labour/Co-operative

London Assembly

Assembly Constituency

West Central

Assembly Member

James Small-Edwards Labour

Londonwide Members

Assembly Members

Elly Baker Labour

Emma Best Conservative

Andrew Boff Conservative

Hina Bokhari Liberal Democrat

Zoë Garbett Green

Alessandro Georgiou Conservative

Susan Hall Conservative

Lord Bailey of Paddington Conservative

Zack Polanski Green

Caroline Russell Green

Alex Wilson Reform UK

Westminster City Council

London borough ward

St James's

Councillors

Louise Hyams Conservative

Tim Mitchell Conservative

Mark Shearer Conservative

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SW1A 2BS

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00023936		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01004736	Westminster 018C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02000977	Westminster 018	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05013806	St James's	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	5 May 2022	DLUHC
E09000033	Westminster	London Boroughs	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000007	London	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001172	Cities of London and Westminster	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000001	Metropolitan Police	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000234	London	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E32000014	West Central	London Assembly Constituencies	Electoral	6 May 2010	Greater London Authority
E33031084		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000051	London	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000256	NHS North West London ICB - W2U3Z	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000003	London	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2013	ODS
E43000236	Westminster, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	1 April 2014	ONS
E54000027	North West London Health and Care Partnership	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2019	NHS
E56000021	North West and South West London	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2019	NHS England
E61000001	Greater London Authority	Greater London Authority	Administrative	3 July 2000	ONS
E63012036	City of Westminster	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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