W1U
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Marylebone, in Westminster.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an W1U postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in W1U live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How W1U compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is W1U safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W1U at a rate of 1,017.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 204.6 per 1,000 people across the W postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 396 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W1U.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (1,250), other crime (1,138) and theft from the person (1,106).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W1U was 1,258.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in W1U, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so W1U has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in W1U
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster 008C | 1,449 | 417.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.4% |
| Westminster 011B | 1,668 | 2,174.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.1% |
| Westminster 011D | 1,262 | 485.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.7% |
Your MP
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in W1U8
Council1
Towns in W1U1
Postcode districts next to W1U4
Nearest rail stations4
More in the W postcode area2
W1U in brief
W1U is a postcode district covering Marylebone, in Westminster.
About 4,783 people lived in W1U in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £2,300,000 in 2025 across 82 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 1,017.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in W1U was £2,300,000 in 2025.
W1U had 4,663 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in W1U live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In W1U, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.