W2 postcode area

The W2 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Ealing, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster. Area Scores range from 6 to 82 across them.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the W2 district: Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park scores 82 out of 100 (#1,218 of 6,856 nationally) while Church Street sits at 7 — neighbours on the map, 76 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £507,500 in South Acton to £3,112,500 in Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park — a 6.1× gap within the W2 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Ealing, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde ParkWestminster 1,21882 £3,112,500
Notting Hill SouthKensington and Chelsea 1,23282 £1,500,000
Little VeniceWestminster 2,43864 £870,000
Notting Hill GateKensington and Chelsea 2,72060 £1,200,000
Bayswater EastWestminster 3,11055 £735,000
Bryanston & Dorset SquareWestminster 3,30252 £1,110,000
Westbourne GroveWestminster 3,46050 £805,000
QueenswayWestminster 4,22838 £845,500
Paddington & St George's FieldsWestminster 4,30337 £790,000
South ActonEaling 4,59833 £507,500
WestbourneWestminster 6,2778 £565,000
Church StreetWestminster 6,3947 £517,500

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around W2.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.