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W1C vs W1S

Overall measures differ. Gaps below are by category, not a ranking of the places.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

W1C

Westminster, London

76% used

The above measure is driven mainly by transport and healthcare access. A smaller share of homes in bands A to C.

How this 77 was calculated

  • Schools

    85/100·26% of the measure

    94% of 107 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

    A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

    Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published August 2026. Measured for the W1C postcode district.

  • Transport

    97/100·22% of the measure

    Bond Street Underground Station is 50 yards away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published August 2026. Measured for the W1C postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    78/100·14% of the measure

    Nearest flood warning area is 1.3 miles away

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published August 2026. Measured for the W1C postcode district.

  • Broadband

    56/100·14% of the measure

    34% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the W1C postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    94/100·9% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 130 yards away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published August 2026. Measured for the W1C postcode district.

  • Air quality

    55/100·7% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 9.6 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the W1C postcode district.

  • Council tax

    20/100·7% of the measure

    Most homes are band E (23% of them)

    A higher measure means a larger share of homes in bands A to C, which typically means a smaller bill, not a higher one.

    Council tax band and charge data, published March 2024. Measured for this neighbourhood.

Not counted for this area

Housing market, Amenities, Green space. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 76% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

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A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

20% of measure

These areas measure the same on this category.

W1C

85/100

94% of 107 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

7% of measure

W1C measures 5 points higher, meaning closer healthcare and shorter published waits.

W1C

94/100Closer healthcare

Nearest GP practice 130 yards away

Higher is always the stronger published result on that measure. See the weightings. Missing categories are dropped from that area’s overall figure, not scored as zero. Crime and other context stay on each report.