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SW1A 2AT · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 17 JUN 2026

SW1A 2AT

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
80/ 100

A well-off neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 8/10, ranked 24,862 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around SW1A 2AT.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools86/100
9Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

62 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 146 schools in total

Nearest top-rated: St Matthew's School, Westminster (Good) — 0.5 mi

Safety54/100
138crimes last month

IMD crime decile 6/10 · 138 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 71.7)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare96/100
87GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 10/10 · 75 GP, 12 hospitals, 89 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY — 0.2 mi

Transport96/100
London Charing Cross Rail Station0.3 mi
Westminster Underground Station0.2 mi
Charing Cross Underground Station0.3 mi
Charing Cross Underground Station0.3 mi

52 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space61/100
16green spaces

IMD environment decile 1/10 · 35.5 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: Parliament Square Garden — 0.2 mi

Amenities94/100
180supermarkets

180 supermarkets within 2 mi — Tesco, Marks and Spencer, The Co-operative Group, Sainsburys… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 0.5 mi

Nearest: Tesco Westminster Express — 0.2 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SW1A 2AT.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 3 (high)

Flood Zone 3 — high risk (1 in 100 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityHigh (approaching UK limit)
30µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseLoud
71dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
48dB Lden

Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in SW1A.

Average sold price by property type across the SW1A district, 2021202696 sales.

£0£5M£10M£15M20212022202320242025
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Terraced
Flat£3.3M 47.1%

District-level averages (SW1A) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About SW1A 2AT

SW1A 2AT scores 80/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in healthcare and transport — with PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY about 4 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

Explore area insights about nearby locations

Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.