The typical property in W1A
W1A is a non-geographic Royal Mail outcode used for PO Boxes and large-organisation business addresses in the West End, including the BBC (Broadcasting House) and major media firms.
Area summary
W1A is a non-geographic outcode allocated by Royal Mail for PO Boxes and large-volume business addresses in the West End. BBC Broadcasting House at Portland Place has the postcode W1A 1AA. The postcode does not correspond to a defined residential area in the same way ordinary outcodes do, it functions as a delivery-routing tag rather than a place. Property listings in W1A are extremely rare and where they appear they are usually administrative addresses (registered company offices, government departments, large utilities) rather than dwellings.
The underlying geography (West End ward of Westminster, with a small Islington overlap) is mostly commercial.
What the data shows
Researched facts
Buyer notes
- Not a residential outcode, "property in W1A" is almost always a PO Box or registered business address
- Cross-check any W1A address against a physical street address before transacting
- The underlying geography depends on the physical address, not the W1A tag
The full W1A data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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