Photo: Mайкл Гиммельфарб (Mike Gimelfarb) · Public domain15 years separate the longest- and shortest-lived parts of Westminster
Inside the borough, men’s life expectancy runs from 75.5 in Westbourne to 90.7 in Marylebone & Park Lane, 1.8 miles apart. Life expectancy is 81.2 for men and 85.4 for women. For 2019 to 2023, England’s figures are 79.1 and 83.0. Westminster grades B− for health: life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, early deaths, hospital admissions, child obesity and Census health, each adjusted for age; #8 of 33 in London.
What stands out about health in Westminster
A 15-year gap from one part of Westminster to another
Men in Marylebone & Park Lane can expect to live to 90.7, longer than the English average of 79.1. In Westbourne, 1.8 miles away, the figure is 75.5, and Westbourne records 125 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected for its ages. For women the range is 80.9 in Westbourne to 89.7 in Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park. Neighbourhoods ↓
More of Westminster’s children are obese
24% of Year 6 children (aged 10 to 11) were measured as obese over the last three school years, against 22.3% across England; more than in 83% of UK towns. Health Grade ↓
Men live longer lives than Westminster’s level of deprivation would suggest
26% of Westminster’s residents are income-deprived. Across England’s towns that predicts men’s life expectancy of 78.3; Westminster’s is 81.2. For its circumstances ↓
Written from the OHID, NHS England and GP Patient Survey figures on this page. Life expectancy covers 2019 to 2023; neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people.
Westminster grades B− for health
Healthier than 52% of UK towns, on age-adjusted measures.
What holds the grade back: child obesity and Census bad health (better than 17% and 24% of UK towns). What lifts it: emergency admissions (94%) and women’s life expectancy (75%). Among the 44 UK towns of 142,000 to 275,000 people, Westminster’s Health Grade is the 6th highest.
Each measure is ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, the ranks are averaged, and the average is ranked again. Every measure allows for the town’s ages: life expectancy is worked out from the death rate at each age, so it doesn’t depend on how old the town’s residents are; deaths and admissions are counted against what England’s rates would give a town with these ages, and the Census answers against England and Wales’s rates by single year of age, so a seaside town of retired people isn’t marked down for being old.
Men’s life expectancy across Westminster runs from 75.5 to 90.7
Life expectancy at birth, 2019–23, in Westminster’s 23 middle-layer neighbourhoods (about 8,000 people each). Circles are sized by residents and show men’s life expectancy.
The gap follows deprivation closely: Church Street, where 56% of residents are income-deprived, has men’s life expectancy of 78.7. Westbourne has the most deaths under 75 for its ages (125 per 100 expected), against 43 in Marylebone & Park Lane.
Show every measure as a table
| Neighbourhood | Men | Women | Deaths under 75 | Emergency admissions | Year 6 obese | Income-deprived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marylebone & Park Lane | 90.7 | 86.9 | 43 | 44 | — | 7.5% |
| Bryanston & Dorset Square | 86.8 | 86.2 | 66 | 47 | 21% | 15% |
| Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park | 85.9 | 89.7 | 47 | 32 | — | 2.6% |
| St John's Wood North | 85.4 | 88.4 | 47 | 41 | 23% | 13% |
| Little Venice | 84.7 | 88.1 | 51 | 51 | 20% | 15% |
| Regent's Park | 84.4 | 88.3 | 56 | 36 | 18% | 10% |
| Pimlico North | 83.3 | 86.4 | 64 | 66 | 17% | 19% |
| Abbey Road | 82.5 | 86.8 | 57 | 51 | 26% | 24% |
| Paddington & St George's Fields | 82.4 | 86.2 | 69 | 53 | 29% | 21% |
| Bayswater East | 82.2 | 88.3 | 74 | 41 | 13% | 14% |
| Westbourne Grove | 81.8 | 86.3 | 74 | 57 | 21% | 17% |
| Fitzrovia West & Soho | 81.5 | 85.6 | 99 | 68 | 24% | 19% |
| St John's Wood South | 80.6 | 84.9 | 82 | 60 | 21% | 22% |
| Pimlico South | 80.6 | 83.9 | 89 | 85 | 23% | 33% |
| Queensway | 80.0 | 84.5 | 77 | 53 | 24% | 22% |
| Strand, St James & Mayfair | 79.5 | 85.8 | 89 | 69 | — | 14% |
| Victoria | 78.9 | 85.3 | 118 | 86 | 28% | 34% |
| Church Street | 78.7 | 83.7 | 97 | 101 | 30% | 56% |
| Millbank | 78.6 | 82.8 | 110 | 95 | 19% | 29% |
| Maida Hill | 77.6 | 83.6 | 110 | 86 | 24% | 41% |
| Queen's Park Gardens | 77.3 | 84.8 | 105 | 91 | 26% | 42% |
| Central Westminster | 76.6 | 83.7 | 122 | 106 | 24% | 21% |
| Westbourne | 75.5 | 80.9 | 125 | 97 | 34% | 51% |
Deaths and admissions per 100 expected for each area’s ages (England = 100). Each figure has a range: Westbourne’s men’s life expectancy is 75.5 with a 95% range of 73.8 to 77.2. Neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas at least 30% inside Westminster; names are the House of Commons Library’s.
Men’s life expectancy in Westminster is 2.9 years above what its level of deprivation predicts
Across 1,996 English towns of 2,500 or more, men’s life expectancy tracks income deprivation closely (correlation −0.81). Each dot is a town.
26% of Westminster’s residents are income-deprived, more than in most English towns. For that level, the line predicts 78.3 years for men; Westminster’s is 81.2. For women it predicts 82.3, and Westminster’s 85.4 is 3.1 years above.
Income deprivation: share of residents in low-income households, English Indices of Deprivation 2025, averaged over each town’s neighbourhoods. A town above or below the line isn’t necessarily doing better or worse on care: students, prisons and hostels inside a boundary all shift the figures.
Care in and near Westminster
The nearest A&E, the practice patients rate highest, and where to go when it’s urgent but not an emergency. In an emergency, call 999.
Imperial College Healthcare saw 59% of major-A&E patients within four hours
Type 1 (major) A&E attendances seen, admitted or discharged within four hours of arrival, by month. NHS England publishes it by trust, not hospital: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust runs the A&E at St Mary's Hospital, the nearest to Westminster (0.2 mi).
The share seen within four hours rose from an average of 56% in April 2025 to September 2025 to 59% in the latest six months; England’s was 62%. CQC’s latest ratings for St Mary's Hospital: urgent and emergency services requires improvement (2018), the hospital overall requires improvement (2023).
London trusts
Hospitals within 25 miles
| Distance | Hospital | CQC overall | Urgent & emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 mi | St Mary's Hospital A&E London · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | Requires improvement2023 | Requires improvement2018 |
| 0.4 mi | Western Eye Hospital London · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 0.9 mi | University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street London · University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 0.9 mi | Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Specialist Care - Wimpole Street London · Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | Good2020 | — |
| 1.3 mi | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Bolsover Street) London · Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust | Good2019 | — |
| 1.4 mi | National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Cleveland Street London · University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 1.5 mi | University College Hospital & Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing A&E London · University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Good2026 | Good2026 |
| 1.6 mi | Hospital For Tropical Diseases London · University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
NHS acute hospitals registered with the Care Quality Commission (care directory, 01 October 2026). “A&E” marks a major (type 1) emergency department, open 24 hours and led by consultants, in NHS England’s Emergency Care Data Set; a hospital without the mark may still have a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. Ratings run Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate; the year is when each was published. Distances are straight lines from the town centre.
78% of patients rate Westminster’s 34 GP practices good
GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos), about 100 patients a practice, against 77% across England. 12th of 41 English towns of 142,000 to 275,000, from the highest.
| Practice | Overall experience | Easy by phone | Wait about right | CQC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Nazeer Ahmed W10 4LD · 2,688 adult patients | 95% good · range 93%–97% | 87% | 76% | Good2018 |
| The Mayfair Medical Centre W1K 5LS · 3,865 adult patients | 94% good · range 91%–96% | 93% | 98% | Good2025 |
| Health Centre W10 4NJ · 1,749 adult patients | 93% good · range 91%–95% | 86% | 80% | Requires improvement2022 |
| The Wellington Health Centre NW8 9SP · 5,835 adult patients | 90% good · range 83%–95% | 91% | 86% | Good2017 |
| Dr Jedth Phornnarit W2 6HF · 3,422 adult patients | 89% good · range 85%–92% | 92% | 84% | Requires improvement2023 |
| The Elgin Clinic W9 3QT · 3,991 adult patients | 88% good · range 81%–93% | 83% | 83% | Requires improvement2022 |
| Soho Square General Practice W1D 3HZ · 5,709 adult patients | 88% good · range 79%–93% | 77% | 71% | Good2021 |
| Third Floor Lanark Road Medical Centre W9 1NZ · 2,770 adult patients | 87% good · range 82%–92% | 76% | 76% | Good2024 |
| Little Venice Medical Centre W2 1ND · 4,044 adult patients | 87% good · range 81%–92% | 83% | 75% | Good2019 |
| Pimlico Health @ The Marven SW1V 3EB · 12,787 adult patients | 87% good · range 71%–94% | 80% | 75% | Good2023 |
| St Philips Medical Centre WC2A 2AZ · 16,109 adult patients | 86% good · range 17%–100% | 88% | 83% | Good2018 |
| St Johns Wood Medical Practice NW8 9NH · 18,804 adult patients | 86% good · range 57%–97% | 69% | 79% | Requires improvement2026 |
| Lancaster Gate Medical Centre W2 3ET · 6,088 adult patients | 85% good · range 77%–90% | 93% | 75% | Good2016 |
| Shirland Medical W10 4LD · 4,357 adult patients | 84% good · range 79%–89% | 82% | 68% | Good2024 |
| Belgravia Surgery SW1W 9PY · 7,801 adult patients | 84% good · range 71%–91% | 51% | 74% | Good2020 |
| Grand Union Health Centre W2 5EH · 17,984 adult patients | 83% good · range 60%–94% | 73% | 92% | Good2019 |
| Cavendish Health Centre NW1 5JD · 8,424 adult patients | 83% good · range 64%–93% | 77% | 70% | Good2025 |
| Newton Medical Centre W2 5LT · 12,842 adult patients | 82% good · range 60%–93% | 69% | 85% | Good2018 |
| Marylebone Health Centre NW1 5LT · 8,837 adult patients | 79% good · range 65%–89% | 82% | 69% | Good2022 |
| Dr Hugh Wright W9 1HT · 5,156 adult patients | 79% good · range 73%–84% | 74% | 71% | Good2021 |
| Millbank Medical Centre SW1P 4EN · 8,369 adult patients | 78% good · range 70%–85% | 82% | 73% | Good2016 |
| Dr Christopher Bark W1D 3QS · 2,777 adult patients | 78% good · range 76%–80% | 81% | 64% | Good2026 |
| Dr Creme and Partners W2 1LQ · 10,394 adult patients | 77% good · range 57%–90% | 71% | 78% | Good2016 |
| The Belgrave Medical Centre SW1W 8NB · 9,778 adult patients | 77% good · range 66%–86% | 76% | 62% | Good2026 |
| Half Penny Steps Health Centre W10 4RE · 7,257 adult patients | 77% good · range 59%–89% | 73% | 57% | Good2018 |
| Woodfield Road Surgery W9 3XZ · 2,965 adult patients | 76% good · range 71%–80% | 78% | 69% | Good2019 |
| King's College London NHS Health Centre WC2B 4PJ · 21,270 adult patients | 71% good · range 8%–99% | 85% | 68% | Good2019 |
| Crawford Street Surgery W1H 2HJ · 6,503 adult patients | 70% good · range 61%–78% | 76% | 62% | Good2024 |
| Imperial College Health Centre SW7 1LY · 18,126 adult patients | 68% good · range 12%–97% | 59% | 66% | Good2016 |
| Dr Gulzar Ahmed W2 1ND · 2,833 adult patients | 67% good · range 61%–73% | 51% | 48% | Good2025 |
The 30 highest-rated of 34 practices shown.
Dr Nazeer Ahmed has the borough’s highest rating (95%). King's College London NHS Health Centre is by far the largest, with 21,270 adult patients. You can register with any practice whose area covers your address.
GP Patient Survey 2026: surveys sent January to March 2026; results weighted by NHS England. The range is the 95% confidence interval. Adult patients: the survey’s practice population aged 16 and over. A practice counts as in Westminster when its main surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
83% of adults in the West and North London area who tried got an NHS dental appointment
Adults who tried to get an NHS dental appointment for themselves in the last two years, and got one. GP Patient Survey 2026, by integrated care system (the NHS area that plans dentistry for Westminster).
Across England 82% of those who tried got an appointment. Of West and North London patients who did, 75% rated the experience good (England 74%). NHS practices taking new patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist; for urgent dental pain, call NHS 111.
The survey asks GP patients about dentistry, so results are published for health areas, not towns or practices.
85% of residents say their health is good or very good
Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).
Adjusted for age, 112 report bad health for every 100 expected, more than the national rate.
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| Census 2021 | Westminster | London | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 85% | 82% |
| Fair health | 9.7% | 10% | 13% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled under the Equality Act | 14% | 13% | 17% |
| Day-to-day activities limited a lot | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.4% |
London and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.
Westminster’s Health Grade is 6th of 44 UK towns of 142,000 to 275,000
Ordered by Health Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Westminster, and others in London. Life expectancy for men / women; deaths under 75 per 100 expected.
| # | Town | People | Life expectancy | Deaths under 75 | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond upon Thames London | 192,888 | 82.2 / 86.6 | 64 | A |
| 2 | Kensington and Chelsea London | 143,348 | 81.5 / 86.2 | 72 | B+ |
| 3 | Kingston upon Thames London | 166,333 | 81.1 / 85.3 | 77 | B+ |
| 4 | Cambridge Cambridgeshire | 152,742 | 81.1 / 85.4 | 79 | B+ |
| 5 | Harrow London | 260,534 | 80.9 / 85.2 | 78 | B− |
| 6 | Westminster London | 203,571 | 81.2 / 85.4 | 83 | B− |
| 7 | Merton London | 214,931 | 79.9 / 84.6 | 83 | B− |
| 8 | Sutton London | 208,858 | 80.2 / 84.3 | 88 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 44 | Blackpool Lancashire | 149,087 | 74.3 / 79.2 | 167 | D− |
Health letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only. Welsh towns are graded on life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and the two Census measures: OHID’s early-death, admissions and child-obesity figures cover England.
Health in the places around Westminster
Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | People | Life expectancy | Nearest A&E | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | 203,571 | 81.2 / 85.4 | 0.2 mi | B− |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 143,348 | 81.5 / 86.2 | 1.3 mi | B+ |
| Camden | 209,342 | 79.6 / 85.0 | 0.8 mi | C+ |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 182,187 | 78.5 / 83.9 | 0.3 mi | C+ |
| City of London | 7,820 | 84.1 / 87.1 | 1.5 mi | A+ |
| Islington | 216,309 | 78.1 / 82.8 | 1.7 mi | C− |
| Wandsworth | 326,725 | 79.8 / 84.5 | 1.8 mi | B− |
| Lambeth | 317,108 | 78.2 / 83.1 | 1.3 mi | C |
Islington, 3.4 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 78.1, 3.1 years shorter than Westminster’s.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A&E figures are for the trust. NHS England publishes four-hour waits by trust, not hospital, so Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust’s figures cover every major A&E it runs. They count type 1 (major) departments; minor injury units and urgent treatment centres are left out, which is why they sit below the all-types figure NHS England headlines (75% for England).
- The GP survey is a survey. About 100 patients answer for each practice, so a practice’s figure has a range (shown in the table); small differences between practices aren’t meaningful. The town figure weights each practice by its adult patients, some of whom live outside Westminster.
- Adjusted for age. A ratio of 100 means as many deaths, admissions or reports of bad health as England’s rates (England and Wales’s for the Census) would give a town with these ages; 120 means a fifth more.
- Small areas, summed to the town. OHID publishes these figures for middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people; the town’s figure averages the areas it covers, weighted by how many of their residents live in it, so a village shares its area’s figure with the countryside around it.
- Different years. Life expectancy and deaths cover 2019 to 2023; emergency admissions 2016/17 to 2020/21 (the latest OHID publishes for small areas, including the pandemic dip); child obesity the three school years to 2024/25; A&E the 12 months to September 2026; the GP Patient Survey early 2026; CQC ratings were published on different dates, shown in each row.
- Distances are straight lines. Miles are measured from the town’s centre to each site; the road is longer. For an emergency, call 999; for urgent advice, call NHS 111.
Questions about health in Westminster
How healthy is Westminster?
Westminster earns a B− for health, healthier than 52% of UK towns on measures adjusted for age, and 6th of 44 UK towns of its size. Life expectancy is 81.2 for men and 85.4 for women (England 79.1 and 83.0), and there are 83 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected.
Which parts of Westminster have the highest life expectancy?
For men, Marylebone & Park Lane (90.7), Bryanston & Dorset Square (86.8) and Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park (85.9); the shortest is Westbourne (75.5). For women, Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park is highest (89.7) and Westbourne lowest (80.9). OHID figures for 2019 to 2023, by neighbourhood of about 8,000 people.
How long are A&E waits at St Mary's Hospital?
NHS England publishes waits for the trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. In the 12 months to September 2026 it saw 59% of major-A&E patients within four hours, against 61% across England; in September 2026 the figure was 57%. In an emergency call 999; for urgent advice call NHS 111.
Can I get an NHS dentist in Westminster?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 83% of adults in the West and North London area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years got one, against 82% across England. Practices taking new NHS patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist service.
Which GP practice in Westminster do patients rate highest?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, Dr Nazeer Ahmed (95% good overall), The Mayfair Medical Centre (94% good overall) and Health Centre (93% good overall). Across all 34 Westminster practices, 78% of patients rate their practice good, against 77% in England.
What is the life expectancy in Westminster?
81.2 years for men and 85.4 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 66.5 of those years and women 68.4 in good health.
CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
Sources: OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (life expectancy and deaths 2019–23, emergency admissions 2016/17–2020/21, NCMP 2022/23–2024/25); House of Commons Library MSOA names · ONS health state life expectancy for small areas (MSOAs), England and Wales, 2019 to 2023 (healthy life expectancy) · ONS Census 2021 general health and disability, adjusted for age · Care Quality Commission care directory and latest ratings, 01 October 2026 · NHS Organisation Data Service · GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos) · NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (monthly, by trust) and Emergency Care Data Set activity by site, June–September 2026 (type 1 A&Es) · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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