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This is a profile for the central postcode in Bayswater and Little Venice which is W2 6HP. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be prosperous young professionals living in flats.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found primarily in Inner London in Westminster, Camden, Islington, Haringey and Hackney as well as in Brighton, Bristol, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Metropolitan Police force is responsible for policing the Westminster Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Westminster council is £783.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Tube crowds 'at shocking levels'

01/12/2009 01:06:03

Tube trains are so packed that passengers often have to psyche themselves up to travel, a London Assembly report finds.
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Complaint on G20 death 'cover-up'

30/11/2009 16:40:42

The family of a man who died during the G20 protests in London complains to the police watchdog about a Met "cover-up".
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UK honour killing 'wake-up call'

30/11/2009 19:35:07

The case of a teenager allegedly killed by her family is a "wake-up call" over so-called honour killings in the UK, a jury is told.
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Bishop attacks 'nonsense' carols

30/11/2009 11:39:55

Popular Christmas carols contain nonsense and adults who sing them should be embarrassed, the Bishop of Croydon says.
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Footballer stab killer detained

30/11/2009 14:32:57

A 14-year-old boy who accidentally stabbed a promising footballer in the neck in east London is detained for six years.
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Teenager killed in road accident

30/11/2009 18:39:30

A 14-year-old boy dies after being hit by a pick-up truck as he crossed a road in Eltham, south-east London.
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Benefits system 'needs changing'

30/11/2009 17:30:40

A London council wants changes to benefits rules which mean taxpayers must meet a family's £1,600-a-week rental bill.
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Men stabbed in 'botched burglary'

30/11/2009 17:53:44

A man was murdered and his partner badly hurt by a would-be burglar who targeted their flat in London, the Old Bailey hears.
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Police search for naked cyclist

30/11/2009 11:45:52

Detectives look for a naked cyclist who has been stalking female joggers near the River Thames in west London.
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Elephant revamp to move forward

30/11/2009 12:04:01

Work to overhaul a traffic-choked area of south London could start soon if an agreement is signed by the council.
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Thames Water 'to scrap upgrades'

30/11/2009 15:40:50

Thames Water admits it may scrap improvement works, blaming the recession and the regulator's decision to prevent it raising bills.
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Goldsmith denies tax gain

30/11/2009 09:30:27

London Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith says he has gained "very few benefits" from having non-domiciled tax status.
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Rapist 'may have struck before'

30/11/2009 04:00:17

A "predatory rapist" jailed for attacking a woman outside London's O2 arena may have struck before, police say.
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New funding formula 'is needed'

30/11/2009 10:06:01

London needs fairer funding to combat housing shortages and child poverty, a report backed by Boris Johnson says.
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Olympic garden designers chosen

30/11/2009 18:47:34

A girl from Wiltshire and a woman from Essex win a contest to design a garden for the London 2012 Olympics site.
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Tell us a story

01/07/2003 13:27:16

How to contact BBC News Interactive's London team
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19/10/2004 09:56:40

Links to other local news internet sites in London
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Tube Stations

Paddington (0.24 miles away), Circle/District/Hammersmith & City/Bakerloo

Royal Oak (0.36 miles away), Hammersmith & City

Bayswater (0.39 miles away), Circle/District

Lancaster Gate (0.41 miles away), Central

Queensway (0.43 miles away), Central

Railway Stations

London Paddington (0.24 miles away), Network Rail

London Marylebone (0.92 miles away), Chiltern Railways

Kilburn High Road (1.55 miles away), London Overground

Queens Park (London) (1.62 miles away), London Underground

Kensington Olympia (1.75 miles away), London Overground

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