St James's · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.50537, -0.12709

SW1A 2AY— St James's, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for SW1A 2AY, St James's, Westminster

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Schools 100%Safety 4/100Transport 69/100
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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Area score
67
Safety
4
Schools
95
Transport
69
Environment
63
Investment
89

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Location

SW1A 2AY

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
LowYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-3.3% vs London avg
vs London crime+669.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for SW1A 2AY

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How SW1A 2AY has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

95

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

St Matthew's School, Westminster

Good · Inspected Jul 2023 · 12 min walk

KS2: 102.7

★★★

Secondary

The Grey Coat Hospital

Outstanding · Inspected Oct 2022 · 15 min walk

P8: +1.04A8: 66.6

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 16 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Tachbrook Nursery School

Not inspected · 26 min walk

2 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Very high crime

500.0 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 305.8%

+14% vs borough

Note: this postcode is in the Central Activities Zone — London's business and visitor core. Crime is counted per resident, but the daytime and visitor population here is many times the resident count, so these figures reflect footfall, not residential risk.

Crime by type

Other37%
Theft18%
Violence & sexual offences15%
Anti-social behaviour13%
Robbery6%
Drug offences5%
Vehicle crime4%
Burglary2%

Stop & search

33.4

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

90

Road safety score

6

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

8

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Soho Fire station · 815m

Crime is +669% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Inner North London

Shared room£708/mo
1 bedroom£1440/mo
2 bedrooms£1794/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£3060/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield852 kWh/kWp/yr

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band GAnnual charge £1,510
Price growth potentialHigh

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 80% of London
Charing Cross Underground StationBakerloo line
2.7 min walk
London Charing Cross→ Charing Cross
0 min

Nearby stations

Charing Cross Underground StationBakerloo · Northern
3 min walk
London Charing CrossNational Rail
4 min walk
Embankment Underground StationDistrict · Circle
5 min walk
Westminster Underground StationJubilee · District
6 min walk
Leicester Square Underground StationNorthern · Piccadilly
8 min walk
7 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 144 buses/hr peak

89

Walkability score

671

Footpaths (500m)

30

Santander docks (800m)

0.2 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge23 min ↓
Victoria ★18 min
Waterloo18 min ↓
Canary Wharf32 min ↓
City25 min ↓

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

5

Car parks (800m)

2

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)4
Nearest car park395m
Santander docks (800m)30
Nearest cycle dock0.2 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Bluebadge disabled2 spaces
663m
🅿️
Tothill Street Coach Bays
709m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterLOW
Low
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 31.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³
Better than 73% of London
NoiseHIGH
road
Noisier than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB43% green spaceTree canopy: 13%
More green space than 93% of London

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 7.6 km

Energy

Solar: 852 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield851.7 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

WESTMINSTER DAWS

31 WARDOUR STREET, SOHO, W1D 6PT

9 min walk

3

GPs within 1km

9

Dentists within 1km

Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.0 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

109

Parks (1km)

247

Restaurants (800m)

86

Cafes (800m)

14

Pubs (400m)

2

Pharmacies (800m)

8

Gyms (1km)

10

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketJumbo · 336 m
2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

15

Late-night venues

B
4,137 licensed premises in borough2,967 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

4

Libraries (1km)

11

Cinemas (2km)

671m

Post office

Nearby shops

WHSmith315 m
Co-op Food324 m
A P Food Express337 m
M&S Simply Food342 m

Nearby cafes

The Drawing Room71 m
Café Ciel96 m
Caffe Concerto193 m
Caffè Nero230 m

Nearby restaurants

Grand Caffe Concerto117 m
Ekstedt at The Yard132 m
Kioku by Endo Bar134 m
50 Kalo di Ciro Salvo Pizzeria190 m

Nearby pubs

The Clarence90 m
The Old Shades124 m
The Horse and Guardsman126 m
Silver Cross136 m

Nearby gyms

The Gym250 m
powerhousefitness.co.uk416 m
Bootcamp Pilates495 m
PureGym553 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots369 m
Dolphins Pharmacy857 m
Star Pharmacy1.0 km
Watsons1.1 km

Nearby health

Embankment Place Primary Healthcare361 m
Pall Mall Dental Clinic474 m
Covent Garden Dental Clinic491 m
Charing Cross Dental Surgery573 m
Food hygiene (5-star)66% of 604

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
44

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

89

Investment score

Strong

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£2,622London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score67/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal44

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+15.3%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

70.1

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score46/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,149m
Crossrail 2 route923m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 24,593 nationally

1,466

Est. population

1,201/km²

63%

Employed

59%

Degree educated

£40,600

Median income

1.5%

Claimant rate

Urban coreLow densityYoung professionals

24

Community stability

Age profile

16%
40%
19%
15%
Under 1816%
18–3440%
35–4919%
50–6415%
65+11%

Tenure

23%
64%
Own outright23%
Own (mortgage)10%
Private rent64%
Social rent3%
Shared ownership1%

Ethnicity

44%
23%
20%
White British44%
White Other23%
Asian20%
Black2%
Mixed5%
Other6%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional44%
Routine / semi-routine7%
No car household66%
Unemployed3%
No qualifications7%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent64%
Social rent3%

vs. London

Income vs London-3.3%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
425
Live planning apps (800m)
30
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
7
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
98
Planning apps (3 years)
65
Local approval rate
81%
Borough approval rate
85%
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£500/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
0
Largest scheme
120 homes · SANDRINGHAM FLATS EAST, SANDRINGHAM FLATS EAST, CHARING CROSS ROAD, WC2
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU85 homes
completed
CRAIGS COURT HOUSE, 25-33, CRAIGS COURT HOUSE, 25-33, WHITEHALL, SW121 homes
completed
13 - 25, 13 - 25, Villiers Street, 31 John Adams Street and 9 Buckingham Street, WC2N 6ND20 homes
completed
26, 26, CRAVEN STREET, WC215 homes
completed
NORWAY HOUSE, 21-24, NORWAY HOUSE, 21-24, COCKSPUR STREET, SW114 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
15.4%
Ward turnout
34%
Election year
2026
MP
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
2,708
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Councillors

Tim MitchellConservative
Mark Angus ShearerConservative
San AbishevConservative

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Key facts for SW1A 2AY

Full postcodeSW1A 2AY
Postcode districtSW1A
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardSt James's
Latitude51.505373
Longitude-0.127087
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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