St James's · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.49868, -0.13665
SW1E 6AU— St James's, Westminster Location and area intelligence for SW1E 6AU, St James's, Westminster The practical family move
Top 5% London Schools 100% Safety 53/100 Transport 70/100 ⚠ Knotweed sites nearby
Best for: Commuters, Investors, Young professionals
Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals
SW1E 6AU 79 Liveability 53 Safety 70 Transport
Families Schools, safety, green space, family amenities Match: Weak Professionals Commute, connectivity, restaurants, gyms Match: Strong Investors Yield, gentrification, liquidity, pipeline Match: Moderate First-time buyers Affordability, mortgage, stamp duty, value Match: Moderate Key facts for SW1E 6AU Full postcode SW1E 6AU
Postcode district SW1E
Borough London Borough of Westminster
Ward St James's
Latitude 51.498683
Longitude -0.136654
Parliamentary constituency Cities of London and Westminster
Country England
Region Greater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Urban core
Medium Young professionals
Excellent Positive Risk: Low
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Schools 18 Apr Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
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Primary
Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School
Not yet inspected · 5 min walk
KS2: 111.2
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Secondary
Westminster City School
Not yet inspected · 2 min walk
P8: +0.09 A8: 50.8
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Childcare
Childcare
Tachbrook Nursery School
Not inspected · 17 min walk
5 primaries · 2 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety 5 Jun Crime rates and local incidents
VERY HIGH CRIME
337.2 incidents per 1,000 residents
↑ Rising 88.0% +32% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences 13%
Crime is +419% above London average
Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.
Property Prices, sales volume and market trends
⚠️ Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.
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 fixed 4.58%
5-year fixed 4.32%
SVR 7.25%
Bank of England (monthly average)
Energy & construction
Solar yield 856 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable No
EPC upgrade cost Minimal
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Council tax band Band G Annual charge £1,510
Price growth potential High
Transport 1 May Public transport accessibility and links
🚇 St. James's Park Underground Station Circle line
2 min walk 🚂 London Victoria → Victoria
0 min Nearby stations
🚇 St. James's Park Underground Station District · Circle
3 min walk 🚇 Victoria Underground Station District · Circle
6 min walk 🚂 London Victoria National Rail
8 min walk 🚇 Westminster Underground Station Jubilee · District
11 min walk 🚇 Green Park Underground Station Jubilee · Piccadilly
13 min walk 🚌 3 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 4 buses/hr peak
Central London commute times
▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)
Parking & EV Car parks, spaces and charging points
Nearest car park 262m
Santander docks (800m) 32
Nearest cycle dock 0.1 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️ Tothill Street Coach Bays
364m 🅿️ Apcoa Ecclestone Bridge · yes
746m
Environment 22 Apr Flood risk, air quality and noise
Air quality LOW
NO₂: 34.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Radon risk LOW
0.5% of local properties affected ULEZ zone · £12.50/day Congestion charge zone ✗ Not Green Belt ✗ Not AONB 92% green space Tree canopy: 43%
Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 8.1 km
Energy
Solar: 856 kWh/kWp/yr Heat pump: Not suitable EPC upgrade: Minimal
Ground stability
Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Running sand risk: Medium
Landslide records (2km): None recorded
Climate Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield 856.1 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable No
EPC upgrade cost Minimal
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health GP, dental and hospital access
TURNING POINT
31 WARDOUR STREET, W1D 6PT
18 min walk
Nearest hospital Gordon Hospital · 727 m
Nearest A&E GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68% 63.7%
Amenities Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarket Benjamin Ball Associates Ltd · 990 m
5 tennis courts 1 swimming pools 4 sports halls
Nearby shops
Morrisons Daily 86 m
Portlands express 123 m
Little Waitrose 147 m
Costcutter 260 m
Nearby cafes
Starbucks 87 m
Chez Antoinette 92 m
Alma 104 m
Happy Hatty 114 m
Nearby restaurants
Bistro 51 29 m
Bank Restaurant & Bar 42 m
Pret A Manger 53 m
Quilon 63 m
Nearby pubs
The Buckingham Arms 54 m
Adam & Eve 112 m
All Bar One 132 m
The Albert 136 m
Nearby gyms
Gymbox Victoria 207 m
Fitness First 274 m
PureGym 378 m
Westminster School Sports Centre 456 m
Nearby pharmacies
Dolphins Pharmacy 205 m
Star Pharmacy 282 m
Boots 317 m
Clinichem Pharmacy 680 m
Nearby health
SW1 Dental Studio 576 m
Westminster Physiotherapy Centre 599 m
Hermes London Dental Clinic 632 m
Victoria Medical Centre 682 m
Food hygiene (5-star) 68% of 301
Business Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months) 0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr) 44
High street
A High street health
Investment Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Avg monthly rent £2,622 London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score 53/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal 44
Rental market
Young professional Tenant profile
Future outlook
Strong gentrification momentum Low-deprivation area Excellent transport access Active regeneration zone
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score 55/100
Bakerloo Extension route 2,551m
Crossrail 2 route 426m
Demographics 22 Apr Population, deprivation and income
Decile 9/10
Least deprived
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rank: 28,289 nationally
2,002
Est. population
4,602/km²
Urban core Medium density Young professionals
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional 60%
Routine / semi-routine 9%
No car household 74%
Unemployed 3%
No qualifications 5%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m) 166
Live planning apps (800m) 17
Major developments (800m) 0
Planning apps (12 months) 26
Planning apps (3 years) 40
Central activities zone Yes
CIL rate (residential) £500/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m) 1
Regeneration status Active
Regeneration investment £0.3bn
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme 247 homes · ABBEY ORCHARD ESTATE, ABBEY ORCHARD ESTATE, ABBEY ORCHARD STREET, SW1
Named schemes (500m)
ARTILLERY MANSIONS, 75, ARTILLERY MANSIONS, 75, VICTORIA STREET, SW1 192 homes
completed Building 1 at Kingsgate House, 66-74, Building 1 at Kingsgate House, 66-74, Victoria Street, SW1E 6SQ 102 homes
completed 63, 63, Buckingham Gate, 64-65 Buckingham Gate 1-3 Brewer's Green and 30-42 Palmer Street, SW1E 6AS 65 homes
completed Wellington House, 67 - 73, Wellington House, 67 - 73, Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6BE 59 homes
completed Emanuel House And Car Park, 8-36, Emanuel House And Car Park, 8-36, Rochester Row, SW1P 1JU 56 homes
completed
Politics Local councillors and MP
Ward majority Conservative
MP Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
Constituency Cities of London and Westminster
Councillors
Tim Mitchell Conservative
Mark Angus Shearer Conservative
San Abishev Conservative
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The bottom line
SW1E 6AU offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and good transport links — strong value for Commuters and Investors who can accept its trade-offs.
The catch: 1 Japanese knotweed site within 400m — may affect mortgage applications.
Less suited to Families.
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Data freshness When each data source was last updated
gp 1 May
cqc 8 May
imd 24 Apr
lha 18 Apr
tfl 1 May
prow 21 Apr
ptal 17 Apr
seed 17 Apr
crime 5 Jun
flood 22 Apr
radon 18 Apr
census 25 Apr
mobile 18 Apr
nhs ae 5 Jun
sports 18 Apr
parking 4 May
schools 1 May
streets 18 Apr
planning 1 Jun
amenities 4 May
buildings 18 Apr
bus stops 4 May
elections 9 May
ethnicity 7 Jun
green belt 18 Apr
parliament 19 Apr
tfl cycles 2 May
air quality 19 May
bgs geology 18 Apr
councillors 9 May
dfe schools 18 Apr
fsa hygiene 1 May
green space 22 Apr
demographics 22 Apr
voa property 24 Apr
bgs landslide 18 Apr
bus frequency 7 Jun
national rail 1 May
rail services 18 May
rental market 2 Jun
claimant count 18 Apr
water provider 9 Jun
housing pipeline 18 Apr
population density 18 Apr
surface water flood 18 Apr
Trusted official data sources Office for
National Statistics