Vincent Square · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.49464, -0.12933

SW1P 4DR— Vincent Square, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for SW1P 4DR, Vincent Square, 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.

 

Bottom 25% LondonSchools 80%Safety 82/100Transport 65/100
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Strong for families — high safety and school scores

Area score
69
Safety
82
Schools
95
Transport
65
Environment
53
Investment
78

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Location

SW1P 4DR

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
Very highYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: CautiousRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+7.1% vs London avg
vs London crime-68.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for SW1P 4DR

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

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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 · 4 min walk

KS2: 102.7

★★★

Secondary

The Grey Coat Hospital

Outstanding · Inspected Oct 2022 · 5 min walk

P8: +1.04A8: 66.6

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 19 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Tachbrook Nursery School

Not inspected · 11 min walk

5 primaries · 3 secondaries · 1 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

20.7 incidents per 1,000 residents

Better than 86% of London
↑ Rising 416.7%

from a low base — still below London average

-95% 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

Other39%
Theft35%
Violence & sexual offences19%
Robbery6%
Anti-social behaviour0%
Drug offences0%
Vehicle crime0%
Burglary0%

Road safety

94

Road safety score

2

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

3

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Lambeth River Fire Station · 522m

Crime is 68% below 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 yield856 kWh/kWp/yr

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

Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £906
Price growth potentialModerate

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 75% of London
St. James's Park Underground StationCircle line
7.5 min walk
Vauxhall

Nearby stations

St. James's Park Underground StationDistrict · Circle
8 min walk
Pimlico Underground StationVictoria
9 min walk
Westminster Underground StationJubilee · District
10 min walk
Victoria Underground StationDistrict · Circle
12 min walk
VauxhallNational Rail
13 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

68

Walkability score

797

Footpaths (500m)

30

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge30 min ↓
Victoria ★15 min
Waterloo15 min ↓
Canary Wharf40 min ↓
City32 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

8

Car parks (800m)

2

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park280m
Santander docks (800m)30
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

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Tothill Street Coach Bays
584m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 31.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³
Better than 73% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB12% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 8.7 km

Energy

Solar: 856 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: CLAY, SILT AND SAND

Subsidence risk: Medium

Shrink-swell: Medium

Running sand risk: Low

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Elevated

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Medium

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 yield856.1 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

NHS PRACTITIONER HEALTH PROGRAMME

RIVERSIDE MC, HOBART HSE, ST GEORGE WHARF, WANDSWORTH ROAD, SW8 2JB

13 min walk

4

GPs within 1km

9

Dentists within 1km

3

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalVincent Square Clinic · 505 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 813 m
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

99

Parks (1km)

52

Restaurants (800m)

37

Cafes (800m)

5

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

2

Gyms (1km)

7

Sports (1km)

6

Convenience

Nearest supermarketCostcutter · 528 m
4 tennis courts1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

5

Late-night venues

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

4

Libraries (1km)

9

Cinemas (2km)

541m

Post office

Nearby shops

Sainsbury's Local20 m
Horseferry Road Convenience Store117 m
Parliament News133 m
Aryubi Super Market218 m

Nearby cafes

Ravello94 m
Caffè Nero108 m
Gianni's149 m
Regency Cafe205 m

Nearby restaurants

Pret A Manger12 m
LEON33 m
Osteria Dell'Angolo88 m
Papa Bruno103 m

Nearby pubs

The White Horse and Bower115 m
The Loose Box140 m
Marquis of Granby161 m
The Barley Mow171 m

Nearby gyms

Westminster School Sports Centre321 m
Bannatynes Gym339 m
Gymbox Victoria598 m
solo60783 m

Nearby pharmacies

Victoria Pharmacy159 m
Star Pharmacy398 m
Dolphins Pharmacy562 m
Portman Pharmacy677 m

Nearby health

Westminster House Dental Practice165 m
Millbank Medical Centre177 m
SW1 Dental Studio245 m
Capital Physio332 m
Food hygiene (5-star)63% of 187

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

78

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 score34/100
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

56.1

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

High

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score38/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,027m
Crossrail 2 route1,017m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 13,343 nationally

1,500

Est. population

30,000/km²

58%

Employed

55%

Degree educated

£45,000

Median income

6.0%

Claimant rate

Urban coreVery high densityYoung professionals

34

Community stability

Age profile

17%
33%
21%
17%
Under 1817%
18–3433%
35–4921%
50–6417%
65+13%

Tenure

16%
34%
40%
Own outright16%
Own (mortgage)9%
Private rent34%
Social rent40%
Shared ownership0%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

23%
26%
21%
14%
White British23%
White Other26%
Asian21%
Black14%
Mixed7%
Other10%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional42%
Routine / semi-routine18%
No car household69%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications14%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent40%
Private rent34%

vs. London

Income vs London+7.1%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
260
Live planning apps (800m)
18
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
1
Commercial apps (800m)
2
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
44
Planning apps (3 years)
30
Local approval rate
86%
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
31
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
6
Largest scheme
275 homes · Abell House & Cleland House, Abell House & Cleland House, John Islip Street, SW1P 4LH
Pipeline pressure
MODERATE

Named schemes (500m)

Abell House & Cleland House, Abell House & Cleland House, John Islip Street, SW1P 4LH275 homes
completed
ABBEY ORCHARD ESTATE, ABBEY ORCHARD ESTATE, ABBEY ORCHARD STREET, SW1247 homes
completed
FORMER BRITISH GAS SITE, FORMER BRITISH GAS SITE, VINCENT STREET, SW1204 homes
completed
WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL, WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL, HORSEFERRY ROAD, MARSHAM STREET, SW1186 homes
completed
Former Westminster Hospital, Former Westminster Hospital, Page Street, SW1P 4LR185 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
16.2%
Ward turnout
40%
Election year
2026
MP
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
2,708
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Councillors

David John HarveyConservative
Selina Ann ShortConservative
Ben Christopher SewellConservative

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Key facts for SW1P 4DR

Full postcodeSW1P 4DR
Postcode districtSW1P
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardVincent Square
Latitude51.494636
Longitude-0.129328
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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