St James's · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.50751, -0.13660

SW1Y 4LB— St James's, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for SW1Y 4LB, St James's, Westminster

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Schools 100%Safety 4/100Transport 59/100

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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Liveability
65
Safety
4
Schools
60
Transport
59
Environment
70
Investment
89

The bottom line

SW1Y 4LB offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) — a strong choice for Investors.

Less suited to Families.

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Location

SW1Y 4LB

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 SW1Y 4LB

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How SW1Y 4LB has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

60

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Soho Parish CofE Primary School

Not yet inspected · 6 min walk

KS2: 103.4

—

Secondary

Westminster City School

Not yet inspected · 13 min walk

P8: +0.09A8: 50.8

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 14 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Tachbrook Nursery School

Not inspected · 29 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

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

2

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Soho Fire station · 714m

Crime is +669% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Street mix

Flat 100%

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

Price Trajectory

2000–2024 · CAGR

+5%

Total change

+220%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

+5232.8%

per year

Acceleration

+5328.43

change in velocity

Market State

Strong growth

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £125k–£150k · P75: £700k+ · 5 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 5 sales

Flat/maisonette100%

By decade

2000s

2010s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Late-1990s boom2000–2000£2.13m£2.13m+0%2
Post-dot-com plateau2002–2002£2.90m£2.90m+0%1
Help-to-Buy recovery2015–2015£128k£128k+0%1
Current market2024–2024£6.80m£6.80m+0%1

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

0out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Strong Seller's Market

Favours sellers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity0

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Above London average
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly line
2.7 min walk
London Charing Cross→ Charing Cross
0 min

Nearby stations

Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly · Bakerloo
4 min walk
Green Park Underground StationJubilee · Piccadilly
5 min walk
Charing Cross Underground StationBakerloo · Northern
8 min walk
Leicester Square Underground StationNorthern · Piccadilly
9 min walk
London Charing CrossNational Rail
10 min walk
9 bus routes · 9 stops within 400m · 138 buses/hr peak

80

Walkability score

665

Footpaths (500m)

31

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

Canary Wharf39 min ↓
City ★36 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

6

Car parks (800m)

7

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)4
Nearest car park50m
Santander docks (800m)31
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Bluebadge disabled2 spaces
50m
🅿️
Barlow Place Car Park· yes
584m
🅿️
Carrington Street Car Park
737m

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 AONB69% green spaceTree canopy: 19%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 7.1 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): 1

Landslide susceptibility: Low

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

6 min walk

7

GPs within 1km

17

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalTunica Diagnostics · 907 m
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.0 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

89

Parks (1km)

391

Restaurants (800m)

90

Cafes (800m)

17

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

7

Gyms (1km)

10

Sports (1km)

6

Convenience

Nearest supermarketBenjamin Ball Associates Ltd · 170 m
1 swimming pools2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

4

Nightclubs

21

Late-night venues

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

2

Libraries (1km)

11

Cinemas (2km)

211m

Post office

Nearby shops

Pall Mall Store163 m
La Bottega170 m
Maille193 m
Tesco Express228 m

Nearby cafes

Duke's Caffé71 m
Redemption Roasters108 m
St James Caffe164 m
L'Eto166 m

Nearby restaurants

Al Duca73 m
Pret A Manger85 m
British Academy of Film and Television Arts135 m
189 Piccadilly137 m

Nearby pubs

The Scotch of St James40 m
Chequers81 m
The Red Lion91 m
45 Jermyn Street125 m

Nearby gyms

Ten73 m
PureGym252 m
Akasha320 m
The Third Space421 m

Nearby pharmacies

The Pharmacy At Mayfair679 m
C. W. Andrew728 m
Watsons855 m
Dolphins Pharmacy981 m

Nearby health

Pall Mall Dental Clinic229 m
56 Dean Street644 m
Leicester Square Dental Clinic652 m
Self Space653 m
Food hygiene (5-star)65% of 807

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

67.8

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score59/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,843m
Crossrail 2 route228m

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)
471
Live planning apps (800m)
41
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
11
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
174
Planning apps (3 years)
104
Local approval rate
83%
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)
4
Largest scheme
78 homes · Trenchard House, 19-25, Trenchard House, 19-25, Broadwick Street, W1F 0DF
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

12, 12, Sherwood Street, W1F 7BR38 homes
completed
1-7, 1-7, Smith's Court, 5-10 Denman Street, 33-36 Great Windmill Street, 14-18 Ham Yard And, W1D 7DW24 homes
completed
13-20, 13-20, BURY STREET, RYDER STREET (12-16), JERMYN ST. (73-76), SW123 homes
completed
13-15A, 13-15A, PALL MALL, SW121 homes
completed
210-214, 210-214, Piccadilly, 3-4 Eagle Place,18-23 Jermyn Street, 27 Regent Street, W1J 9HX16 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 SW1Y 4LB

Full postcodeSW1Y 4LB
Postcode districtSW1Y
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardSt James's
Latitude51.507512
Longitude-0.136596
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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