West End · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51459, -0.15284
W1A 1AB— West End, Westminster Location and area intelligence for W1A 1AB, West End, Westminster The practical family move
Top 8% London Schools 100% Safety 38/100 Transport 74/100
Best for: Commuters, Investors, Young professionals
Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals
W1A 1AB 76 Liveability 38 Safety 74 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 W1A 1AB Full postcode W1A 1AB
Postcode district W1A
Borough London Borough of Westminster
Ward West End
Latitude 51.514586
Longitude -0.152839
Parliamentary constituency Cities of London and Westminster
Country England
Region Greater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Inner city
Medium Young professionals
Excellent Neutral Risk: Medium
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Schools 18 Apr Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★★
Primary
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Outstanding · 6 min walk
KS2: 108.8
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Secondary
The St Marylebone CofE School
Not yet inspected · 11 min walk
P8: +0.68 A8: 61.8
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Childcare
★★★
Childcare
Portman Early Childhood Centre
Outstanding · 19 min walk
4 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety 5 Jun Crime rates and local incidents
VERY HIGH CRIME
500.0 incidents per 1,000 residents
↑ Rising 113.8% +96% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences 11%
Crime is +669% 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 852 kWh/kWp/yr
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
🚇 Bond Street Underground Station Jubilee line
2.6 min walk Nearby stations
🚇 Bond Street Underground Station Jubilee · Central
3 min walk 🟣 Bond Street Elizabeth line
3 min walk 🚇 Marble Arch Underground Station Central
6 min walk 🚇 Oxford Circus Underground Station Bakerloo · Victoria
10 min walk 🚇 Baker Street Underground Station Metropolitan · Circle
12 min walk 🚌 3 bus routes · 8 stops within 400m · 66 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
Total spaces (800m) 2165
Nearest car park 301m
Santander docks (800m) 36
Nearest cycle dock 0.1 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️ Oxford Street Car Park 439 spaces · yes
581m 🅿️ Q-Park Marble Arch 981 spaces · yes
711m 🅿️ Barlow Place Car Park · yes
791m
Connectivity Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EE O2 Vodafone Three
Avg download speed 500 Mbps
Median download 450 Mbps
Superfast coverage 100%
All operators 5G 97%
Broadband providers
BT Sky TalkTalk Vodafone Virgin Media
Environment 22 Apr Flood risk, air quality and noise
Surface water NONE
No assessed surface water flood risk Air quality LOW
NO₂: 29.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Radon risk LOW
0.5% of local properties affected ULEZ zone · £12.50/day Congestion charge zone ✗ Not Green Belt ✗ Not AONB 100% green space Tree canopy: 55%
Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 6.1 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
Climate Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield 851.7 kWh/kWp/yr
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health GP, dental and hospital access
MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE
3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, W1K 5LS
3 min walk
Nearest hospital Nuffield Health · 471 m
Nearest A&E UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68% 79.1%
Amenities Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarket M&S Simply Food · 106 m
1 tennis courts
Nearby shops
Borough 22 79 m
Arome Bakery 112 m
Drink with Sasha 116 m
Yummy Bites 178 m
Nearby cafes
Bubble Magik 59 m
EL&N 73 m
Silvio's 96 m
Carraro 113 m
Nearby restaurants
Alto by San Carlo 19 m
Hive 59 m
Pizza Pilgrims 73 m
Din Tai Fung 86 m
Nearby pubs
The Duchess 98 m
Burlock Rum Room 100 m
Apres 106 m
Scales 120 m
Nearby gyms
Mayfair Health Club 270 m
The Gym Group 297 m
KOBOX 321 m
Third Space 424 m
Nearby pharmacies
Nelsons Homeopathic Pharmacy 261 m
Zen pharmacy & clinic 296 m
King's 314 m
John Bell & Croyden 336 m
Nearby health
Passport Health Marylebone Travel Clinic 112 m
Gould Pharmacy 232 m
Bupa Dental Care 272 m
Bhuva Dental Care 320 m
Food hygiene (5-star) 69% of 571
Business Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months) 0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr) 44
High street
A High street health
Registered businesses
FLOSSY EYEWEAR LIMITED
SELFRIDGES & CO. LIMITED
SELFRIDGES HOLDINGS LIMITED
SELFRIDGES RETAIL LIMITED
SELFRIDGES TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED
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 63/100
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
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score 33/100
Bakerloo Extension route 4,210m
Crossrail 2 route 1,038m
Demographics 22 Apr Population, deprivation and income
Decile 8/10
Less deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rank: 26,473 nationally
1,668
Est. population
4,824/km²
Inner city Medium density Young professionals
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional 58%
Routine / semi-routine 5%
No car household 68%
Unemployed 3%
No qualifications 5%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m) 464
Live planning apps (800m) 42
Major developments (800m) 0
Planning apps (12 months) 93
Planning apps (3 years) 102
Central activities zone Yes
CIL rate (residential) £500/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m) 0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme 127 homes · 34-38, 34-38, Aybrook Street, W1U 4AR
Named schemes (500m)
34-38, 34-38, Aybrook Street, W1U 4AR 127 homes
completed TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, 8-13, TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, 8-13, BIRD STREET, W1 64 homes
completed Macdonald House, 1-3, Macdonald House, 1-3, Grosvenor Square, W1K 4BN 46 homes
completed HEREFORD HOUSE, 117-127, HEREFORD HOUSE, 117-127, PARK STREET, W1 40 homes
completed 453-497, 453-497, Oxford Street, Park House, 116 Park Street and 47 North Row, W1C 2PY 39 homes
completed
Politics Local councillors and MP
Ward majority Conservative
MP Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
Constituency Cities of London and Westminster
Councillors
Tim Barnes Conservative
Elizabeth Marie Amos Conservative
Paul Fisher Conservative
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W1A 1AB offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), fast broadband, good transport links and a green environment — a strong choice for Commuters and Investors.
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
noise 24 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
broadband 18 Apr
buildings 18 Apr
bus stops 4 May
elections 9 May
ethnicity 7 Jun
gp survey 18 Apr
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
rental market 2 Jun
claimant count 18 Apr
water provider 9 Jun
companies house 18 Apr
housing pipeline 18 Apr
population density 18 Apr
Trusted official data sources Office for
National Statistics