West End · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51077, -0.13924

W1B 4BD— West End, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for W1B 4BD, West End, 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 65/100Low yield 0.69%
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Lopsided profile — strong transport but weak safety

Area score
59
Safety
4
Schools
60
Transport
65
Environment
56
Investment
54

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Location

W1B 4BD

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

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

London Benchmarks

vs London income-0.7% vs London avg
vs London crime+669.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for W1B 4BD

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

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How W1B 4BD 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 · 4 min walk

KS2: 103.4

—

Secondary

Westminster City School

Not yet inspected · 18 min walk

P8: +0.09A8: 50.8

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 12 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

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 409.5%

+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

Other40%
Theft17%
Violence & sexual offences12%
Anti-social behaviour9%
Robbery8%
Drug offences4%
Burglary4%
Vehicle crime4%

Stop & search

9.6

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

7

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

20

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Soho Fire station · 665m

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
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costLow

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

Council tax band Band FAnnual charge £1,309
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
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly line
3.6 min walk
London Charing Cross→ Charing Cross
0 min

Nearby stations

Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly · Bakerloo
5 min walk
Green Park Underground StationJubilee · Piccadilly
6 min walk
Oxford Circus Underground StationBakerloo · Victoria
7 min walk
Leicester Square Underground StationNorthern · Piccadilly
9 min walk
Bond StreetElizabeth line
10 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

81

Walkability score

654

Footpaths (500m)

35

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge30 min ↓
Victoria ★24 min
Waterloo24 min ↓
Canary Wharf27 min ↓
City24 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)

10

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)449
Nearest car park301m
Santander docks (800m)35
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Barlow Place Car Park· yes
301m
🅿️
Bluebadge disabled2 spaces
417m
🅿️
Oxford Street Car Park439 spaces· yes
751m
🅿️
Carrington Street Car Park
769m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

0%

Full fibre

0%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed20 Mbps
Median download20 Mbps
Superfast coverage0%
All operators 5G97%

Broadband providers

BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media

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: 33.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³
Better than 68% of London
NoiseVERY HIGH
road
Among London's noisiest areas
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB29% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
More green space than 84% of London

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 6.7 km

Energy

Solar: 852 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Low

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
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costLow

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

9

GPs within 1km

24

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalTunica Diagnostics · 766 m
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.7 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

64

Parks (1km)

457

Restaurants (800m)

120

Cafes (800m)

38

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

11

Gyms (1km)

15

Sports (1km)

5

Convenience

Nearest supermarketRice Wine Shop · 150 m
1 swimming pools3 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

6

Nightclubs

44

Late-night venues

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

0

Libraries (1km)

11

Cinemas (2km)

366m

Post office

Nearby shops

Bread Ahead171 m
One Stop171 m
Regent News227 m
Maille297 m

Nearby cafes

Starbucks53 m
Poster Bar116 m
Nessa Soho140 m
Nkora153 m

Nearby restaurants

Heddon Street Kitchen8 m
Aubaine16 m
Heddon Yokocho30 m
Piccolino38 m

Nearby pubs

HDN6 m
Tank & Paddle21 m
Icebar75 m
The Leicester Arms116 m

Nearby gyms

Triyoga205 m
The Third Space250 m
Akasha292 m
Marshall Street Leisure Centre353 m

Nearby pharmacies

C. W. Andrew345 m
Watsons658 m
The Pharmacy At Mayfair684 m
Shiv739 m

Nearby health

Self Space415 m
56 Dean Street540 m
AI Beauty Clinic572 m
Pall Mall Dental Clinic584 m
Food hygiene (5-star)68% of 1023

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
33
New (last 12 months)
1
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
12
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
44

High street

A

High street health

Registered businesses

AIM HOLDCO LTD
ALDER GROVE CAPITAL LIMITED
BLACK LION HOUSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
FINCLUSION HOLDINGS LIMITED
FINCLUSION LIMITED

+15 more

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

54

Investment score

Moderate

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

Low gross yield (0.7%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is moderate.

Avg monthly rent
£2,622London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
0.7% (low)London avg: 3.8%Low yield — bottom 25% of London
Gentrification score63/100
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

48

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score50/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,181m
Crossrail 2 route27m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 13,000 nationally

2,189

Est. population

2,965/km²

59%

Employed

60%

Degree educated

£41,700

Median income

4.6%

Claimant rate

Urban coreLow densityYoung professionals

27

Community stability

Age profile

36%
22%
19%
Under 1811%
18–3437%
35–4922%
50–6419%
65+12%

Tenure

44%
39%
Own outright10%
Own (mortgage)6%
Private rent45%
Social rent40%
Shared ownership0%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

33%
29%
White British33%
White Other29%
Asian12%
Black9%
Mixed8%
Other10%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional49%
Routine / semi-routine11%
No car household81%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications8%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent45%
Social rent39%

vs. London

Income vs London-0.7%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
566
Live planning apps (800m)
53
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
17
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
229
Planning apps (3 years)
148
Local approval rate
87%
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)
93
Largest scheme
92 homes · Development Site On Land Bounded By, Development Site On Land Bounded By, Dean Street, Great Chapel Street, Oxford Street, W1D 2LY
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Trenchard House, 19-25, Trenchard House, 19-25, Broadwick Street, W1F 0DF78 homes
completed
Marshall St Leisure Centre & Dufours Pl Council Depot, Marshall St Leisure Centre & Dufours Pl Council Depot, Marshall Street, Poland And Broadwick Street Car Parks, W1F 7EW52 homes
completed
29-30, 29-30, Old Burlington Street, 22-27 Cork Street, W1S 3AR42 homes
completed
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

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
13.9%
Ward turnout
33%
Election year
2026
MP
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
2,708
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Councillors

Tim BarnesConservative
Elizabeth Marie AmosConservative
Paul FisherConservative

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Key facts for W1B 4BD

Full postcodeW1B 4BD
Postcode districtW1B
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardWest End
Latitude51.510774
Longitude-0.139245
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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