West End · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51066, -0.13691

W1B 5AF— West End, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for W1B 5AF, West End, Westminster

City living at its best

 

Schools 100%Safety 4/100Transport 79/100Low yield 0.69%

Best for: Commuters, Young professionals

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Well-connected — strong transport access

Liveability
62
Safety
4
Schools
60
Transport
79
Environment
48
Investment
51

The bottom line

W1B 5AF offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and good transport links — a strong choice for Commuters and Young professionals.

Less suited to Families.

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Location

W1B 5AF

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

Deep-dive guides for W1B 5AF

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How W1B 5AF 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 · 3 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 · 25 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)

8

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Soho Fire station · 517m

Crime is +669% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area28.5 m²

EPC breakdown

D
1%
E
1%

Based on 2 properties · Confidence: very_low

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 costMedium
Rebuild cost estimate£71,250
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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
Top 10% — exceptional connectivity
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationBakerloo line
1.6 min walk
London Charing Cross→ Charing Cross
0 min

Nearby stations

Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly · Bakerloo
3 min walk
Green Park Underground StationJubilee · Piccadilly
7 min walk
Leicester Square Underground StationNorthern · Piccadilly
7 min walk
Oxford Circus Underground StationBakerloo · Victoria
8 min walk
Tottenham Court RoadElizabeth line
9 min walk
9 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 144 buses/hr peak

84

Walkability score

730

Footpaths (500m)

37

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

6

Car parks (800m)

9

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)10
Nearest car park341m
Santander docks (800m)37
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Bluebadge disabled2 spaces
341m
🅿️
Barlow Place Car Park· yes
461m

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
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 AONB2% green spaceTree canopy: 19%
Less green space than 89% of London

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 6.8 km

Energy

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

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 costMedium

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

WESTMINSTER DAWS

31 WARDOUR STREET, SOHO, W1D 6PT

4 min walk

9

GPs within 1km

21

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalTunica Diagnostics · 646 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

71

Parks (1km)

582

Restaurants (800m)

122

Cafes (800m)

52

Pubs (400m)

2

Pharmacies (800m)

10

Gyms (1km)

14

Sports (1km)

10

Convenience

Nearest supermarketRice Wine Shop · 17 m
1 swimming pools3 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

7

Nightclubs

59

Late-night venues

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

2

Libraries (1km)

11

Cinemas (2km)

299m

Post office

Nearby shops

One Stop32 m
Bread Ahead192 m
West End Metro195 m
Regent News207 m

Nearby cafes

Nessa Soho23 m
Petit Déjeuner28 m
Old Spike74 m
Cakes & Bubbles by Albert Adrià85 m

Nearby restaurants

Thai West Café4 m
Il Conte5 m
Prezzo13 m
Honesto18 m

Nearby pubs

The Glassblower11 m
The Warwick28 m
The Leicester Arms50 m
The Crown71 m

Nearby gyms

The Third Space106 m
Akasha132 m
Triyoga238 m
Marshall Street Leisure Centre347 m

Nearby pharmacies

C. W. Andrew493 m
Watsons557 m
The Pharmacy At Mayfair799 m
Shiv822 m

Nearby health

Self Space326 m
56 Dean Street400 m
Pall Mall Dental Clinic475 m
Leicester Square Dental Clinic489 m
Food hygiene (5-star)64% of 1186

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
2
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
2
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
44

High street

A

High street health

Registered businesses

AIR HOUSE LIMITED
I VISALLI LTD

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

51

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

49.5

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score50/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,038m
Crossrail 2 route134m

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)
615
Live planning apps (800m)
63
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
20
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
238
Planning apps (3 years)
140
Local approval rate
85%
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
1
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
10
Largest scheme
162 homes · Western District Office, 35-50, Western District Office, 35-50, Rathbone Place, W1T 1AA
Pipeline pressure
LOW

Named schemes (500m)

Trenchard House, 19-25, Trenchard House, 19-25, Broadwick Street, W1F 0DF78 homes
completed
90-100, 90-100, WARDOUR STREET, W152 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

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 5AF

Full postcodeW1B 5AF
Postcode districtW1B
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardWest End
Latitude51.510656
Longitude-0.136915
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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