West End · Westminster · 51.51502, -0.14262

W1C 2DE— West End, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for W1C 2DE, West End, Westminster

Limited residential data

We have little evidence of homes at this postcode (no domestic energy certificates or residential sales on record). The residential verdict is withheld; treat the figures below as area context.

 

Schools 100%Safety 4/100Transport 81/100Low yield 0.34%
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
65
Safety
4
Schools
60
Transport
81
Environment
67
Investment
18

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Location

W1C 2DE

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
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 W1C 2DE

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

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How W1C 2DE has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

60

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
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Primary

All Souls CofE Primary School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Jan 2025 · 8 min walk

KS2: 106.0

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Secondary

The St Marylebone CofE School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Feb 2025 · 13 min walk

P8: +0.68A8: 61.8

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 17 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 24 min walk

4 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

98

Road safety score

2

Accidents (5yr)

25

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

1

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Soho Fire station · 917m

Crime is +669% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

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
Top 10% — exceptional connectivity
Oxford Circus Underground StationBakerloo line
0.7 min walk
London Euston→ Euston
0 min

Nearby stations

Oxford Circus Underground StationBakerloo · Victoria
1 min walk
Bond Street Underground StationJubilee · Central
6 min walk
Bond StreetElizabeth line
6 min walk
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly · Bakerloo
10 min walk
Goodge Street Underground StationNorthern
11 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

81

Walkability score

789

Footpaths (500m)

41

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge26 min ↓
Victoria ★22 min
Waterloo24 min ↓
Canary Wharf29 min ↓
City25 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

3

Car parks (800m)

21

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)445
Nearest car park201m
Santander docks (800m)41
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Oxford Street Car Park439 spaces· yes
234m
🅿️
Barlow Place Car Park· yes
510m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

0%

Full fibre

0%

Gigabit

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed20 Mbps
Median download20 Mbps
Superfast coverage0%

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/dayCCZ: 0.0 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 6.2 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.

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

CICONIA RECOVERY LTD MENTAL HEALTH TVICB

10 HARLEY STREET, W1G 9PF

4 min walk

13

GPs within 1km

139

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalQueen Anne Street Medical Centre · 472 m
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

28

Parks (1km)

329

Restaurants (800m)

113

Cafes (800m)

26

Pubs (400m)

6

Pharmacies (800m)

14

Gyms (1km)

17

Sports (1km)

5

Convenience

Nearest supermarketVital Ingredient · 196 m
1 swimming pools2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

5

Nightclubs

31

Late-night venues

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

3

Libraries (1km)

11

Cinemas (2km)

515m

Post office

Nearby shops

Newsmart122 m
Waitrose221 m
Sidney Rose239 m
The Bar At Home256 m

Nearby cafes

Starbucks76 m
Caffè Nero105 m
Nathalie112 m
Joe & The Juice125 m

Nearby restaurants

Go Chisou37 m
Bar Remo39 m
Neat40 m
Stem40 m

Nearby pubs

The Argyll Arms94 m
The New Explorer104 m
The Phoenix Public House138 m
The Slug and Lettuce147 m

Nearby gyms

Barrecore228 m
Fitness First256 m
Psycle287 m
FS8338 m

Nearby pharmacies

Shiv220 m
C. W. Andrew283 m
Wigmore Medical366 m
John Bell & Croyden474 m

Nearby health

Cavendish Clinic & Medispa256 m
Reviv266 m
sk:n Clinics321 m
The Hale Clinic333 m
Food hygiene (5-star)68% of 866

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

18

Investment score

Weak

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

Low gross yield (0.3%) 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
0.3% (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

+15.3%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

50.2

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score50/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,639m
Crossrail 2 route353m

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

£41,700

Median income

4.6%

Claimant rate

Urban core

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%

vs. London

Income vs London-0.7%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
558
Live planning apps (800m)
66
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
16
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
208
Planning apps (3 years)
142
Local approval rate
89%
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)
1

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
13.9%
Ward turnout
33%
Election year
2026

Councillors

Tim BarnesConservative
Elizabeth Marie AmosConservative
Paul FisherConservative

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Key facts for W1C 2DE

Full postcodeW1C 2DE
Postcode districtW1C
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardWest End
Latitude51.515018
Longitude-0.142617
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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