West End · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.50592, -0.15097
W1J 7FW— West End, Westminster Location and area intelligence for W1J 7FW, West End, Westminster The practical family move
Top 8% London Schools 100% Safety 58/100 Transport 74/100 Low yield 1.17%
Best for: Commuters, Young professionals
Outstanding schools set this area apart
W1J 7FW 76 Liveability 58 Safety 74 Transport
Families Schools, safety, green space, family amenities Match: Moderate Professionals Commute, connectivity, restaurants, gyms Match: Strong Investors Yield, gentrification, liquidity, pipeline Match: Weak First-time buyers Affordability, mortgage, stamp duty, value Match: Moderate Key facts for W1J 7FW Full postcode W1J 7FW
Postcode district W1J
Borough London Borough of Westminster
Ward West End
Latitude 51.505923
Longitude -0.150970
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 Renters
Excellent Cautious Risk: Medium
London Benchmarks
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Schools 18 Apr Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★
Primary
St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School
Good · 4 min walk
KS2: 106.5
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Secondary
Westminster City School
Not yet inspected · 15 min walk
P8: +0.09 A8: 50.8
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Childcare
★★★
Childcare
Portman Early Childhood Centre
Outstanding · 30 min walk
1 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety 5 Jun Crime rates and local incidents
VERY HIGH CRIME
280.0 incidents per 1,000 residents
↑ Rising 95.2% +10% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences 13%
Crime is +331% 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
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Council tax band Band H Annual charge £1,812
Price growth potential Moderate
Transport 1 May Public transport accessibility and links
🚇 Hyde Park Corner Underground Station Piccadilly line
4 min walk 🚂 London Victoria → Victoria
0 min Nearby stations
🚇 Hyde Park Corner Underground Station Piccadilly
4 min walk 🚇 Green Park Underground Station Jubilee · Piccadilly
7 min walk 🟣 Bond Street Elizabeth line
11 min walk 🚇 Bond Street Underground Station Jubilee · Central
12 min walk 🚇 Marble Arch Underground Station Central
13 min walk 🚌 2 bus routes · 7 stops within 400m · 24 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) 360
Nearest car park 40m
Santander docks (800m) 32
Nearest cycle dock 0.0 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️ The Mayfair Car Park 304 spaces · yes
100m 🅿️ Carrington Street Car Park
290m 🅿️ Barlow Place Car Park · yes
722m
Environment 22 Apr Flood risk, air quality and noise
Surface water NONE
No assessed surface water flood risk Air quality LOW
NO₂: 25.0 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: 70%
Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 7.1 km
Energy
Solar: 852 kWh/kWp/yr Heat pump: Suitable EPC 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
Climate Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield 851.7 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health GP, dental and hospital access
MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE
3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, W1K 5LS
11 min walk
Nearest hospital Cleveland Clinic London · 743 m
Nearest A&E UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68% 79.1%
Amenities Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarket M&S Simply Food · 900 m
2 tennis courts
Nearby shops
Smart Market 240 m
Mayfair Mini Market 253 m
Mayfair News 322 m
Tesco Express 385 m
Nearby cafes
Elan Cafe 119 m
Parcafe 231 m
Piccolo Bar 245 m
Colicci Hyde Park Corner Kiosk 276 m
Nearby restaurants
Sushi Kanesaka 59 m
45 Park Lane 64 m
Bar 45 65 m
MR PORTER Steakhouse, Bar & Lounge London 68 m
Nearby pubs
Revery Bar 84 m
The Tale Bar 167 m
Shepherds Tavern 226 m
Rose & Crown 248 m
Nearby gyms
The Bath & Racquets Club 794 m
Mayfair Health Club 880 m
The Gym Group 1.0 km
Nearby pharmacies
The Pharmacy At Mayfair 334 m
Audley Pharmacy 432 m
Prince Pharmacy 582 m
Nelsons Homeopathic Pharmacy 758 m
Nearby health
Cleveland Clinic London 743 m
Gould Pharmacy 757 m
Nigel Meyer & Associates Dental Surgeons 867 m
Westminster Physiotherapy Centre 951 m
Food hygiene (5-star) 70% of 190
Business Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months) 0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr) 44
High street
A High street health
Investment Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Low gross yield (1.17%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is moderate.
Avg monthly rent £2,622 London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield 1.17% (low) London avg: 3.8% Gentrification score 31/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal 44
Rental market
Young professional Tenant profile
Future outlook
Strong gentrification momentum Excellent transport access
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score 38/100
Bakerloo Extension route 3,700m
Crossrail 2 route 712m
Demographics 22 Apr Population, deprivation and income
Decile 6/10
Around average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rank: 19,310 nationally
1,549
Est. population
3,520/km²
Inner city Medium density Renters
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional 43%
Routine / semi-routine 16%
No car household 60%
Unemployed 3%
No qualifications 13%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m) 426
Live planning apps (800m) 22
Major developments (800m) 0
Planning apps (12 months) 58
Planning apps (3 years) 65
Central activities zone Yes
CIL rate (residential) £500/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m) 0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme 47 homes · Reed House, 82-84, Reed House, 82-84, Piccadilly, 29 Bolton St and 1-5 & 6-12 Clarges St, W1J 8JB
Named schemes (500m)
CURZON LODGE, 25-27, CURZON LODGE, 25-27, PARK LANE, W1 43 homes
completed 1-5, 1-5, Grosvenor Place, Yorkshire House, Grosvenor Crescent, 3, 4, 5 and 8 Pembroke Close and 12 Halkin Street London SW1, SW1X 7HJ 29 homes
completed 4,5-6, 4,5-6, Stanhope Gate, 18A CURZON STREET, W1J 7FY 23 homes
completed 10, 10, PARK STREET, W1K 2HX 14 homes
completed Site At 2-8, Site At 2-8, Trebeck Street, 2-5 Hertford Street, 35 Shepherd Market & 20 Shepherd Street, W1J 7JQ 12 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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The bottom line
W1J 7FW offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), good transport links and a green environment — a strong choice for Commuters and Young professionals.
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
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
rail services 18 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