West End · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.50988, -0.15103

W1K 2HE— West End, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for W1K 2HE, 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 75/100Low yield 0.70%
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
68
Safety
4
Schools
90
Transport
75
Environment
83
Investment
54

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Location

W1K 2HE

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
LowYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-3.3% vs London avg
vs London crime+669.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for W1K 2HE

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

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How W1K 2HE has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School

Good · Inspected Nov 2023 · 2 min walk

KS2: 106.5

—

Secondary

The St Marylebone CofE School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Feb 2025 · 17 min walk

P8: +0.68A8: 61.8

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

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

★★★

Childcare

Portman Early Childhood Centre

Outstanding · 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 310.0%

+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

Other34%
Theft17%
Violence & sexual offences15%
Anti-social behaviour14%
Robbery7%
Vehicle crime7%
Burglary5%
Drug offences3%

Stop & search

9.1

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

1

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Soho Fire station · 1.5km

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 yield853 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

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

Council tax band Band GAnnual charge £1,510
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 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 87% of London
Bond Street StationElizabeth line line
4.9 min walk
London Victoria→ Victoria
0 min

Nearby stations

Bond StreetElizabeth line
5 min walk
Bond Street Underground StationJubilee · Central
6 min walk
Green Park Underground StationJubilee · Piccadilly
8 min walk
Marble Arch Underground StationCentral
8 min walk
Hyde Park Corner Underground StationPiccadilly
10 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

71

Walkability score

765

Footpaths (500m)

36

Santander docks (800m)

0.0 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge29 min ↓
Victoria ★16 min
Waterloo30 min ↓
Canary Wharf38 min ↓
City30 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)

14

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)1647
Nearest car park478m
Santander docks (800m)36
Nearest cycle dock0.0 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Barlow Place Car Park· yes
523m
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The Mayfair Car Park304 spaces· yes
535m
🅿️
Carrington Street Car Park
548m
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Q-Park Marble Arch981 spaces· yes
643m

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: 28.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³
Better than 78% 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 AONB100% green spaceTree canopy: 61%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 6.6 km

Energy

Solar: 853 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 yield852.5 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, W1K 5LS

5 min walk

95%

Recommend GP

95%

Overall GP experience

2

GPs within 1km

38

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalNuffield Health · 893 m
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.0 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

84

Parks (1km)

164

Restaurants (800m)

59

Cafes (800m)

6

Pubs (400m)

4

Pharmacies (800m)

5

Gyms (1km)

7

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketM&S Simply Food · 464 m
2 tennis courts

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

6

Late-night venues

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

2

Libraries (1km)

4

Cinemas (2km)

503m

Post office

Nearby shops

Majestic81 m
Londis259 m
West One Food Fayre328 m
Offord Newsagents460 m

Nearby cafes

Parcafe297 m
Cafe L'express312 m
Grosvenor's Cafe336 m
Elan Cafe343 m

Nearby restaurants

Scott's10 m
The Mount Street Deli47 m
Richoux55 m
Harry's Bar71 m

Nearby pubs

The Audley Public House42 m
Red Room100 m
The Punch Bowl142 m
Fino's191 m

Nearby gyms

The Bath & Racquets Club424 m
Mayfair Health Club504 m
The Gym Group648 m
KOBOX852 m

Nearby pharmacies

Audley Pharmacy50 m
Nelsons Homeopathic Pharmacy319 m
The Pharmacy At Mayfair508 m
C. W. Andrew608 m

Nearby health

Gould Pharmacy342 m
Nigel Meyer & Associates Dental Surgeons461 m
Passport Health Marylebone Travel Clinic635 m
Bhuva Dental Care695 m
Food hygiene (5-star)72% of 481

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

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 score59/100
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

61.8

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score41/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,861m
Crossrail 2 route807m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 7/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 20,936 nationally

1,205

Est. population

1,829/km²

56%

Employed

67%

Degree educated

£40,600

Median income

3.8%

Claimant rate

Inner cityLow densityYoung professionals

28

Community stability

Age profile

26%
23%
21%
19%
Under 1811%
18–3426%
35–4923%
50–6421%
65+19%

Tenure

24%
56%
Own outright24%
Own (mortgage)12%
Private rent56%
Social rent8%
Shared ownership0%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

26%
33%
22%
White British26%
White Other33%
Asian22%
Black2%
Mixed6%
Other12%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional52%
Routine / semi-routine8%
No car household62%
Unemployed3%
No qualifications11%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent56%
Social rent8%

vs. London

Income vs London-3.3%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
519
Live planning apps (800m)
29
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
5
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
160
Planning apps (3 years)
89
Local approval rate
92%
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)
19
Largest scheme
64 homes · TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, 8-13, TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, 8-13, BIRD STREET, W1
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Macdonald House, 1-3, Macdonald House, 1-3, Grosvenor Square, W1K 4BN46 homes
completed
CURZON LODGE, 25-27, CURZON LODGE, 25-27, PARK LANE, W143 homes
completed
20, 20, Grosvenor Square, W1K 6LE36 homes
completed
4,5-6, 4,5-6, Stanhope Gate, 18A CURZON STREET, W1J 7FY23 homes
completed
24-26, 24-26, GILBERT STREET, W1Y 1RJ18 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 W1K 2HE

Full postcodeW1K 2HE
Postcode districtW1K
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardWest End
Latitude51.509881
Longitude-0.151026
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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