West End · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51015, -0.14156

W1S 3BL— West End, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for W1S 3BL, West End, Westminster

City living at its best

 

Schools 100%Safety 4/100Transport 77/100Low yield 0.88%⚠ Knotweed sites nearby

Best for: Commuters, Young professionals

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Well-connected — strong transport access

Liveability
67
Safety
4
Schools
60
Transport
77
Environment
57
Investment
55

The bottom line

W1S 3BL offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), fast broadband and good transport links — strong value for Commuters and Young professionals who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: 1 Japanese knotweed site within 400m — may affect mortgage applications.

Less suited to Families.

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Location

W1S 3BL

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

Deep-dive guides for W1S 3BL

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

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How W1S 3BL 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 · 7 min walk

KS2: 103.4

—

Secondary

Westminster City School

Not yet inspected · 17 min walk

P8: +0.09A8: 50.8

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 10 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Tachbrook Nursery School

Not inspected · 34 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)

2

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Soho Fire station · 839m

Crime is +669% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area50.5 m²

EPC breakdown

C
2%
E
2%

Based on 4 properties · Confidence: 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£126,250
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Construction erabefore 1900
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof(another dwelling above)
Heating fuelmains gas (not community)
GlazingFully double glazed
Council tax band Band GAnnual charge £1,510
Price growth potentialHigh

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 89% of London
Green Park Underground StationPiccadilly line
4.1 min walk
London Victoria→ Victoria
0 min

Nearby stations

Green Park Underground StationJubilee · Piccadilly
5 min walk
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly · Bakerloo
7 min walk
Oxford Circus Underground StationBakerloo · Victoria
7 min walk
Bond StreetElizabeth line
8 min walk
Bond Street Underground StationJubilee · Central
9 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

76

Walkability score

579

Footpaths (500m)

39

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

9

Car parks (800m)

8

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)499
Nearest car park142m
Santander docks (800m)39
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Barlow Place Car Park· yes
142m
🅿️
Bluebadge disabled2 spaces
480m
🅿️
Carrington Street Car Park
613m
🅿️
Oxford Street Car Park439 spaces· yes
744m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

60%

Full fibre

60%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed308 Mbps
Median download350 Mbps
Superfast coverage60%
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 AONB32% green spaceTree canopy: 19%
More green space than 87% 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

CICONIA RECOVERY LTD MENTAL HEALTH TVICB

10 HARLEY STREET, W1G 9PF

11 min walk

95%

Recommend GP

95%

Overall GP experience

9

GPs within 1km

20

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalTunica Diagnostics · 939 m
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.8 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

69

Parks (1km)

352

Restaurants (800m)

95

Cafes (800m)

25

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

11

Gyms (1km)

14

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketVital Ingredient · 351 m
1 swimming pools2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

5

Nightclubs

30

Late-night venues

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

1

Libraries (1km)

11

Cinemas (2km)

522m

Post office

Nearby shops

Maille281 m
Sainsbury's Local282 m
Sidney Rose309 m
Bread Ahead323 m

Nearby cafes

Morris’s71 m
Poster Bar114 m
Nkora122 m
RA Cafe150 m

Nearby restaurants

Peyote23 m
Cecconi's77 m
Indian Accent96 m
Isabel103 m

Nearby pubs

The Burlington Arms136 m
The Goat Tavern149 m
Tank & Paddle162 m
The King's Head167 m

Nearby gyms

Triyoga341 m
The Third Space423 m
The Bath & Racquets Club440 m
Akasha446 m

Nearby pharmacies

C. W. Andrew291 m
The Pharmacy At Mayfair526 m
Nelsons Homeopathic Pharmacy686 m
Audley Pharmacy707 m

Nearby health

Nigel Meyer & Associates Dental Surgeons553 m
Self Space583 m
Pall Mall Dental Clinic667 m
AI Beauty Clinic697 m
Food hygiene (5-star)70% of 830

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
40
New (last 12 months)
4
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
14
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
44

High street

A

High street health

Registered businesses

ALESTRA LIMITED
ANCHORAGE PORTS LLP
ARTEMISIA GLOBAL CAPITAL LIMITED
ARTHOUSE GLASGOW HOLDCO LIMITED
ARTHOUSE GLASGOW PROPCO LIMITED

+15 more

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

55

Investment score

Good

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

Low gross yield (0.9%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is high.

Avg monthly rent
£2,622London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
0.9% (low)London avg: 3.8%Low yield — bottom 25% of London
Gentrification score66/100
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

65.1

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score50/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,286m
Crossrail 2 route170m

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

Urban coreLow 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)
605
Live planning apps (800m)
44
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
10
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
231
Planning apps (3 years)
140
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

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
88
Largest scheme
81 homes · 22, 22, Hanover Square, W1S 1JA
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

22, 22, Hanover Square, W1S 1JA81 homes
completed
Reed House, 82-84, Reed House, 82-84, Piccadilly, 29 Bolton St and 1-5 & 6-12 Clarges St, W1J 8JB47 homes
completed
29-30, 29-30, Old Burlington Street, 22-27 Cork Street, W1S 3AR42 homes
completed
13-20, 13-20, BURY STREET, RYDER STREET (12-16), JERMYN ST. (73-76), SW123 homes
completed
32, 32, GOLDEN SQUARE, W114 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 W1S 3BL

Full postcodeW1S 3BL
Postcode districtW1S
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardWest End
Latitude51.510154
Longitude-0.141561
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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