West End · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51011, -0.13904

W1S 3EJ— West End, Westminster

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

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Schools 100%Safety 4/100Transport 59/100Low yield 0.88%

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Lopsided profile — strong schools but weak safety

Liveability
58
Safety
4
Schools
60
Transport
59
Environment
57
Investment
54

The bottom line

W1S 3EJ offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and fast broadband — a strong choice for Most buyers.

Less suited to Families.

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Location

W1S 3EJ

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 W1S 3EJ

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How W1S 3EJ 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 · 5 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 11 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 27 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

95

Road safety score

1

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

5

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

1

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Soho Fire station · 677m

Crime is +669% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area148.3 m²

EPC breakdown

B
8%

Based on 8 properties · Confidence: low

Street mix

Flat 100%

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£370,750
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Construction era2022
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.27 W/m²K
Roof(other premises above)
Heating fuelGas: mains gas
GlazingHigh performance glazing
Council tax band Band FAnnual charge £1,309
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Distribution

P25: £700k+ · P75: £700k+ · 8 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 8 sales

Flat/maisonette100%

By decade

2010s

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Help-to-Buy recovery2015–2015£2.67m£2.67m+0%8

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
Above London average
Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly line
3.1 min walk
London Charing Cross→ Charing Cross
0 min

Nearby stations

Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly · Bakerloo
5 min walk
Green Park Underground StationJubilee · Piccadilly
5 min walk
Oxford Circus Underground StationBakerloo · Victoria
8 min walk
Leicester Square Underground StationNorthern · Piccadilly
9 min walk
Bond StreetElizabeth line
10 min walk
9 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 136 buses/hr peak

81

Walkability score

661

Footpaths (500m)

34

Santander docks (800m)

0.0 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

Canary Wharf39 min ↓
City ★36 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

7

Car parks (800m)

8

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)10
Nearest car park315m
Santander docks (800m)34
Nearest cycle dock0.0 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Barlow Place Car Park· yes
315m
🅿️
Bluebadge disabled2 spaces
348m
🅿️
Carrington Street Car Park
727m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

89%

Full fibre

89%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed500 Mbps
Median download469 Mbps
Superfast coverage89%
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: 10%
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

WESTMINSTER DAWS

31 WARDOUR STREET, SOHO, W1D 6PT

6 min walk

9

GPs within 1km

20

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalTunica Diagnostics · 798 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

73

Parks (1km)

456

Restaurants (800m)

113

Cafes (800m)

37

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

11

Gyms (1km)

15

Sports (1km)

5

Convenience

Nearest supermarketRice Wine Shop · 155 m
1 swimming pools3 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

5

Nightclubs

42

Late-night venues

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

0

Libraries (1km)

11

Cinemas (2km)

417m

Post office

Nearby shops

One Stop181 m
Maille222 m
Bread Ahead237 m
Regent News286 m

Nearby cafes

Starbucks23 m
Poster Bar72 m
RA Cafe125 m
Nessa Soho139 m

Nearby restaurants

itsu14 m
Heddon Street Kitchen71 m
Row on 574 m
Veeraswamy81 m

Nearby pubs

HDN81 m
Tank & Paddle90 m
The Leicester Arms112 m
The Warwick133 m

Nearby gyms

The Third Space263 m
Akasha272 m
Triyoga275 m
Ten358 m

Nearby pharmacies

C. W. Andrew402 m
The Pharmacy At Mayfair645 m
Watsons700 m
Shiv813 m

Nearby health

Self Space459 m
Pall Mall Dental Clinic523 m
56 Dean Street559 m
AI Beauty Clinic640 m
Food hygiene (5-star)67% of 985

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 (0.9%) 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
0.9% (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

47

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score46/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,131m
Crossrail 2 route2m

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)
565
Live planning apps (800m)
47
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
14
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
219
Planning apps (3 years)
150
Local approval rate
86%
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)
93
Largest scheme
81 homes · 22, 22, Hanover Square, W1S 1JA
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

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
1-7, 1-7, Smith's Court, 5-10 Denman Street, 33-36 Great Windmill Street, 14-18 Ham Yard And, W1D 7DW24 homes
completed
13-20, 13-20, BURY STREET, RYDER STREET (12-16), JERMYN ST. (73-76), SW123 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 3EJ

Full postcodeW1S 3EJ
Postcode districtW1S
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardWest End
Latitude51.510105
Longitude-0.139041
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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