West End · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.50836, -0.14159
W1S 4JJ— West End, Westminster Location and area intelligence for W1S 4JJ, West End, Westminster The practical family move
Bottom 25% London Schools 100% Safety 39/100 Transport 80/100 Low yield 0.88%
Best for: Commuters, Young professionals
Well-connected — strong transport access
W1S 4JJ 74 Liveability 39 Safety 80 Transport
Families Schools, safety, green space, family amenities Match: Weak 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 W1S 4JJ Full postcode W1S 4JJ
Postcode district W1S
Borough London Borough of Westminster
Ward West End
Latitude 51.508356
Longitude -0.141591
Parliamentary constituency Cities of London and Westminster
Country England
Region Greater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Urban core
Low Young professionals
Excellent Neutral Risk: Low
London Benchmarks
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Schools 18 Apr Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
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Primary
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
Not yet inspected · 8 min walk
KS2: 103.4
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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
Tachbrook Nursery School
Not inspected · 31 min walk
2 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety 5 Jun Crime rates and local incidents
VERY HIGH CRIME
482.4 incidents per 1,000 residents
↑ Rising 79.3% +89% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences 16%
Crime is +642% 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 G Annual charge £1,510
Price growth potential High
Transport 1 May Public transport accessibility and links
🚇 Green Park Underground Station Piccadilly line
1.7 min walk 🚂 London Victoria → Victoria
0 min Nearby stations
🚇 Green Park Underground Station Jubilee · Piccadilly
2 min walk 🚇 Piccadilly Circus Underground Station Piccadilly · Bakerloo
7 min walk 🚇 Oxford Circus Underground Station Bakerloo · Victoria
10 min walk 🟣 Bond Street Elizabeth line
10 min walk 🚇 Bond Street Underground Station Jubilee · Central
11 min walk 🚌 1 bus routes · 7 stops within 400m
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) 370
Nearest car park 271m
Santander docks (800m) 34
Nearest cycle dock 0.1 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️ Barlow Place Car Park · yes
271m 🅿️ Bluebadge disabled 2 spaces
402m 🅿️ Carrington Street Car Park
466m 🅿️ The Mayfair Car Park 304 spaces · yes
774m
Connectivity Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EE O2 Vodafone Three
Avg download speed 500 Mbps
Median download 450 Mbps
Superfast coverage 100%
All operators 5G 97%
Broadband providers
BT Sky TalkTalk Vodafone Virgin Media
Environment 22 Apr Flood risk, air quality and noise
Surface water NONE
No assessed surface water flood risk Air quality LOW
NO₂: 40.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Radon risk LOW
0.5% of local properties affected ULEZ zone · £12.50/day Congestion charge zone ✗ Not Green Belt ✗ Not AONB 33% green space Tree canopy: 10%
Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 7.0 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
TURNING POINT
31 WARDOUR STREET, W1D 6PT
9 min walk
Nearest hospital Tunica Diagnostics · 1.1 km
Nearest A&E UNIVERSITY 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
Nearest supermarket M&S Simply Food · 179 m
1 swimming pools 2 sports halls
Nearby shops
Sainsbury's Local 147 m
Maille 168 m
La Bottega 264 m
Tesco Express 322 m
Nearby cafes
Le Petit Cafe 32 m
Caffé Concerto 82 m
Joe & The Juice 91 m
Starbucks 125 m
Nearby restaurants
Gumkhana Indian restaurant 8 m
Gymkhana 16 m
MNKY HSE 27 m
Pret A Manger 32 m
Nearby pubs
42 at Gymkhana 14 m
The King's Head 43 m
The Clarence 58 m
The Goat Tavern 58 m
Nearby gyms
Ten 326 m
Akasha 495 m
Triyoga 514 m
The Third Space 519 m
Nearby pharmacies
The Pharmacy At Mayfair 386 m
C. W. Andrew 479 m
Audley Pharmacy 721 m
Nelsons Homeopathic Pharmacy 789 m
Nearby health
Pall Mall Dental Clinic 588 m
Nigel Meyer & Associates Dental Surgeons 699 m
56 Dean Street 812 m
AI Beauty Clinic 880 m
Food hygiene (5-star) 70% of 635
Business Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months) 0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr) 44
High street
A High street health
Registered businesses
30 CANNON STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
ALL ACTIVE ASSET COMPANY LIMITED
ANGLO DUNDONALD LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
ANGLO HALLADALE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
ANGLO PARKWOOD ASHDOWN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
+15 more
Investment Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Low gross yield (0.88%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is high.
Avg monthly rent £2,622 London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield 0.88% (low) London avg: 3.8% Gentrification score 66/100
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 46/100
Bakerloo Extension route 3,195m
Crossrail 2 route 131m
Demographics 22 Apr Population, deprivation and income
Decile 7/10
Less deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rank: 20,936 nationally
1,205
Est. population
1,829/km²
Urban core Low density Young professionals
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional 52%
Routine / semi-routine 8%
No car household 62%
Unemployed 3%
No qualifications 11%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m) 588
Live planning apps (800m) 37
Major developments (800m) 0
Planning apps (12 months) 91
Planning apps (3 years) 122
Central activities zone Yes
CIL rate (residential) £500/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m) 0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme 81 homes · 22, 22, Hanover Square, W1S 1JA
Named schemes (500m)
Reed House, 82-84, Reed House, 82-84, Piccadilly, 29 Bolton St and 1-5 & 6-12 Clarges St, W1J 8JB 47 homes
completed 29-30, 29-30, Old Burlington Street, 22-27 Cork Street, W1S 3AR 42 homes
completed 13-20, 13-20, BURY STREET, RYDER STREET (12-16), JERMYN ST. (73-76), SW1 23 homes
completed BLOOMFIELD BUILDINGS, BLOOMFIELD BUILDINGS, BOURDON STREET, W1 12 homes
completed 43 - 48, 43 - 48, Dover Street, W1S 4NX 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
W1S 4JJ offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), fast broadband and good transport links — 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
broadband 18 Apr
buildings 18 Apr
bus stops 4 May
elections 9 May
ethnicity 7 Jun
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
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