Marylebone · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.52179, -0.15426

W1U 5BF— Marylebone, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for W1U 5BF, Marylebone, 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.

 

Bottom 25% LondonSchools 100%Safety 34/100Transport 57/100Low yield 0.64%
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Strong, well-rated schools set this area apart

Area score
70
Safety
34
Schools
100
Transport
57
Environment
80
Investment
53

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Location

W1U 5BF

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

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

London Benchmarks

vs London income+19.0% vs London avg
vs London crime+383.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for W1U 5BF

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

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How W1U 5BF has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

100

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★★

Primary

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

Outstanding · Inspected Nov 2023 · 5 min walk

KS2: 108.8

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Secondary

The St Marylebone CofE School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Feb 2025 · 2 min walk

P8: +0.68A8: 61.8

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 20 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

★★★

Childcare

Portman Early Childhood Centre

Outstanding · 12 min walk

5 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

High crime

314.0 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 523.3%

-29% 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

Other43%
Theft15%
Violence & sexual offences12%
Anti-social behaviour10%
Vehicle crime8%
Burglary7%
Robbery4%
Drug offences2%

Road safety

99

Road safety score

1

Accidents (5yr)

3

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk1 pedestrian casualties (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Euston Fire Station · 1.8km

Crime is +383% 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 FAnnual charge £1,309
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
Above London average
Baker Street Underground StationCircle line
2.2 min walk
London Marylebone

Nearby stations

Baker Street Underground StationMetropolitan · Hammersmith & City
3 min walk
Regent's Park Underground StationBakerloo
7 min walk
London MaryleboneNational Rail
8 min walk
Marylebone Underground StationBakerloo
8 min walk
Great Portland Street Underground StationHammersmith & City · Circle
9 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

74

Walkability score

645

Footpaths (500m)

29

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge34 min ↓
Victoria ★33 min
Waterloo35 min ↓
Canary Wharf44 min ↓
City38 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

4

Car parks (800m)

18

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)439
Nearest car park34m
Santander docks (800m)29
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Union Car Parks· yes
648m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

100%

Full fibre

100%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed500 Mbps
Median download450 Mbps
Superfast coverage100%
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: 31.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 22.0 µg/m³
Better than 73% 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: 70%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 5.3 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

MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE

17 MARYLEBONE ROAD, NW1 5LT

3 min walk

79%

Recommend GP

79%

Overall GP experience

12

GPs within 1km

151

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalThe Princess Grace Hospital · 121 m
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

66

Parks (1km)

135

Restaurants (800m)

50

Cafes (800m)

10

Pubs (400m)

7

Pharmacies (800m)

8

Gyms (1km)

23

Sports (1km)

12

Convenience

Nearest supermarketThe Fruit Garden · 368 m
14 tennis courts1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

11

Late-night venues

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

2

Libraries (1km)

2

Cinemas (2km)

366m

Post office

Nearby shops

A.D quality foods176 m
Marylebone News180 m
Wenzel's191 m
Co-op Food235 m

Nearby cafes

White Mulberries154 m
Petit Pret174 m
Arro Coffee - The Temple of Coffee190 m
Starbucks197 m

Nearby restaurants

OPSO142 m
Alley Cats Pizza142 m
The Rajdoot146 m
Bombay Spice149 m

Nearby pubs

The Prince Regent156 m
The Globe191 m
The Metropolitan Bar199 m
The Barley Mow252 m

Nearby gyms

BXR154 m
Total Chi Yoga374 m
Fitness First375 m
The Courts at The Regent's Park441 m

Nearby pharmacies

Berkeley Court Pharmacy314 m
Madesil Pharmacy321 m
Dajani Pharmacy421 m
Ainsworth Homeopathic Pharmacy444 m

Nearby health

The Princess Grace Hospital121 m
Vaishaly147 m
Bupa Dental Care181 m
The Baker Street Dental Clinic207 m
Food hygiene (5-star)70% of 356

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

53

Investment score

Moderate

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

Low gross yield (0.6%) 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
0.6% (low)London avg: 3.8%Low yield — bottom 25% of London
Gentrification score52/100
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

60.5

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score29/100
Bakerloo Extension route4,737m
Crossrail 2 route1,299m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 7/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 21,777 nationally

1,449

Est. population

14,040/km²

59%

Employed

68%

Degree educated

£50,000

Median income

2.1%

Claimant rate

Inner cityHigh densityYoung professionals

30

Community stability

Age profile

14%
37%
20%
16%
14%
Under 1814%
18–3437%
35–4920%
50–6416%
65+14%

Tenure

23%
13%
51%
Own outright23%
Own (mortgage)14%
Private rent51%
Social rent12%
Shared ownership0%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

27%
35%
17%
13%
White British27%
White Other35%
Asian17%
Black3%
Mixed4%
Other13%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional54%
Routine / semi-routine5%
No car household69%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications8%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent51%
Social rent12%

vs. London

Income vs London+19.0%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
349
Live planning apps (800m)
24
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
126
Planning apps (3 years)
72
Local approval rate
83%
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)
21
Largest scheme
178 homes · BICKENHALL MANSIONS, BICKENHALL MANSIONS, BICKENHALL STREET, W1
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

BICKENHALL MANSIONS, BICKENHALL MANSIONS, BICKENHALL STREET, W1178 homes
completed
34-38, 34-38, Aybrook Street, W1U 4AR127 homes
completed
Aybrook Street, W1U 4AR79 homes
completed
74 - 76, 74 - 76, Chiltern Street, W1U 5AA59 homes
completed
66, 66, Chiltern Street, W1U 4JT56 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
14.6%
Ward turnout
36%
Election year
2026
MP
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
2,708
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Councillors

Ian David RowleyConservative
Karen Toni ScarboroughConservative
Barbara Jolanda ArzymanowConservative

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Key facts for W1U 5BF

Full postcodeW1U 5BF
Postcode districtW1U
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardMarylebone
Latitude51.521793
Longitude-0.154263
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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