Hyde Park · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51401, -0.16174

W2 2ER— Hyde Park, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for W2 2ER, Hyde Park, 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.

 

Top 8% LondonSchools 100%Safety 49/100Transport 63/100Yield 3.85%
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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Area score
74
Safety
49
Schools
90
Transport
63
Environment
83
Investment
65

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Location

W2 2ER

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

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

London Benchmarks

vs London income-7.9% vs London avg
vs London crime+247.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for W2 2ER

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How W2 2ER has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School

Good · Inspected Feb 2023 · 5 min walk

KS2: 115.5

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Secondary

The St Marylebone CofE School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Feb 2025 · 14 min walk

P8: +0.68A8: 61.8

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 18 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

★★★

Childcare

Portman Early Childhood Centre

Outstanding · 16 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Medium crime

225.4 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 374.6%

-49% 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

Other25%
Violence & sexual offences18%
Theft14%
Anti-social behaviour13%
Vehicle crime9%
Drug offences9%
Robbery8%
Burglary5%

Road safety

89

Road safety score

7

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

8

Serious within 200m

MEDIUM pedestrian risk1 pedestrian casualties (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Paddington Fire Station · 1.6km

Crime is +247% 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

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

Price Distribution

P25: £600k–£700k · P75: £600k–£700k · 1 sales

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Pre-crash peak2006–2006£677k£677k+0%1

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

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Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Above London average
Marble Arch Underground StationCentral line
2.5 min walk
London Marylebone

Nearby stations

Marble Arch Underground StationCentral
3 min walk
Edgware Road (Circle Line) Underground StationCircle · District
10 min walk
Bond Street Underground StationJubilee · Central
10 min walk
Bond StreetElizabeth line
11 min walk
Edgware Road (Bakerloo) Underground StationBakerloo
11 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

76

Walkability score

401

Footpaths (500m)

28

Santander docks (800m)

0.2 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge35 min ≈
Victoria ★21 min
Waterloo37 min ↓
Canary Wharf45 min ≈
City33 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)

15

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)1720
Nearest car park138m
Santander docks (800m)28
Nearest cycle dock0.2 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Q-Park Marble Arch981 spaces· yes
437m

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
NoiseNONE
road
SEVERE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 0.0 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB100% green spaceTree canopy: 61%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 6.1 km

Energy

Solar: 853 kWh/kWp/yr

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

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, W1H 2HJ

7 min walk

78%

Recommend GP

78%

Overall GP experience

6

GPs within 1km

20

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalNightingale Hospital · 901 m
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.1 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

93

Parks (1km)

84

Restaurants (800m)

27

Cafes (800m)

6

Pubs (400m)

8

Pharmacies (800m)

5

Gyms (1km)

8

Sports (1km)

7

Convenience

Nearest supermarketGreen Valley · 137 m
1 tennis courts2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

6

Late-night venues

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

0

Libraries (1km)

1

Cinemas (2km)

982m

Post office

Nearby shops

Paul42 m
GAIL's84 m
Sainsbury's Local158 m
Fratelli Greci Finest Foods164 m

Nearby cafes

Starbucks37 m
Nawras61 m
Snowflake Gelato68 m
WatchHouse76 m

Nearby restaurants

Al Balad3 m
Pakhtoon21 m
Pret A Manger46 m
Maroush55 m

Nearby pubs

Salt Bar37 m
The Carpenters Arms101 m
The Portman136 m
Sound186 m

Nearby gyms

The Gym Group324 m
Mayfair Health Club409 m
Seymour Leisure Centre520 m
KOBOX579 m

Nearby pharmacies

Al Razi Pharmacy175 m
Kings Pharmacy239 m
Hogg & Son Pharmacy348 m
Prince Pharmacy453 m

Nearby health

Exceldent262 m
Whites Dental265 m
Upper Berkeley Dental Care273 m
Bupa Dental Care409 m
Food hygiene (5-star)60% of 282

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

65

Investment score

Good

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

Avg monthly rent
£2,622London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
3.9% (average)London avg: 3.8%Above average yield
Gentrification score37/100
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

63.2

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score33/100
Bakerloo Extension route4,728m
Crossrail 2 route1,629m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 7/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 22,098 nationally

1,242

Est. population

14,818/km²

57%

Employed

65%

Degree educated

£38,700

Median income

1.5%

Claimant rate

Inner cityHigh densityYoung professionals

31

Community stability

Age profile

31%
21%
20%
17%
Under 1811%
18–3431%
35–4921%
50–6420%
65+17%

Tenure

28%
14%
54%
Own outright28%
Own (mortgage)14%
Private rent54%
Social rent3%
Shared ownership1%

Ethnicity

30%
31%
16%
White British30%
White Other31%
Asian16%
Black5%
Mixed7%
Other10%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional56%
Routine / semi-routine7%
No car household59%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications7%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent54%
Social rent3%

vs. London

Income vs London-7.9%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
269
Live planning apps (800m)
26
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
3
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
88
Planning apps (3 years)
50
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
7
Under construction
7
Completed (3yr)
20
Largest scheme
66 homes · 171-175, 171-175, Seymour Place, W1H 4PN
Pipeline pressure
LOW

Named schemes (500m)

53-59, 53-59, Bryanston Street, 5-9 Marble Arch, 2-20 Edgware Road, W154 homes
completed
HAMPDEN GURNEY SCHOOL, HAMPDEN GURNEY SCHOOL, HARROWBY STREET, W152 homes
completed
139-161, 139-161, GEORGE STREET, W145 homes
completed
71-73, 71-73, UPPER BERKELEY STREET, W141 homes
completed
FITZROY NUFFIELD HOSPITAL, 10-12, FITZROY NUFFIELD HOSPITAL, 10-12, BRYANSTON SQUARE, W128 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
14.2%
Ward turnout
37%
Election year
2026
MP
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
2,708
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Councillors

Elliot Andrew KeckConservative
Greg EroConservative
Md Shamsed ChowdhuryLabour

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Key facts for W2 2ER

Full postcodeW2 2ER
Postcode districtW2
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardHyde Park
Latitude51.514015
Longitude-0.161740
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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