Bayswater · Westminster · Queen's Park and Maida Vale constituency · 51.51722, -0.18986

W2 5NR— Bayswater, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for W2 5NR, Bayswater, Westminster

The overachiever's postcode

 

Top 5% LondonSchools 100%Safety 72/100Transport 53/100Low yield 2.10%

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Strong, well-rated schools set this area apart

Liveability
75
Safety
72
Schools
90
Transport
53
Environment
72
Investment
36

The bottom line

W2 5NR offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime at £1,500,000 median — a strong choice for Families.

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Location

W2 5NR

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
Very highYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: StrongRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London avg price+188.5% vs London avg
vs London income+19.8% vs London avg
vs London crime+27.0% vs London avg

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How W2 5NR has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Edward Wilson Primary School

Good · Inspected Apr 2023 · 6 min walk

KS2: 107.5

★★

Secondary

Westminster Academy

Good · Inspected Oct 2023 · 6 min walk

P8: -0.04A8: 47.8

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 19 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Mary Paterson Nursery School

Not inspected · 18 min walk

9 primaries · 3 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

82.9 incidents per 1,000 residents

Higher crime than 63% of London
↑ Rising 986.7%

-81% vs borough

Crime by type

Other34%
Violence & sexual offences22%
Anti-social behaviour16%
Vehicle crime8%
Drug offences6%
Theft6%
Burglary5%
Robbery3%

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: Paddington Fire Station · 561m

Crime is +27% above London average

Property

2 Jul

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Low transaction volume — only 7 sales in 24 months. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

£1,500,000

Median sale price

Top 10% — 188% above London median

£1,500,000 is 188% above the London median (£520,000)

-56.9%

This year

Flat

Dominant type

Price history

5-year change
+102.7%
Sales (24 months)7
New build0.0%
Avg flat£1,500,000
Price per m²£20,690/m²
Price per ft²£1,922/ft²
Avg floor area76.6 m²

EPC breakdown

A
1%
B
22%
C
67%
D
30%
E
5%
F
3%

Based on 128 properties · Confidence: high

Street mix

Terraced 2%Flat 96%Other 2%

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

Stamp duty

Standard buyer£91,250
First-time buyerFTB
£91,250
Additional propertyBTL/2nd
£136,250

England & NI rates 2025/26. Additional property rate adds 3% on each band.

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

29.8×

Price-to-income

£7,504/mo

Est. mortgage

Low

Market activity

100d

Days to sell

Falling

Market momentum

Energy & construction

Solar yield853 kWh/kWp/yr
Rebuild cost estimate£191,500
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)
GlazingSingle glazed
Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £906
Price growth potentialHigh

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Trajectory

1995–2025 · CAGR

+7.5%

Total change

+781%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

-52.6%

per year

Acceleration

-93.75

change in velocity

Market State

Downturn

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £100k–£125k · P75: £250k–£300k · 161 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 161 sales

Terraced1.9%
Flat/maisonette98.1%

By decade

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Late-1990s boom1995–2000£81k£224k+176.8%8
Post-dot-com plateau2001–2004£251k£214k-14.8%6.5
Pre-crash peak2005–2007£505k£450k-10.9%5.7
GFC & correction2008–2012£738k£523k-29.2%4.2
Help-to-Buy recovery2013–2016£1.21m£1.37m+12.9%6
Brexit uncertainty2017–2019£660k£754k+14.2%2.7
Pandemic surge2020–2021£950k£740k-22.1%2.5
Rate-rise correction2022–2023£1.35m£1.06m-21.3%2
Current market2024–2025£1.50m£711k-52.6%4

Price Trajectory by Type

Flat/maisonette

Per-type alpha vs district

Best performer

Flat/maisonette

+3.5% alpha

Flat/maisonette+3.5% α
Local
10.6%
District
7.1%

CAGR over 29yr data window. Alpha = local CAGR − district CAGR.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

69out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Buyer's Market

Favours buyers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity100
Sales Volume75
Seasonal Timing0
Trend Position100

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Above London average
Royal Oak Underground StationHammersmith & City line
2.7 min walk
London Paddington→ Paddington
0 min

Nearby stations

Royal Oak Underground StationHammersmith & City · Circle
3 min walk
Bayswater Underground StationDistrict · Circle
7 min walk
Queensway Underground StationCentral
10 min walk
Warwick Avenue Underground StationBakerloo
10 min walk
Paddington (H&C Line)-UndergroundCircle · Hammersmith & City
10 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

65

Walkability score

57

Footpaths (500m)

21

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

Canary Wharf42 min ↓
City ★39 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

11

Car parks (800m)

5

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park217m
Santander docks (800m)21
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Paddington Station Car Park· yes
491m

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: 14.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³
Better than 96% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 1.6 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB11% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 5.9 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

THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, W11 3EP

9 min walk

87%

Recommend GP

87%

Overall GP experience

2

GPs within 1km

14

Dentists within 1km

3

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalSt Mary's Hospital · 1.1 km
Nearest A&EROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 4.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%74.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

70

Parks (1km)

93

Restaurants (800m)

36

Cafes (800m)

2

Pubs (400m)

6

Pharmacies (800m)

7

Gyms (1km)

18

Sports (1km)

9

Convenience

Nearest supermarketPlanet Organic · 206 m
5 tennis courts6 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

3

Late-night venues

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

3

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

376m

Post office

Nearby shops

Porchester Sweet Shop125 m
Porchester News133 m
GAIL's168 m
Capital News170 m

Nearby cafes

Chester's121 m
TABxTAB161 m
Ariston Hellenic Eatery173 m
Le Bistro189 m

Nearby restaurants

Pizza GoGo105 m
Guste REMO114 m
JRK Kitchen130 m
Seventeen142 m

Nearby pubs

The Porchester187 m
The Hayden231 m
The Princess Royal361 m
cépage[s]383 m

Nearby gyms

Porchester Centre44 m
1Rebel Bayswater171 m
Psycle192 m
Academy Sport388 m

Nearby pharmacies

Bayswater Pharmacy119 m
Nashi Pharmacy210 m
Superdrug346 m
Benson Pharmacy441 m

Nearby health

Garden Square Dental Practice240 m
Number 18 Dental265 m
Health At The Stowe371 m
Porchester Dental Practice407 m
Food hygiene (5-star)58% of 275

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

36

Investment score

Weak

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

Low gross yield (2.1%) 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
2.1% (low)London avg: 3.8%Low yield — bottom 25% of London
Gentrification score69/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal44
Sales last 12 months1

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+15.3%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

8/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

66.9

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

High

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumConfirmed 5yr price momentum

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score8/100
Bakerloo Extension route6,665m
Crossrail 2 route3,612m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 11,404 nationally

1,967

Est. population

24,434/km²

60%

Employed

66%

Degree educated

£50,300

Median income

3.6%

Claimant rate

Inner cityVery high densityYoung professionals

30

Community stability

Age profile

13%
36%
24%
16%
Under 1813%
18–3436%
35–4924%
50–6416%
65+11%

Tenure

15%
46%
25%
Own outright16%
Own (mortgage)12%
Private rent46%
Social rent25%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

29%
30%
18%
White British29%
White Other30%
Asian18%
Black6%
Mixed8%
Other10%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional53%
Routine / semi-routine9%
No car household72%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications11%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent46%
Social rent25%

vs. London

Income vs London+19.8%
Price vs London+188.5%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
108
Live planning apps (800m)
45
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
80
Planning apps (3 years)
61
Local approval rate
71%
Borough approval rate
85%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£500/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
94
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
133
Largest scheme
152 homes · BAYNARD HOUSE (SCHEME 1), 127-131, BAYNARD HOUSE (SCHEME 1), 127-131, WESTBOURNE GROVE, W2
Pipeline pressure
MODERATE

Named schemes (500m)

49-53, 49-53, KENSINGTON GARDENS SQUARE, WESTBOURNE GROVE (33-35), W2138 homes
completed
114, 116, Queensway, W2 6LS94 homes
not_started
72-82, 72-82, BISHOPS BRIDGE ROAD, W249 homes
completed
SITE ADJ TO EDWARD WILSON PRIMARY SCHOOL, SITE ADJ TO EDWARD WILSON PRIMARY SCHOOL, BOURNE TERRACE, W235 homes
completed
Porchester Road, W2 5DX32 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
13.0%
Ward turnout
36%
Election year
2026
MP
Georgia Gould (Labour)
MP majority
2,903
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

Councillors

Christabel Diana Beatrice FlightConservative
Maggie CarmanLabour
Mark Brunel TozerConservative

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Stamp duty on median price (£1,500,000)

£91,250

Standard buyer

£91,250

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Key facts for W2 5NR

Full postcodeW2 5NR
Postcode districtW2
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardBayswater
Latitude51.517222
Longitude-0.189861
Parliamentary constituencyQueen's Park and Maida Vale
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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