Westbourne · Westminster · Queen's Park and Maida Vale constituency · 51.52014, -0.18172

W2 6NB— Westbourne, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for W2 6NB, Westbourne, 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 72/100Transport 72/100Yield 3.85%
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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Area score
70
Safety
72
Schools
90
Transport
72
Environment
58
Investment
65

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Location

W2 6NB

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
Very highSocially diverse / deprived
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: PositiveRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income-14.0% vs London avg
vs London crime+24.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for W2 6NB

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

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How W2 6NB has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

St Saviour's CofE Primary School

Good · Inspected Nov 2023 · 7 min walk

KS2: 107.6

—

Secondary

Marylebone Boys' School

Not yet inspected · 5 min walk

P8: +0.17A8: 52.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 17 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

★★★

Childcare

Portman Early Childhood Centre

Outstanding · 14 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

80.9 incidents per 1,000 residents

Higher crime than 61% of London
↑ Rising 1814.3%

-82% 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

Anti-social behaviour28%
Other26%
Violence & sexual offences15%
Burglary11%
Vehicle crime7%
Drug offences6%
Theft4%
Robbery3%

Road safety

92

Road safety score

4

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

7

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Paddington Fire Station · 107m

Crime is +24% 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 DAnnual charge £906
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 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 83% of London
Warwick AvenueBakerloo line
3.9 min walk
London Paddington→ Paddington
0 min

Nearby stations

Paddington (H&C Line)-UndergroundCircle · Hammersmith & City
4 min walk
Warwick Avenue Underground StationBakerloo
5 min walk
Royal Oak Underground StationCircle · Hammersmith & City
6 min walk
PaddingtonElizabeth line
7 min walk
Paddington Underground StationBakerloo · District
7 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

63

Walkability score

281

Footpaths (500m)

25

Santander docks (800m)

0.2 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge32 min ↓
Victoria ★31 min
Waterloo33 min ↓
Canary Wharf42 min ↓
City36 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

15

Car parks (800m)

20

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park231m
Santander docks (800m)25
Nearest cycle dock0.2 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Paddington Station Car Park· yes
231m

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: 12.0 µg/m³
Better than 78% of London
NoiseNONE
road · Rail Lden: 55 dB
SEVERE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 1.0 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB17% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 5.5 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

WESTMINSTER LD PARTNERSHIP

MEZZANINE FLOOR, 215-219 LISSON GROVE, NW8 8LW

12 min walk

3

GPs within 1km

10

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalSt Mary's Hospital · 595 m
Nearest A&EROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 3.9 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%74.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

105

Parks (1km)

50

Restaurants (800m)

25

Cafes (800m)

8

Pubs (400m)

6

Pharmacies (800m)

5

Gyms (1km)

12

Sports (1km)

1

Convenience

Nearest supermarketWaitrose · 560 m
4 tennis courts3 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

8

Late-night venues

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

3

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

548m

Post office

Nearby shops

Sainsbury's Local114 m
SS Foods & Wine345 m
GAIL's365 m
M&S Simply Food484 m

Nearby cafes

Black Sheep Coffee83 m
Beany Green118 m
The Waterside Cafe149 m
Starbucks171 m

Nearby restaurants

Coco di Mama85 m
Lords of Poké89 m
Wagamama103 m
Poncho 8118 m

Nearby pubs

HUCKSTER96 m
Vagabond137 m
The Union Bar & Grill154 m
Pergola Paddington167 m

Nearby gyms

Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing167 m
12x3 Gym185 m
Little Venice Sports Centre416 m
Little Venice Pilates & Physiotherapy457 m

Nearby pharmacies

Bayswater Pharmacy572 m
Boots576 m
Curie Chemist579 m
Dales Pharmacy635 m

Nearby health

St Mary's Hospital595 m
Abi Dental Care610 m
Fortes Clinic625 m
Health At The Stowe641 m
Food hygiene (5-star)69% of 169

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

E

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 score26/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal44

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+15.3%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

54.4

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Excellent transport accessActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score8/100
Bakerloo Extension route6,273m
Crossrail 2 route3,126m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 1/10

Most deprived areas

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Among London's most deprived areas

Rank: 3,320 nationally

1,657

Est. population

30,000/km²

49%

Employed

42%

Degree educated

£36,100

Median income

7.0%

Claimant rate

Urban coreVery high densitySocially diverse / deprived

35

Community stability

Age profile

25%
29%
19%
17%
Under 1825%
18–3429%
35–4919%
50–6417%
65+10%

Tenure

26%
56%
Own outright10%
Own (mortgage)8%
Private rent26%
Social rent56%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free1%

Ethnicity

25%
19%
14%
24%
White British25%
White Other19%
Asian14%
Black13%
Mixed6%
Other24%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional27%
Routine / semi-routine19%
No car household63%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications23%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent56%
Private rent26%

vs. London

Income vs London-14.0%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
170
Live planning apps (800m)
47
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
1
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
102
Planning apps (3 years)
53
Local approval rate
85%
Borough approval rate
85%
Opportunity area
Paddington
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£500/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£0.5bn
Est. completion
2035

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
11
Largest scheme
335 homes · Former North Westminster Community School, Former North Westminster Community School, North Wharf Road, W2 1LF
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

PADDINGTON CENTRAL (FORMER GOODS YARD), PADDINGTON CENTRAL (FORMER GOODS YARD), BISHOP'S BRIDGE ROAD, W2 6BA219 homes
completed
108-132, 108-132, WESTBOURNE TERRACE, W299 homes
completed
14, 14, CLIFTON VILLAS, W939 homes
completed
1-14, 1-14, PORTEUS ROAD, W232 homes
completed
STUDIOS, 1, STUDIOS, 1, BLOMFIELD VILLAS, W217 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
14.7%
Ward turnout
33%
Election year
2026
MP
Georgia Gould (Labour)
MP majority
14,913
Constituency
Queen's Park and Maida Vale

Councillors

Adam HugLabour
David BoothroydLabour
Angela PiddockLabour

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Key facts for W2 6NB

Full postcodeW2 6NB
Postcode districtW2
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardWestbourne
Latitude51.520144
Longitude-0.181716
Parliamentary constituencyQueen's Park and Maida Vale
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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