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W2 1BL · Westminster · London

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for W2 1BL.

Sat · 12 Sep
23°high
Partly cloudy12° low
Sun22°18° lowLight rain13 Sep
Mon23°18° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Tue21°16° lowFair15 Sep
Today18°12° lowPartly cloudy16 Sep
Tomorrow20°14° lowFair17 Sep
Fri18°11° lowPartly cloudy18 Sep
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OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend-25.4%City of Westminster · Jun 2026⌂Recent planningChecking planning…This information is updating↔Nearest train stationLondon Paddington0.1 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,608Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Westminster

W2 1BL is in the Westminster local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is London Paddington, about 0.1 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

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HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£715,000W2 postcode district

12 Sep 2025 – 23 Jul 2026

241 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£854,198City of Westminster

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change-25.4%City of Westminster

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £715,000 Use area average: £854,198
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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Checking recent planning…This section will update when the latest local records are ready.
NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Westminster.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Hospital Home and Education Units co St Mary's Hospitial Tuition UnitMiscellaneous0.1 mi
  2. United Colleges Group16 plus · Ages 16–990.2 mi
  3. L'Ecole Bilingue ElementaireOther independent school · Ages 2–110.3 mi
  4. Ark King Solomon AcademyAll-through · Ages 2–180.4 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,608 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding W2 1BL—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 9.6%16–64 · 76.6%65+ · 13.8%
What area does this cover?

Westminster 015G (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime2,273

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Anti-social behaviour · 506Violence & sexual offences · 410Other theft · 321
Employment4.1%

Unemployment estimate for Westminster · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Cities of London and Westminster.

Local councilWestminsterLocal authority for W2 1BL
Latest general election · 2024Lab / Co-op39.0% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Lab / Co-op39.0% of votes53.4% turnout
2019Conservative40.3% of votes71.3% turnout
2017Conservative46.6% of votes62.8% turnout
2015Conservative54.1% of votes59.3% turnout
2010Conservative52.2% of votes55.2% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

How to get here on the Tube
Nearest motorway / major roadM14.4 miles
Clean air & driving chargesUltra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)Inside the ULEZ
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

London City Airport

About 9.9 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Places of worship

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Nearest prison
HMP Wormwood Scrubs2.8 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Kennington Park3.6 mi
  2. Fryent5.6 mi
  3. Richmond Park5.7 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Thames Path2.4 mi
  2. North Downs Way17.0 mi
  3. The Ridgeway27.3 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around W2 1BL.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around W2 1BL
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O2
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Vodafone
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 04:16
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 23 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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