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W2 2AE · Westminster · London

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for W2 2AE.

Mon · 14 Sep
23°high
Light showers17° low
Tue20°14° lowShowers15 Sep
Wed19°11° lowLight showers16 Sep
Thu17°12° lowRain17 Sep
Fri17°11° lowCloudy18 Sep
Sat20°16° lowLight rain19 Sep
Sun20°15° lowPartly cloudy20 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 planning11 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationChecking nearby rail…This information is updating◉Immediate neighbourhood populationChecking population…Small-area figure
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Westminster

W2 2AE is in the Westminster local authority area. 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£709,000W2 postcode district

15 Sep 2025 – 23 Jul 2026

234 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: £709,000 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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⌂27 Upper Berkeley Street London W1H 7QNExternal alterations to the shopfront and facade comprising repainting of the facade, window frames, sills and doors in Dulux Trade Weathershield, 'Coral Pink', satin finish; installation of two Greenwich-style retractable fabric awnings, one to each elevation, each recessed within the existing fascia into a housing box, with fabric and metalwork colour finishes to be confirmed and awning supplier prior to installation; installation of a single non-illuminated projecting sign comprising a cherry powder-coated metal bracket and top support (colour finish to be confirmed) and a cherry red painted timber sign (colour matched to RAL 3018), fixed at 45 degrees to the corner of the shopfront fascia, with a fret-cut metal logo. (Linked to 26/05569/LBC)Awaiting decision›⌂17 Seymour Place London W1H 5BFDisplay of non illuminated vinyl measuring 0.635m X 1.42m, 0.635m X 0.41m, 0.7m X 0.28m and 0.285m X 0.465m on the ground floorAwaiting decision›⌂178 - 180 Edgware Road London W2 2DSDetails of how waste is to be stored on site; pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission dated 4th August 2026 (26/01574/FULL)Awaiting decision›⌂Flat 3 54 Montagu Square London W1H 2LPInternal layout alterations and associated works.Awaiting decision›
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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.

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REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

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

Local councilWestminsterLocal authority for W2 2AE
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

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.

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NEARBY CAR PARKS

Nearby car parks

The closest useful mapped car parks.

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EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Airport information

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

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Places of worship

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Nearest prison
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Green space and walks

Green space

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From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around W2 2AE.

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 2AE
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
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O2
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Vodafone
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

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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 / Nomis where available. 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: 14 Sep 2026, 06:51
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 23 Jul 2026

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