# W1U 7QD: area report for a postcode in Westminster

W1U 7QD is a postcode in Westminster.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Westminster. Open the map at W1U 7QD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [W1U](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u) › [W1U 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u-7)

## Around this postcode

- **382 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Westminster 011B: 2,174 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD
- **Baker Street, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD
- **13 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD
- **No property in W1U 7QD listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 011B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD
- **20 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W1U 7QD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD
- **Moderate road and rail noise at W1U 7QD**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD
- **25.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincents-catholic-primary-school-e152442) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Wetherby Senior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-senior-school-e142336) | Independent | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The St Marylebone CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-st-marylebone-cofe-school-e137353) | Secondary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 62.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [ICS London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ics-london-e101171) | Independent | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wetherby Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-preparatory-school-e134822) | Independent | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Queen's College, London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-college-london-e101157) | Independent | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sylvia Young Theatre School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sylvia-young-theatre-school-e101172) | Independent | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-bryanston-square-cofe-school-e101136) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £750,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| June 2025 | £1,250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| May 2023 | £805,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £1,475,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| April 2024 | £1,600,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| June 2025 | £7,500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £1,275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2024 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Baker Street (480 m, 6 minutes on foot); Bond Street (620 m, 8 minutes on foot); Marble Arch (670 m, 8 minutes on foot); London Marylebone (700 m, 9 minutes on foot); Marylebone (700 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY (450 m); MARYLEBONE HEALTH CENTRE (490 m); CAVENDISH HEALTH CENTRE (490 m); MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE (670 m); CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: NVS PHARMACY (150 m); SHERLOCK HOLMES CHEMISTS (150 m); PETER'S PHARMACY (220 m); BOOTS (220 m); MADESIL PHARMACY (230 m)
- Dental practices: MARYLEBONE DENTALCARE (200 m); MARYLEBONE DENTALCARE (210 m); BOND DENTAL (230 m); THE BAKER STREET DENTAL (240 m); DAWOOD AND TANNER (380 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Baker Street (120 m, Tesco); Waitrose Marylebone (200 m, Waitrose); Co-op Portman Square (240 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Marylebone Baker St Express (270 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Westminster Baker Street East Local (290 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £876,788** (July 2026). Westminster’s average house price was £876,788 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 20.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,610** (2025). Full-time workers living in Westminster earned a median of £52,610 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 5th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 16.7×** (2025). A home in Westminster costs 16.7 times local full-time pay. 2nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.9** (2025). Westminster has a deprivation score of 23.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 92nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Westminster 011B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.8** (2025). Westminster 011B has a deprivation score of 8.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,245th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £3,400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 011B was £3,400,000 in 2025. 6th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,668** (2021). Westminster 011B had 1,668 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,895th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.1%** (January 2026). In Westminster 011B, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## W1U (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £2,300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W1U was £2,300,000 in 2025. 3rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 4,663** (2021). W1U had 4,663 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 447th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in W1U live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.2%** (January 2026). In W1U, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Centre: 51.5189, -0.1547

Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Cities of London and Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster): Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1547,51.5189,W1U7QD

## How to cite

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