W1B 2LA
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Property report — W1B 2LA
Open-data due diligence for W1B 2LA and the area around it.
W1B 2LA in brief: 3 recorded sales (£234,726–£12,000,000) · no modelled flood risk · 5 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for W1B 2LA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the W1B 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£5,874,750
Population
4,198
Crimes recorded
197
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1998–2019)
Annual average (mean) sold price in W1B 2, 1998–2019. Latest £698,613. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-25 | £234,726 | 1 PRINCES STREET | Other |
| 2017-05-15 | £6,400,000 | 1 PRINCES STREET | Other |
| 2015-12-17 | £12,000,000 | 1 PRINCES STREET | Other |
3 recorded sales on W1B 2LA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls CofE Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Soho Parish CofE Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| The St Marylebone CofE School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE (0.5 mi) · SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SCHOEN HOSPITAL LONDON (0.3 mi) · CHELSEA & WESTMINSTER NHS FDN TRUST - WEYMOUTH STREET HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · CWFT SURGICAL HUB - KING EDWARD V11 HOSPITAL (0.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 5, PRINCES STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 249-259, Regent Street W1 (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 11, PRINCES STREET W1 (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.1 mi) · BOOTS (0.2 mi) · WIGMORE PHARMACY (0.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Oxford Circus (0.0 mi) · Bond Street (0.2 mi) · Piccadilly Circus (0.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Vital Ingredient (0.1 mi) · M&S Food (0.2 mi) · Soho Express (0.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 36
- One-person households
- 53%
- Households with children
- 11%
- Households
- 2,309
Owned 19% · Social rent 33% · Private rent 48%
Census 2021 (ONS), for W1B 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in W1B 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 285/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for W1B 2LA in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictW1B | SectorW1B 2 | PostcodeW1B 2LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £5,874,750 | — | £6,211,575 |
| Population | 8,634 | 4,198 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 355 | 197 | — |
| Schools | 3 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 95% | — |
| Superfast broadband | 92% | 95% | — |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (W1B 2); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.