W1B 5EA
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Property report — W1B 5EA
Open-data due diligence for W1B 5EA and the area around it.
W1B 5EA in brief: no modelled flood risk · 5 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for W1B 5EA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the W1B 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£8,125,000
Population
2,280
Crimes recorded
36
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
91%
Sold-price trend (2001–2025)
Annual sold price in W1B 5, 2001–2025 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. Latest median £11,052,250. Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
No sales recorded on W1B 5EA in the data period. Sold-price history covers HM Land Registry Price Paid; a postcode this size may go several years between sales.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soho Parish CofE Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| All Souls CofE Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
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: SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE (0.4 mi) · SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE (0.4 mi) · GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SCHOEN HOSPITAL LONDON (0.6 mi) · CHELSEA & WESTMINSTER NHS FDN TRUST - WEYMOUTH STREET HOSPITAL (0.8 mi) · HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES (0.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 2 LAMPSTANDARDS IN FROM OF NUMBER 14 (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (Grade II*) (0.0 mi) · 106-130, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information) (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.2 mi) · BOOTS (0.3 mi) · DR HARRIS & CO CHEMISTS (0.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Piccadilly Circus (0.2 mi) · Oxford Circus (0.3 mi) · Green Park (0.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Rice Wine Shop (0.1 mi) · England Pharmacy (0.1 mi) · Whole Foods Market (0.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 36
- One-person households
- 56%
- Households with children
- 12%
- Households
- 1,263
Owned 16% · Social rent 39% · Private rent 45%
Census 2021 (ONS), for W1B 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in W1B 5 (Aug 24–Apr 26, average 60/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for W1B 5EA 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 5 | PostcodeW1B 5EA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £5,874,750 | £8,125,000 | — |
| Population | 8,634 | 2,280 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 355 | 36 | — |
| Schools | 3 | — | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 91% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 92% | 92% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (W1B 5); 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 30 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.