W1U 8AQ
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Property report — W1U 8AQ
Open-data due diligence for W1U 8AQ and the area around it.
W1U 8AQ in brief: 26 recorded sales (£47,250–£1,900,000) · no modelled flood risk · 5 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for W1U 8AQ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the W1U 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£1,545,636
Population
5,999
Crimes recorded
9
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
54%
Sold-price trend (1995–2025)
Annual sold price in W1U 8, 1995–2025 — 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 £3,950,000. Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-17 | £1,800,000 | FLAT 28, HASELBURY HOUSE, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2019-07-15 | £1,130,000 | FLAT 20, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2017-10-09 | £65,000 | 85 GEORGE STREET | Other |
| 2017-10-09 | £47,250 | BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 75 - 77 GEORGE STREET | Other |
| 2017-09-29 | £1,900,000 | FLAT 1, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2012-10-22 | £1,080,000 | FLAT 10, HASELBURY HOUSE, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2012-05-30 | £1,380,000 | FLAT 13, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2012-04-25 | £1,200,000 | FLAT 7, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2011-05-25 | £1,870,000 | FLAT 21, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2011-03-04 | £1,370,000 | FLAT 1, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2010-10-01 | £835,000 | FLAT 12, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2010-09-03 | £1,475,000 | FLAT 25, HASELBURY HOUSE, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2010-07-15 | £795,000 | FLAT 19, 87 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2010-01-08 | £1,400,000 | FLAT 22, HASELBURY HOUSE, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2009-12-04 | £710,000 | FLAT 16, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2009-10-19 | £1,275,000 | FLAT 23, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2009-10-19 | £1,275,000 | FLAT 24, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2009-10-02 | £820,000 | FLAT 11, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2009-09-11 | £830,000 | FLAT 14, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2009-08-19 | £1,280,000 | FLAT 2, HASELBURY HOUSE, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2009-08-03 | £945,000 | FLAT 9, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2009-07-14 | £1,170,000 | FLAT 5, HASELBURY HOUSE, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2009-06-05 | £325,000 | FLAT 18, HASELBURY HOUSE, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2009-04-09 | £1,190,000 | FLAT 1, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2009-03-23 | £1,150,000 | FLAT 3, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
| 2009-01-23 | £1,016,000 | FLAT 4, 81 GEORGE STREET | Flat |
26 recorded sales on W1U 8AQ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| The St Marylebone CofE School | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | 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: CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY (0.2 mi) · MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SCHOEN HOSPITAL LONDON (0.3 mi) · CHELSEA & WESTMINSTER NHS FDN TRUST - WEYMOUTH STREET HOSPITAL (0.3 mi) · HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL - WESTERN EYE HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (0.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 71-87, GEORGE STREET W1 (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · WORCESTER ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 10, PORTMAN CLOSE W1 (Grade I) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: NVS PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · SHERLOCK HOLMES CHEMISTS (0.2 mi) · BOOTS (0.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Marble Arch (0.3 mi) · Baker Street (0.4 mi) · Marylebone (0.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: M&S Simply Food (0.2 mi) · Cumberland Food & Wine (0.2 mi) · Green Valley (0.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 35
- One-person households
- 47%
- Households with children
- 13%
- Households
- 2,939
Owned 28% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 62%
Census 2021 (ONS), for W1U 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in W1U 8 (Aug 24–Apr 26, average 11/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for W1U 8AQ 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 | DistrictW1U | SectorW1U 8 | PostcodeW1U 8AQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £2,582,088 | £1,545,636 | £1,089,740 |
| Population | 13,459 | 5,999 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 211 | 9 | — |
| Schools | 3 | — | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 54% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (W1U 8); 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 1 July 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.