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W1B, Westminster

Westminster, London, England

  • England
  • Updated 24 Oct 2026, 06:10
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Centre of W1B. The circle is the 1 mile crime search radius.

Summary

Written by AI from the figures below

The Postcode Pulse safety score is 0 out of 100, with an average of 4,701 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports a month recorded within 1 mile over the 3 months to August 2026.data.police.ukdata.police.uk The most common category was other theft (984 a month).data.police.uk The median sale price in district W1B over the last 12 months was £3,250,000 from 3 sales, which is 225.0% higher than the previous 12 months (£1,000,000 from 5 sales).HM Land RegistryHM Land Registry The Postcode Pulse flood risk score is 85 out of 100, and the location is in Flood Zone 1 with no flood warnings or alerts in force within 5 km.Environment AgencyEnvironment Agency The Postcode Pulse amenities score is 100 out of 100, and 91% of food businesses with a hygiene rating are rated 4 or 5.Food Standards AgencyFood Standards Agency

AI-generated summary of the figures below. The data tables take precedence.

Median sale price (12 months)
£3,250,000
3 sales
Source: HM Land Registry
Crimes and ASB a month (1 mile)
4,701
Jun-Aug 2026
Source: data.police.uk
Flood zone
Zone 1
No warnings in force
Source: Environment Agency
Nearest station
0.3 km
Bond Street
Source: NaPTAN
Food businesses within ½ mile
16,525
Source: Food Standards Agency

Scores

Each out of 100. Higher is better for the people who live there.

How we score

Safety

0/100

4,701 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports a month within 1 mile (Jun-Aug 2026)

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Inputs to the safety score
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour14,104
Months of data3
Per month4,701.3
Severity-weighted crimes per km² per month570.9 per km² per month
Search radius1.6 km

Recorded street-level crime within the search radius, weighted by offence type (violence and robbery x2, ASB x0.5), per km² per month, placed on a log scale from 1 (scores 100) to 300 (scores 0).

  • Counts recorded crime by location, not risk to any individual; busy city centres score lower because of footfall.
  • Locations are anonymised to nearby map points by the police.

Confidence: high. Source: data.police.uk. How we score this

Flood risk

85/100

Flood Zone 1

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Inputs to the flood risk score
Flood Map for Planning zone1
Flood warning areas within 1 km2
Flood alert areas within 1 km3
Active warnings and alerts nearby0

Starts from the Environment Agency flood zone (Zone 1: 95, Zone 2: 60, Zone 3: 25), minus 10 if a flood warning area lies within 1 km (5 if only an alert area), minus 15 per active flood warning and 5 per active alert; a severe warning caps the score at 10.

  • Flood zones show the chance of river or sea flooding ignoring defences; they do not cover surface water or groundwater.
  • This is not a flood search. Use a professional search before buying.

Confidence: high. Source: Environment Agency. How we score this

Broadband

Not scored

Broadband data isn't connected to Postcode Pulse yet, so this part of the report is empty for now.

Energy efficiency

Not scored

No energy performance certificates were found.

Price trend

100/100

Median sale price up 225.0% year on year in W1B

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Inputs to the price trend score
Change in median price225%
Median price, last 12 months£3,250,000
Median price, previous 12 months£1,000,000
Sales, last 12 months3
Sales, previous 12 months5

50 + 2.5 x the percentage change in median sale price between the last 12 months and the 12 months before (so +20% scores 100 and -20% scores 0).

  • Measures recent price momentum, not value for money or affordability, and is not a forecast.
  • Medians move with the mix of homes sold as well as with prices.

Confidence: low. Source: HM Land Registry. How we score this

Amenities

100/100

16,525 food businesses, shops and school kitchens within 0.5 miles

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Inputs to the amenities score
Food businesses on the FSA register within the radius16,525
Radius805 m
Weighted count14,511.7
Restaurant cafe213
Other retail38
Takeaway16
Other15
Pub bar11
Supermarket2
Hotel accommodation2
Mobile caterer2
School college1

A weighted count of premises on the Food Standards Agency register within the radius (supermarkets x3, schools x2, cafés, restaurants, pubs and care settings x1, takeaways and other shops x0.5), scored as 100 x (1 - e^(-count / 80)).

  • The FSA register lists businesses that handle food, so it is a proxy for local amenities: parks, GP surgeries and gyms are not included.

Confidence: medium. Source: Food Standards Agency. How we score this

Transport

100/100

Bond Street station 0.3 km away; 24 bus stops within 400 m

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Inputs to the transport score
Nearest railway station (Bond Street)255 m
Nearest metro or tram stop (Oxford Circus Underground Station)69 m
Bus stops within 400 m24

0.55 x a rapid-transit component (the better of: rail station 100 within 500 m falling to 0 at 4 km; metro/tram stop 100 within 500 m falling to 0 at 2 km) plus 0.45 x a bus component (12.5 points per stop within 400 m, up to 100).

  • NaPTAN lists stops, not how often services run.

Confidence: medium. Source: NaPTAN. How we score this

Planning freedom

Not scored

Planning constraints depend on the exact location, so they are in the full address report.

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Address reports add sold prices for the street and postcode, the property's energy certificate and the planning constraints at that exact spot.

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    • Energy rating for the address (and what it means for bills)
    • Broadband, crime, flood risk, amenities and transport
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    £3.99one-off

    Everything we know about one address, with the numbers behind every score.

    • Sold prices for the street, postcode and sector
    • Planning constraints: conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt
    • All eight scores with their inputs, plus a PDF
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Area insights

Sold prices

Source: HM Land Registry

Score 100/100

£3,250,000

Median sale price (12 months) · 3 sales

Median sale price up 225.0% year on year in W1B

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District W1B

Median, last 12 months
£3,250,000
Sales, last 12 months
3
Change on previous 12 months
+225.0%
Median over the period
£3,950,000
New builds
34%
Leasehold
99%
  • Terraced (4)£5,575,000
  • Flat or maisonette (63)£3,360,000
202120222023202420252026
Median sale price by year
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YearMedianSales
2021 (part year)£2,150,0007
2022£5,195,00029
2023£2,500,00015
2024£4,375,0009
2025£1,007,5004
2026 (part year)£3,250,0003

Data fetched 24 Oct 2026, 06:10.

Energy performance

Source: EPC register

Not scored

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Homes with a certificate
0
Median rating
—
Band C or better
—
  • Band A0
  • Band B0
  • Band C0
  • Band D0
  • Band E0
  • Band F0
  • Band G0

Pooled across 5 postcodes near the centre of the district. Private rentals generally need band E or better.

Data fetched 24 Oct 2026, 06:10.

Crime

Source: data.police.uk

Score 0/100

4,701

Crimes and ASB a month (1 mile) · Jun-Aug 2026

4,701 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports a month within 1 mile (Jun-Aug 2026)

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Crimes a month (average)
4,701
Months covered
3 to August 2026
Police force
Metropolitan Police Service
  • Other theft984
  • Theft from the person911.7
  • Shoplifting687.7
  • Violence and sexual offences664
  • Anti-social behaviour583.3
  • Public order216
  • Robbery152
  • Drugs147.3
  • Burglary117.3
  • Vehicle crime111.7

Crime locations on data.police.uk are anonymised: each crime is mapped to a nearby fixed point (the centre of a street, open space or similar), shown as 'on or near' that place, never to an exact address. Counts cover a 1-mile radius around the point and include anti-social behaviour.

Data fetched 23 Oct 2026, 13:27.

Flood risk

Source: Environment Agency

Score 85/100

Zone 1

Flood zone · No warnings in force

Flood Zone 1

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Flood zone
Zone 1
Warnings in force nearby
0
Warning areas within 1 km
2

Flood Zone 1 (low probability of flooding from rivers or the sea)

Flood zones show the chance of river or sea flooding ignoring defences. This is not a flood search; check the GOV.UK long-term flood risk service before buying.

Data fetched 24 Oct 2026, 06:10.

Broadband

Source: Ofcom

Not connected yet

Broadband data isn't connected to Postcode Pulse yet, so this part of the report is empty for now.

Amenities

Source: Food Standards Agency

Score 100/100

16,525

Food businesses within ½ mile

16,525 food businesses, shops and school kitchens within 0.5 miles

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Food businesses within the radius
16,525
Radius
805 m
Hygiene rated 4 or 5
91%
  • Restaurants and cafés213
  • Other shops38
  • Takeaways16
  • Other15
  • Pubs and bars11
  • Supermarkets2
  • Hotels and guest houses2
  • Mobile caterers2
  • Schools and colleges1

based on the nearest 300 of 16,525

From the Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, a proxy for everyday amenities.

Data fetched 24 Oct 2026, 06:10.

Public transport

Source: NaPTAN

Score 100/100

0.3 km

Nearest station · Bond Street

Bond Street station 0.3 km away; 24 bus stops within 400 m

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Nearest station
Bond Street
Distance
255 m
Bus stops within 400 m
24
ModeWithin 400 mWithin 800 mNearest
Bus stops2455Oxford Circus Station (55 m)
Railway stations12Bond Street (255 m)
Metro and tram stops14Oxford Circus Underground Station (69 m)
Ferry terminals00Embankment Pier (1.5 km)

NaPTAN lists stops and stations, not how often services run.

Data fetched 23 Oct 2026, 12:37.

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Sources and attribution

  • Postcode Pulse reports are information, not advice. They are not a survey, valuation, conservation search, flood search or legal advice.
  • Figures come from public datasets that can be incomplete or out of date. Check anything important with the original source or a professional before you rely on it.
  • Postcode-level figures describe the postcode or the area around it, not necessarily the individual property.