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W1J

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

This is the bythenumbers area report for the W1J postcode district in Westminster, London. This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety. The figures below are from published UK open data covering Schools, Transport and Flood risk. They are not a listing of homes, and they are not advice.

How this 79 was calculated

  • Schools

    87/100·24% of the measure

    94% of 108 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

    A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

    Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published August 2026. Measured for the W1J postcode district.

  • Transport

    97/100·20% of the measure

    Green Park Underground Station is 210 yards away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published August 2026. Measured for the W1J postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    74/100·13% of the measure

    Nearest flood warning area is 0.8 miles away

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published August 2026. Measured for the W1J postcode district.

  • Broadband

    94/100·13% of the measure

    91% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the W1J postcode district.

  • Housing market

    51/100·10% of the measure

    7 recorded sales, median £2,320,000

    A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.

    Price Paid Data, published August 2026. Measured for the W1J postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    87/100·8% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 0.4 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published August 2026. Measured for the W1J postcode district.

  • Air quality

    57/100·6% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 9.4 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the W1J postcode district.

  • Council tax

    20/100·6% of the measure

    Most homes are band H (42% of them)

    A higher measure means a larger share of homes in bands A to C, which typically means a smaller bill, not a higher one.

    Council tax band and charge data, published March 2024. Measured for this neighbourhood.

Not counted for this area

Amenities, Green space. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 84% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

At a glance

Headline figures for this place

  • Nearest station

    210 yards

    Green Park Underground Station

    Stations within 1.9 miles

    124

    45 bus stops within a 10 minute walk

  • Nearest GP practice

    0.4 miles

    Mayfair Medical Centre

    GP practices within 1.2 miles

    43

    Hospital 0.6 miles

  • Schools good or outstanding

    94%

    of 108 rated schools nearby

    Nearest school

    390 yards

    St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School

  • Median sold price

    £2,320,000

    7 sales in the last 12 months

    Median sold price change since 2021

    +3.0%

    was £2,251,500

Place context

Around W1J

W1J at 51.5079, -0.1452. Pins mark the nearest station, schools, GP and green space when we have a published point for them.

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Data snapshot last refreshed September 2026. Every figure on this page is traceable on the sources page.