W2 1BL House Prices & Local Information

W2 1BL is an up-and-coming urban area located 0.4km from Paddington in City of Westminster. Note: this is a large-user or commercial postcode — residential population data may be limited. Administratively it sits within Hyde Park ward and the Cities of London and Westminster constituency.

Day-to-day life in W2 1BL has the character of a neighbourhood popular with working professionals and graduates. The daytime character shifts — high status management and administration, especially public sector. An average age of 30 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Westminster.

Safety: Crime rates are high (231 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures.

Census 2021 statistics for W2 1BL are sourced from Output Area E00175186 (shared with 749 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.