W2 1BY House Prices & Local Information

W2 1BY is an up-and-coming urban area located 0.3km from Paddington in City of Westminster. Administratively it sits within Little Venice ward and the Westminster North constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, W2 1BY is a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. The daytime character shifts — high status management and administration, especially public sector. The 37 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 43% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 62% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Westminster.

Safety: Crime rates are high (174 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for W2 1BY are sourced from Output Area E00023764 (shared with 11 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.