W2 1BZ House Prices & Local Information

W2 1BZ is an up-and-coming urban area located 0.2km from Paddington in City of Westminster. Administratively it sits within Hyde Park ward and the Cities of London and Westminster constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, W2 1BZ is a neighbourhood popular with working professionals and graduates. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a administrative centres zone — high status management and administration, especially public sector. The 31 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 60% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 41% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Westminster. Employment levels are high (67% in full-time work) — a well-connected, economically active community.

Safety: Crime rates are high (180 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures.

Census 2021 statistics for W2 1BZ are sourced from Output Area E00190401 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.