Buying a home in W1B, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 2-bedroom flat£887kmost £815k–£1.23m
Sold last year115 in five years
Prices in Westminster-20.7%on a year ago

A typical 2-bedroom flat in W1B sold for £887,174 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £814,734 and £1,228,019, for about 66 m² of space.

1 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £521k for one bedroom.

Across Westminster, prices are down 20.7% on a year ago and down 17.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £3,305 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £4,046 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £177,000 for that mortgage: what £180,000 buys.

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Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Flats£521k£887k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near W1B

Best state primary within 2 kmHampden Gurney CofE Primary School100% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%16 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Grey Coat Hospital79% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%57 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about W1B

Is W1B a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Westminster are down 20.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (100% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (79% against 43.8%); 1 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 2-bedroom flat in W1B?

A typical 2-bedroom flat in W1B sold for £887,174 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £814,734 and £1,228,019.

How many homes sell in W1B each year?

1 homes sold in the last year and 15 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near W1B?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School, where 100% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.