Buying a home in W1F, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 1-bedroom flat£535kmost £451k–£690k
Sold last year122 in five years
Prices in Westminster-20.7%on a year ago

A typical 1-bedroom flat in W1F sold for £534,642 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £450,980 and £690,321, for about 48 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 £535k 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 £2,548 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,438 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £107,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Flats£535k————

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

Price per m² across W1F

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
W1F 0—£14,995
W1F 7—£11,194
W1F 9—£12,756

Schools near W1F

Best state primary within 2 kmHampden Gurney CofE Primary School100% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%17 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Grey Coat Hospital79% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%61 state secondaries within 5 km

Questions about W1F

Is W1F 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 1-bedroom flat in W1F?

A typical 1-bedroom flat in W1F sold for £534,642 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £450,980 and £690,321.

How many homes sell in W1F each year?

1 homes sold in the last year and 22 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 W1F?

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.