Buying a home in W1G, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£3mmost £2.17m–£3.58m
Houses per m²£21,346flats £13,790
Sold last year12133 in five years
Prices in Westminster-20.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in W1G sold for £2,999,341 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £2,171,156 and £3,581,013, for about 145 m² of space. That is 257% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

12 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 £669k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in W1G 8 (£15,489) and the most in W1G 6 (£21,450).

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 £3,895 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £13,677 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £600,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in W1G by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
3£2,999,341£2.17m–£3.58m145 m²8
4£3,194,444£2.43m–£5.38m159 m²6
5+£3,705,556£3.6m–£4.96m215 m²5

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses——£3m£3.19m£3.71m
Terraced——£3m£3.19m£3.71m
Flats£669k£966k£1.53m£1.35m£3.28m

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

Price per m² across W1G

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
W1G 0—£25,318
W1G 6£21,450£12,878
W1G 7—£14,726
W1G 8£15,489£13,708
W1G 9—£13,581

Schools near W1G

Best state primary within 2 kmHampden Gurney CofE Primary School100% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%19 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Grey Coat Hospital79% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%58 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about W1G

Is W1G a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 257% more than across London; 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%); 12 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 3-bedroom house in W1G?

A typical 3-bedroom house in W1G sold for £2,999,341 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £2,171,156 and £3,581,013.

Is W1G expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in W1G costs 257% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in W1G each year?

12 homes sold in the last year and 133 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 W1G?

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%).

Where is cheaper near W1G?

For a 3-bedroom house, W1U (£1.99m, 0 km), W1H (£1.95m, 1 km).

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.