Buying a home in W1H, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.95mmost £1.5m–£2.22m
Houses per m²£14,766flats £12,290
Sold last year31258 in five years
Prices in Westminster-20.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in W1H sold for £1,949,642 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,500,251 and £2,216,342, for about 131 m² of space. That is 132% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

31 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £417k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in W1H 5 (£13,370) and the most in W1H 2 (£16,607).

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 £8,891 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £390,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in W1H by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£1,123,724£1.07m–£1.49m76 m²6
3£1,949,642£1.5m–£2.22m131 m²24
4£1,722,855£1.68m–£2.03m133 m²5
5+£2,457,790£1.8m–£2.59m210 m²6

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£1.12m£1.95m£1.72m£2.46m
Terraced—£1.12m£1.95m£1.72m£2.56m
Flats£417k£843k£1.41m£1.51m£2.96m

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

Price per m² across W1H

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
W1H 1£15,562£13,787
W1H 2£16,607£12,651
W1H 4—£10,534
W1H 5£13,370£10,761
W1H 6—£15,582
W1H 7£13,738£13,325

Schools near W1H

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%57 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in W1U is about 149 m² for £1.99m.

Questions about W1H

Is W1H a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 132% 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%); 31 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 W1H?

A typical 3-bedroom house in W1H sold for £1,949,642 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,500,251 and £2,216,342.

Is W1H expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in W1H costs 132% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in W1H each year?

31 homes sold in the last year and 258 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near W1H?

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.