Buying a home in W1U, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.99mmost £1.63m–£3.3m
Houses per m²£16,157flats £13,231
Sold last year24184 in five years
Prices in Westminster-20.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in W1U sold for £1,990,565 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,633,318 and £3,296,587, for about 149 m² of space. That is 137% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

24 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 £595k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in W1U 6 (£15,195) and the most in W1U 5 (£16,793).

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 £9,077 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £398,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in W1U by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£1,117,975£1.07m–£1.17m70 m²7
3£1,990,565£1.63m–£3.3m149 m²11

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£1.12m£1.99m——
Terraced—£1.12m£1.99m——
Flats£595k£912k£1.16m£1.6m—

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

Price per m² across W1U

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
W1U 1—£19,577
W1U 3—£12,060
W1U 4—£15,993
W1U 5£16,793£12,365
W1U 6£15,195£12,305
W1U 7—£12,125

Schools near W1U

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%55 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about W1U

Is W1U a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 137% 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%); 24 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 W1U?

A typical 3-bedroom house in W1U sold for £1,990,565 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,633,318 and £3,296,587.

Is W1U expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in W1U costs 137% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in W1U each year?

24 homes sold in the last year and 184 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 W1U?

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 W1U?

For a 3-bedroom house, NW1 (£1.47m, 2 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.