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Buying a home in W2, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.82mmost £1.51m–£2.43m
Houses per m²£15,124flats £10,479
Sold last year1821,564 in five years
Prices in Westminster-20.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in W2 sold for £1,821,600 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,505,228 and £2,433,195, for about 134 m² of space. That is 117% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

182 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £419k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in W2 6 (£11,520) and the most in W2 5 (£17,063).

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 £8,307 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £364,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in W2 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£595,619£422k–£898k48 m²7
2£1,135,256£974k–£1.24m76 m²28
3£1,821,600£1.51m–£2.43m134 m²64
4£2,756,009£1.81m–£3.59m176 m²36
5+£3,851,100£3.03m–£5.12m247 m²87

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£596k£1.14m£1.82m£2.76m£3.85m
Semi-detached———£3.67m£4.22m
Terraced£596k£1.14m£1.73m£2.7m£3.78m
Flats£419k£707k£983k£1.57m£2.32m

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

Price per m² across W2

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
W2 1£12,059£11,755
W2 2£14,592£9,813
W2 3£13,426£10,236
W2 4£16,323£11,624
W2 5£17,063£10,451
W2 6£11,520£8,804

Schools near W2

Best state primary within 2 kmHampden Gurney CofE Primary School100% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%27 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Fulham Boys School82.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%50 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

W9 London · 1 km3-bed house £1.17mW8 London · 2 km3-bed house £2.34mW1H London · 2 km3-bed house £1.95mNW8 London · 2 km3-bed house £2.3mW11 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.95mSW7 London · 2 km3-bed house £2.55mW1U London · 2 km3-bed house £1.99mW10 London · 2 km3-bed house £984k

Questions about W2

Is W2 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 117% 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 (82.3% against 43.8%); 182 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 W2?

A typical 3-bedroom house in W2 sold for £1,821,600 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,505,228 and £2,433,195.

Is W2 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in W2 costs 117% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in W2 each year?

182 homes sold in the last year and 1,564 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near W2?

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 W2?

For a 3-bedroom house, W9 (£1.17m, 1 km), W10 (£984k, 2 km), SW5 (£1.4m, 3 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.