Portland Place, London, W1B 1AJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W1B 1AJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	42.7%	50.9%	8.2%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	57.3%	49.1%	-8.2%	49.0%	0.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.4%	41.5%	2.1%	37.9%	3.6%
Married: Opposite sex	47.9%	49%	1.1%	44.2%	4.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	2.7%	2.9%	0.2%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	7.5%	3.3%	-4.2%	9.1%	-5.8%
Widowed	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	6.1%	-3.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	61.6%	65.3%	3.7%	48.4%	16.9%
Good health	28.8%	26.3%	-2.5%	33.6%	-7.3%
Fair health	7.1%	7%	-0.1%	12.7%	-5.7%
Bad health	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	4.0%	-2.6%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 66%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.1%	14.3%	11.2%	18.2%	-3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.1%	1.3%	-3.8%	9.6%	-8.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.2%	3.4%	-3.8%	13.4%	-10.0%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.8%	12.6%	5.8%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	61%	66%	5.0%	33.8%	32.2%
Other	16.4%	2.5%	-13.9%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.8% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.5%	3.2%	1.7%	0.7%	2.5%
Indian	4.6%	4.6%	0.0%	3.1%	1.5%
Pakistani	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	1.0%	-0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	3.4%	1.1%	-2.3%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	3.1%	0.7%	-2.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	76.2%	78.8%	2.6%	81.4%	-2.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Arab	2.5%	3.5%	1.0%	0.6%	2.9%
Other	2.8%	3.9%	1.1%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 34.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	45.8%	34.5%	-11.3%	83.2%	-48.7%
European Union	17.6%	24.3%	6.7%	6.1%	18.2%
Rest of Europe	4.3%	18%	13.7%	0.8%	17.2%
Africa	4.6%	2.5%	-2.1%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	13.9%	9.2%	-4.7%	5.6%	3.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	11.5%	10.6%	-0.9%	1.3%	9.3%
Oceania	2.2%	1.1%	-1.1%	0.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 34.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 30.2% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	45.2%	34.4%	-10.8%	83.2%	-48.8%
10+ Years	17.3%	30.2%	12.9%	9.8%	20.4%
5-10 Years	13%	11.6%	-1.4%	2.9%	8.7%
2-5 Years	9.3%	12.3%	3.0%	2.2%	10.1%
Less than 2 years	15.2%	11.6%	-3.6%	1.9%	9.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.1%	76.7%	-22.6%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
France	8.5%	0.3%	8.2%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	4.2%	0.6%	3.6%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	8.1%	1.5%	6.6%
Turkey	5.3%	0.1%	5.2%
Other Europe	3.5%	0.2%	3.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	4.9%	0.3%	4.6%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	1.8%	13.5%	-11.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.6%	37.2%	-17.6%
Christian	37.5%	46.2%	-8.7%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Jewish	5.3%	0.5%	4.8%
Muslim	20.4%	6.5%	13.9%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Not answered	12.6%	6.0%	6.6%

Safety

Is Portland Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Portland Place was 167.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 81.4% lower than the Marylebone average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Portland Place has the 16th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone and the 278th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -57.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£88,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in W1B 1AJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Portland Place are based on 353 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of Westminster.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Portland Place, London, W1B 1AJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for W1B 1AJ

Average Price
£873,934

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£873,934

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Portland Place

Average Price
£2,531,665

Semi-Detached
£6,256,015

Terraced
£7,931,899

Detached
£16,280,000

Flats/Maisonettes
£2,270,707

Other
£3,746,669

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Portland PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 4 48 Portland Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£875,000	2020-09-11	£819,580
Flat 4 48 Portland Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£227,500	1996-03-22	£1,482,606

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Employment

W1B 1AJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

W1B 1AJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in W1B 1AJ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	108
Retired	38
Self-Employed	32
Student (economically inactive)	24
Part-Time Employee	13
Looking after home or family	11
Other	8
Unemployed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	64
Professional, scientific and technical activities	35
Other	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	19
Information and communication	14
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Construction	7
Real estate activities	6
Education	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Mining and quarrying	2
Transport and storage	2
Manufacturing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	1,672 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,006 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,688 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	4,165 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mary Paterson Nursery School 13 Riverton Close , Off Ashmore Road W9 3DS	4out of 4	4,287 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School St Vincent Street , W1U 4DF	4out of 4	560 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Souls CofE Primary School Foley Street , W1W 7JJ	3out of 4	599 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Netley Primary School & Centre for Autism 74 Stanhope Street , NW1 3EX	3out of 4	912 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church School Redhill Street , Camden NW1 4BD	3out of 4	1,243 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School Enford Street , W1H 1DL	3out of 4	1,265 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	4out of 4	465 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,506 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,879 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Marylebone Boys' School North Wharf Road , W2 1QZ	3out of 4	2,323 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
Westminster City School 55 Palace Street , SW1E 5HJ	3out of 4	2,850 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	1,853 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,897 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,114 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	2,175 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,202 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	1,734 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,227 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,208 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southbank International School Westminster 63-65 Portland Place , London W1B 1QR	- not rated	78 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Portland Place School 56-58 Portland Place , W1B 1NJ	- not rated	108 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eifa International School 36 Portland Place , W1B 1LS	- not rated	181 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen's College, London 43-49 Harley Street , W1G 8BT	- not rated	311 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Wetherby Senior School 100 Marylebone Lane , Marylebone W1U 2QU	- not rated	514 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mycafe - The Harley Building	77-79 NEW CAVENDISH STREET	84 yd
The Ground Floor Cafe	GROUND FLOOR, 77-79 NEW CAVENDISH STREET	84 yd
Babouch	29 PORTLAND PLACE	104 yd
Lexington@Nursing Midwifery Council	23 PORTLAND PLACE	116 yd
Jackolope	GROUND FLOOR, 43 WEYMOUTH MEWS	124 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lucky Saint	58 DEVONSHIRE STREET	214 yd
Lore Of The Land	4 Conway Street	433 yd
Simmons Bar	28 Maple Street	490 yd
The Grafton Arms	72 Grafton Way	568 yd
Vault 139	139-143 Whitfield Street	583 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Caravan Fitzrovia	YALDING HOUSE, 152-156 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	152 yd
The Attendant	27A FOLEY STREET	343 yd
Orient Xpress	82 Cleveland Street	377 yd
Mount Olive Fish and Chips	82 Cleveland Street	377 yd
Psycle	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 76-78 MORTIMER STREET	392 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 202 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	212 yd
Tesco	101 NEW CAVENDISH STREET	278 yd
Tesco	385-387 EUSTON ROAD	391 yd
Sainsbury's	31-35 MORTIMER STREET	535 yd
Waitrose Supermarket	98-101 MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET	565 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Central Club (Closed) Portland Place	health and fitness suite	23 yd
Pure Gym (London Great Portland Street) CAVENDISH MEWS NORTH	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	62 yd
Chuan Spa Health Club 1C 1C PORTLAND PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	343 yd
Regent'S Gym (Closed) Great Portland Street	health and fitness suite	379 yd
Barrecore Mayfair CAVENDISH SQUARE		438 yd
Destination Health And Fitness (Closed) 42-48 42-48 Great Portland Street	health and fitness suite	446 yd
University Of Westminster Sports And Leisure Centre REGENT STREET	health and fitness suite	459 yd
Third Space Health Club (Marylebone) Bulstrode Place	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	493 yd
St Marylebone Cofe School MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET		600 yd
Warren Sports Pitch THE WARREN THE WARREN WHITFIELD PLACE	artificial grass pitch	619 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of W1B 1AJ