Portland Place, London, W1B 1NU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding W1B 1NU has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.5%	49.8%	-1.7%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	48.5%	50.2%	1.7%	49.0%	1.2%

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	33.5%	37.2%	3.7%	37.9%	-0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	48.6%	45.1%	-3.5%	44.2%	0.9%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	2.4%	2.8%	0.4%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	6.5%	7.4%	0.9%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	7.8%	6.5%	-1.3%	6.1%	0.4%

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 (91.9%) 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	56.3%	65.3%	9.0%	48.4%	16.9%
Good health	29.8%	26.6%	-3.2%	33.6%	-7.0%
Fair health	11.4%	5.6%	-5.8%	12.7%	-7.1%
Bad health	2.6%	1.6%	-1.0%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%

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.

In the area around W1B 1NU this area, 9.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 59%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.4%	9.2%	-0.2%	18.2%	-9.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2.9%	3.7%	0.8%	9.6%	-5.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	6%	-4.2%	13.4%	-7.4%
Apprenticeship	0%	3.7%	3.7%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	13.8%	5.2%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	52.7%	59%	6.3%	33.8%	25.2%
Other	16.3%	4.6%	-11.7%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.8% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.6%	0%	-2.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.5%	2%	0.5%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	11.4%	10%	-1.4%	3.1%	6.9%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	4.8%	9.2%	4.4%	1.6%	7.6%
Black African	0.7%	2%	1.3%	2.5%	-0.5%
Other Black	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	2%	2.0%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.1%	2.4%	1.3%	0.8%	1.6%
White	73.9%	62.8%	-11.1%	81.4%	-18.6%
Arab	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	0.6%	2.2%
Other	1.5%	5.2%	3.7%	1.6%	3.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 41.2% 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	42.6%	41.2%	-1.4%	83.2%	-42.0%
European Union	12.9%	16.8%	3.9%	6.1%	10.7%
Rest of Europe	5.1%	4%	-1.1%	0.8%	3.2%
Africa	7%	6%	-1.0%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	18%	21.6%	3.6%	5.6%	16.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	13.2%	10%	-3.2%	1.3%	8.7%
Oceania	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 41.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 35.3% 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	41.5%	41.4%	-0.1%	83.2%	-41.8%
10+ Years	11.8%	35.3%	23.5%	9.8%	25.5%
5-10 Years	8.1%	4.8%	-3.3%	2.9%	1.9%
2-5 Years	9.2%	8%	-1.2%	2.2%	5.8%
Less than 2 years	29.4%	10.4%	-19.0%	1.9%	8.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.7%	76.7%	-7.0%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Italy	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Portugal	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Other EU countries	5.3%	1.5%	3.8%
Other Europe	3.3%	0.2%	3.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	1.2%	13.5%	-12.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.1%	37.2%	-21.1%
Christian	41%	46.2%	-5.2%
Hindu	8.4%	1.7%	6.7%
Jewish	19.3%	0.5%	18.8%
Muslim	5.6%	6.5%	-0.9%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	7.6%	6.0%	1.6%

Safety

Is Portland Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Portland Place was 223.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 75.2% lower than the Marylebone average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Portland Place has the 21st lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone and the 271st highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 39.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 1NU, 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 - 6/10 (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 1NU

Estimated Average Property Prices for W1B 1NU

Average Price
£2,237,832

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£2,237,832

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 1 86 Portland Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£4,650,000	2024-07-08	£4,297,897
Flat 3 86 Portland Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£4,375,000	2024-04-16	£3,680,935
Flat 5 86 Portland Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£4,270,000	2021-05-26	£3,932,491
Flat 2 86 Portland Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2020-01-28	£869,910
Flat B 86 Portland Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£650,630	2015-09-23	£587,247

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W1B 1NU

Employment

W1B 1NU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 1NU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	87
Self-Employed	34
Retired	29
Looking after home or family	18
Part-Time Employee	15
Student (economically inactive)	12
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2
Unemployed	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	29
Financial and insurance activities	19
Other	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Manufacturing	11
Education	9
Information and communication	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	7
Real estate activities	7
Human health and social work activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	1,561 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,019 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	2,592 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	4,039 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	4,189 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	653 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Souls CofE Primary School Foley Street , W1W 7JJ	3out of 4	733 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Netley Primary School & Centre for Autism 74 Stanhope Street , NW1 3EX	3out of 4	773 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church School Redhill Street , Camden NW1 4BD	3out of 4	1,044 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School Enford Street , W1H 1DL	3out of 4	1,235 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	385 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,410 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,736 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Marylebone Boys' School North Wharf Road , W2 1QZ	3out of 4	2,296 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	2,723 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,734 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	1,928 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	2,119 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,201 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,253 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	1,682 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,110 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,384 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	160 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Portland Place School 56-58 Portland Place , W1B 1NJ	- not rated	286 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Royal Academy of Music Marylebone Road , NW1 5HT	- not rated	364 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eifa International School 36 Portland Place , W1B 1LS	- not rated	386 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen's College, London 43-49 Harley Street , W1G 8BT	- not rated	520 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iberica	195 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	120 yd
Kibele	175-177 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	136 yd
Honey & Smoke	216 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	151 yd
Wellbeing Centre at the Portland Hospital Part of HCA Healthcare	ARGOSY HOUSE, 215-227 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	175 yd
Peyton & Byrne Bakeries	226 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	176 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lucky Saint	58 DEVONSHIRE STREET	100 yd
Queens Head & Artichoke	32 Albany Street	444 yd
Lore Of The Land	4 Conway Street	448 yd
Simmons Bar	28 Maple Street	502 yd
Vault 139	139-143 Whitfield Street	530 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Caravan Fitzrovia	YALDING HOUSE, 152-156 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	284 yd
Pret A Manger	350 Euston Road	362 yd
Wasabi	Regents Place, 350 Euston Road	362 yd
Orient Xpress	82 Cleveland Street	384 yd
Mount Olive Fish and Chips	82 Cleveland Street	384 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 202 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	180 yd
Tesco	385-387 EUSTON ROAD	234 yd
Tesco	101 NEW CAVENDISH STREET	393 yd
Waitrose Supermarket	98-101 MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET	592 yd
Tesco Express	124-125 Tottenham Court Road	619 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Regent'S Gym (Closed) Great Portland Street	health and fitness suite	175 yd
Central Club (Closed) Portland Place	health and fitness suite	244 yd
Pure Gym (London Great Portland Street) CAVENDISH MEWS NORTH	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	254 yd
St Marylebone Cofe School MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET		501 yd
Regent'S Place Health Club (Closed) TRITON SQUARE	health and fitness suite	524 yd
Chuan Spa Health Club 1C 1C PORTLAND PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	563 yd
Warren Sports Pitch THE WARREN THE WARREN WHITFIELD PLACE	artificial grass pitch	564 yd
Third Space Health Club (Marylebone) Bulstrode Place	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	595 yd
The Engine Room ST. BEDES HALL ST. BEDES HALL LITTLE ALBANY STREET	health and fitness suite	619 yd
Barrecore Mayfair CAVENDISH SQUARE		658 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	67.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	60.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W1B 1NU