Portland Place, London, W1B 1PU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding W1B 1PU has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% 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	46.2%	48.9%	2.7%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	53.8%	51.1%	-2.7%	49.0%	2.1%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around W1B 1PU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.3% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	49.5%	57.3%	7.8%	37.9%	19.4%
Married: Opposite sex	31.4%	31.2%	-0.2%	44.2%	-13.0%
Married: Same sex	3.5%	0%	-3.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.2%	3%	-0.2%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	9.9%	6.5%	-3.4%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	2.5%	1.5%	-1.0%	6.1%	-4.6%

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 (93.6%) 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	56.3%	57.6%	1.3%	48.4%	9.2%
Good health	33.3%	36%	2.7%	33.6%	2.4%
Fair health	5.3%	5.3%	0.0%	12.7%	-7.4%
Bad health	3.8%	0.8%	-3.0%	4.0%	-3.2%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

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 1PU 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 72.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.1%	9.2%	2.1%	18.2%	-9.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.5%	2.4%	-1.1%	9.6%	-7.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.3%	5.3%	0.0%	13.4%	-8.1%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	5.3%	-5.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	8.6%	-3.8%	16.9%	-8.3%
Degree or Similar	61.1%	72.1%	11.0%	33.8%	38.3%
Other	10.2%	2.1%	-8.1%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67% 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	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	0.9%	2.7%	1.8%	0.7%	2.0%
Indian	7.2%	13%	5.8%	3.1%	9.9%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	5%	5.4%	0.4%	1.6%	3.8%
Black African	6%	0.8%	-5.2%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	0.3%	-1.9%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	0.8%	1.6%
White	60.7%	67%	6.3%	81.4%	-14.4%
Arab	7.2%	0.5%	-6.7%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	5%	3.2%	-1.8%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 36% 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	47.5%	36%	-11.5%	83.2%	-47.2%
European Union	12.9%	28.5%	15.6%	6.1%	22.4%
Rest of Europe	4.7%	5.6%	0.9%	0.8%	4.8%
Africa	10.4%	3.5%	-6.9%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	12.3%	15.3%	3.0%	5.6%	9.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.1%	8.9%	-1.2%	1.3%	7.6%
Oceania	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	0.3%	1.9%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 36% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 21.8% 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	46.2%	36%	-10.2%	83.2%	-47.2%
10+ Years	12.9%	21.8%	8.9%	9.8%	12.0%
5-10 Years	8.8%	10.2%	1.4%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	9.4%	14.5%	5.1%	2.2%	12.3%
Less than 2 years	22.6%	17.5%	-5.1%	1.9%	15.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.4%	76.7%	-25.3%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	11.9%	0.3%	11.6%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	6.8%	1.5%	5.3%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Southern Asia	3.5%	1.2%	2.3%
South-East Asia	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Central Asia	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	5.4%	0.3%	5.1%
Oceania	2.2%	0.1%	2.1%
No passport held	1.9%	13.5%	-11.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35%	37.2%	-2.2%
Christian	38.2%	46.2%	-8.0%
Hindu	8.1%	1.7%	6.4%
Jewish	5.7%	0.5%	5.2%
Muslim	4.3%	6.5%	-2.2%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Portland Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Portland Place was 558.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 30.9% lower than the Marylebone average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Portland Place has the 36th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone and the 117th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 146.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.8%.

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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. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in W1B 1PU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 2/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 355 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 1PU

Estimated Average Property Prices for W1B 1PU

Average Price
£10,974,304

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£10,974,304

Estimated Average Property Prices for Portland Place

Average Price
£2,438,099

Semi-Detached
£5,690,930

Terraced
£7,752,535

Detached
£15,160,000

Flats/Maisonettes
£2,188,701

Other
£3,610,693

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Portland PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Portland Place, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£12,500,000	2017-03-21	£9,475,375

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W1B 1PU

Employment

W1B 1PU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 22% 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 1PU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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 1PU 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	135
Self-Employed	73
Student (economically inactive)	52
Retired	19
Part-Time Employee	17
Other	14
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	46
Professional, scientific and technical activities	32
Information and communication	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Other	10
Human health and social work activities	9
Manufacturing	6
Education	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Construction	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	1,786 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	1,833 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	1,986 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	2,775 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	3,510 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
All Souls CofE Primary School Foley Street , W1W 7JJ	- not rated	493 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School St Vincent Street , W1U 4DF	4out of 4	580 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Netley Primary School 74 Stanhope Street , Camden NW1 3EX	3out of 4	1,068 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School 23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF	3out of 4	1,217 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School South Street , W1K 2XH	3out of 4	1,321 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	- not rated	646 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	- not rated	646 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,608 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Westminster Community School Marylebone Lower House , Penfold Street NW1 6RX	- not rated	1,841 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	2,022 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,958 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,060 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,194 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	2,199 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	2,284 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 6RX	4out of 4	1,845 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	4,331 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,006 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eifa International School 36 Portland Place , W1B 1LS	- not rated	103 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen's College, London 43-49 Harley Street , W1G 8BT	- not rated	172 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Portland Place School 56-58 Portland Place , W1B 1NJ	- not rated	194 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Southbank International School Westminster 63-65 Portland Place , London W1B 1QR	- not rated	297 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Westminster 309 Regent Street , W1B 2UW	- not rated	324 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Association Of Anaesthetists	21 PORTLAND PLACE	20 yd
Lexington@Nursing Midwifery Council	23 PORTLAND PLACE	41 yd
Healthcare By Ch&Co Catering Ltd	24 PORTLAND PLACE	68 yd
Babouch	29 PORTLAND PLACE	85 yd
Baxter Storey Limited	BROADCASTING HOUSE, 2-22 PORTLAND PLACE	100 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lucky Saint	58 DEVONSHIRE STREET	368 yd
Be At One	94 WIMPOLE STREET	437 yd
The London Cocktail Club	PORTLAND HOUSE, 4 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	526 yd
Maroto	4 VERE STREET	531 yd
Lore Of The Land	4 Conway Street	540 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Caravan Fitzrovia	YALDING HOUSE, 152-156 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	249 yd
Psycle	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 76-78 MORTIMER STREET	285 yd
The Attendant	27A FOLEY STREET	334 yd
We11	29 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	387 yd
Slice By Pizza Pilgrims	CONCESSION AT, 15 JOHN PRINCE'S STREET	416 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	101 NEW CAVENDISH STREET	346 yd
Sainsbury's	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 202 GREAT PORTLAND STREET	359 yd
Sainsbury's	31-35 MORTIMER STREET	500 yd
IKEA Oxford Street	216 OXFORD STREET	515 yd
Waitrose Ltd	BASEMENT CONCESSION, JOHN LEWIS, 278-306 OXFORD STREET	516 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Central Club (Closed) Portland Place	health and fitness suite	134 yd
Pure Gym (London Great Portland Street) CAVENDISH MEWS NORTH	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	167 yd
Chuan Spa Health Club 1C 1C PORTLAND PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	205 yd
Barrecore Mayfair CAVENDISH SQUARE		294 yd
University Of Westminster Sports And Leisure Centre REGENT STREET	health and fitness suite	322 yd
Destination Health And Fitness (Closed) 42-48 42-48 Great Portland Street	health and fitness suite	342 yd
Third Space Health Club (Marylebone) Bulstrode Place	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	405 yd
Hinde Street Methodist Church THAYER STREET		518 yd
Regent'S Gym (Closed) Great Portland Street	health and fitness suite	531 yd
Agua At Sanderson Hotel (Closed) BERNERS STREET	health and fitness suite	608 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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%

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

Overview of W1B 1PU