Great Portland Street is in London and in City Of Westminster district. W1W 7LS is located in the West End electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. This postcode has been in use since 2000-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7LS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: W1B 3DB, W1W 7LX, W1W 7NR, W1W 7NT, W1W 7AW, W1W 7FB, W1W 7HR, W1W 7NS, W1W 7NJ.

Great Portland Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Great Portland Street are based on 220 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for W1W 7LS

Average Price
£1,904,159
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£1,804,675
Other
£4,490,723

Estimated Average Property Prices for Great Portland Street

Average Price
£2,515,440
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Great Portland Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 6 79 - 83 Great Portland Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£2,617,0002022-04-14 £2,247,097
Penthouse 3 79 - 83 Great Portland Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£3,250,0002022-01-18 £2,693,929
Flat 6 79 - 83 Great Portland Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,510,0002021-09-24 £1,295,322
Flat 5 79 - 83 Great Portland Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,250,0002021-03-31 £1,148,264
Penthouse 4 79 - 83 Great Portland Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£3,450,0002021-01-19 £3,253,885

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,925 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		1,932 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		2,754 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street, SW1V 3RT 		4,005 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		4,179 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street, W1W 7JJ 		418 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
St Vincent Street, W1U 4DF 		663 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Netley Primary School & Centre for Autism
74 Stanhope Street, NW1 3EX 		1,088 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, W1D 7LF 		1,126 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School
South Street, W1K 2XH 		1,305 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		744 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,596 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		2,028 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Marylebone Boys' School
North Wharf Road, W2 1QZ 		2,490 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4Westminster City School
55 Palace Street, SW1E 5HJ 		2,564 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,689 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,862 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,077 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		2,136 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUnited Colleges Group
25 Paddington Green, W2 1NB 		2,377 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		1,938 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		4,315 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,909 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedEifa International School
36 Portland Place, W1B 1LS 		147 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedQueen's College, London
43-49 Harley Street, W1G 8BT 		236 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedPortland Place School
56-58 Portland Place, W1B 1NJ 		251 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Westminster
309 Regent Street, W1B 2UW 		254 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSouthbank International School Westminster
63-65 Portland Place, London W1B 1QR 		371 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Great Thai14 RIDING HOUSE STREET52 yd
Aramark Limited16-18 LITTLE TITCHFIELD STREET78 yd
Glow Bar London70 MORTIMER STREET86 yd
Tog CafeFOURTH FLOOR, HENRY WOOD HOUSE, 2 RIDING HOUSE STREET87 yd
Joe & The Juice96-98 GREAT PORTLAND STREET90 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The London Cocktail ClubPORTLAND HOUSE, 4 GREAT PORTLAND STREET322 yd
Whistle Punks52-53 EASTCASTLE STREET380 yd
One Tun58-60 Goodge Street428 yd
Be At One94 WIMPOLE STREET486 yd
Lucky Saint58 DEVONSHIRE STREET490 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
PsycleBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 76-78 MORTIMER STREET89 yd
The Attendant27A FOLEY STREET165 yd
We1129 GREAT PORTLAND STREET185 yd
Kiss The HippoBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 51 MARGARET STREET232 yd
Hotel Chocolat294 REGENT STREET257 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's31-35 MORTIMER STREET275 yd
Tesco101 NEW CAVENDISH STREET288 yd
IKEA Oxford Street216 OXFORD STREET358 yd
Waitrose LtdBASEMENT CONCESSION, JOHN LEWIS, 278-306 OXFORD STREET439 yd
Sainsbury'sBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 202 GREAT PORTLAND STREET442 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Destination Health And Fitness (Closed)
42-48 42-48 Great Portland Street 		health and fitness suite134 yd
Chuan Spa Health Club
1C 1C PORTLAND PLACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool146 yd
University Of Westminster Sports And Leisure Centre
REGENT STREET 		health and fitness suite204 yd
Barrecore Mayfair
CAVENDISH SQUARE 		217 yd
Pure Gym (London Great Portland Street)
CAVENDISH MEWS NORTH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool277 yd
Central Club (Closed)
Portland Place 		health and fitness suite296 yd
Agua At Sanderson Hotel (Closed)
BERNERS STREET 		health and fitness suite379 yd
Easygym (London Oxford Street)
The Plaza The Plaza Oxford Street 		health and fitness suite490 yd
The London Edition
BERNERS STREET 		health and fitness suite511 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Oxford Circus)
GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET 		health and fitness suite527 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

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

Safety

Is Great Portland Street dangerous?

In 2023, 9720 crimes were reported near Great Portland Street . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was other theft. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of W1W 7LS.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 9720
Theft From The Person 3238
Other Theft 2877
Anti Social Behaviour 809
Violence And Sexual Offences 676
Shoplifting 472
Robbery 361
Vehicle Crime 280
Public Order 251
Drugs 233
Burglary 229
Criminal Damage And Arson 138
Bicycle Theft 95
Other Crime 36
Possession Of Weapons 25

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of W1W 7LS.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Eastcastle Street417 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Oxford Circus (Lu Station)407 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Oxford Circus (Lu Station)407 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Oxford Circus (Lu Station)407 yd
2023-12Public orderOn or near Oxford Circus (Lu Station)407 yd
2023-12Public orderOn or near Oxford Circus (Lu Station)407 yd
2023-12Public orderOn or near Oxford Circus (Lu Station)407 yd
2023-12Public orderOn or near Oxford Circus (Lu Station)407 yd
2023-12Public orderOn or near Oxford Circus (Lu Station)407 yd
2023-12Public orderOn or near Oxford Circus (Lu Station)407 yd

Employment

W1W 7LS 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.

The percentage of student residents living in W1W 7LS 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 Employee135
Self-Employed73
Student (economically inactive)52
Retired19
Part-Time Employee17
Other14
Looking after home or family14
Unemployed6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Long-Term Sick or disabled2

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities46
Professional, scientific and technical activities32
Information and communication26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles15
Accommodation and food service activities12
Other10
Human health and social work activities9
Manufacturing6
Education6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Real estate activities4
Administrative and support service activities3
Construction3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female182
Male190

Partnership Status

Single193
Married: Opposite sex105
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated10
Divorced22
Widowed5

Health

Very good health216
Good health135
Fair health20
Bad health3
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications31
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 8
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 18
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 29
Degree or Similar 243
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi2
Chinese10
Indian48
Other Asian20
Black African3
Black Caribbean1
Other Black6
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other9
White248
Arab2
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom134
European Union106
Rest of Europe21
Africa13
Middle East and Asia57
The Americas and the Caribbean33
Oceania8

Length of Residence

Born in the UK134
10+ Years81
5-10 Years38
2-5 Years54
Less than 2 years65

Passport Held

United Kingdom190
Ireland2
France44
Germany5
Italy11
Portugal2
Spain8
Lithuania1
Poland1
Other EU countries25
Other Europe7
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East3
Eastern Asia11
Southern Asia13
South-East Asia6
Central Asia2
North America and the Caribbean20
Oceania8
No passport held7

Religion

No religion129
Christian141
Hindu30
Jewish21
Muslim16
Other religion5
Not answered27
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