Market Place is in London and in City Of Westminster district. W1W 8AW 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 Market Place, London, W1W 8AW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: W1W 8HY, W1W 8ER, W1D 2LB, W1W 8AQ, W1W 8BB, W1D 2JT, W1W 8DT, W1W 8QP, W1W 8SW.

Market Place Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Market Place are based on 128 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 8AW

Average Price
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Terraced
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Flats/Maisonettes
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Other
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Estimated Average Property Prices for Market Place

Average Price
£769,858
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
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Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Market PlaceStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,917 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		2,240 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 		2,893 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street, SW1V 3RT 		3,660 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		3,814 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 		481 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, W1D 7LF 		765 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
St Vincent Street, W1U 4DF 		900 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School
South Street, W1K 2XH 		1,120 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Netley Primary School & Centre for Autism
74 Stanhope Street, NW1 3EX 		1,370 yd Community school Yes 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 		1,087 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,786 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westminster City School
55 Palace Street, SW1E 5HJ 		2,231 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		2,262 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Grey Coat Hospital
Greycoat Place, SW1P 2DY 		2,514 yd Academy converter No Girls 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 		1,581 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,616 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		2,140 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		2,174 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,337 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 		2,193 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		4,465 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,575 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedUniversity of Westminster
309 Regent Street, W1B 2UW 		161 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedQueen's College, London
43-49 Harley Street, W1G 8BT 		499 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedEifa International School
36 Portland Place, W1B 1LS 		511 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedPortland Place School
56-58 Portland Place, W1B 1NJ 		613 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedFashion Retail Academy
15 Gresse Street, W1T 1QL 		621 yd Miscellaneous 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Costa CoffeeGROUND FLOOR WEST, PORTLAND HOUSE, 4 GREAT PORTLAND STREET62 yd
28-50 Wine Workshop & KitchenGROUND FLOOR, PORTLAND HOUSE, 4 GREAT PORTLAND STREET62 yd
Titu Oxford StreetWINDSOR HOUSE, 40-41 GREAT CASTLE STREET63 yd
Farooq Alikhel47 EASTCASTLE STREET82 yd
Mcdonalds Restaurants185-187 OXFORD STREET84 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The London Cocktail ClubPORTLAND HOUSE, 4 GREAT PORTLAND STREET62 yd
Whistle Punks52-53 EASTCASTLE STREET153 yd
Nq6453-54 BERWICK STREET257 yd
Simmons Bar201-203 WARDOUR STREET298 yd
Karaoke Box Mayfair12-14 MADDOX STREET318 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Wok To Walk15 ARGYLL STREET118 yd
Flip Express11 ARGYLL STREET126 yd
Martos 1932 Ltd8 ARGYLL STREET151 yd
Mai SushiCONCESSION AT, 169-173 OXFORD STREET161 yd
Kiss The HippoBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 51 MARGARET STREET164 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Marks And Spencer169-173 OXFORD STREET161 yd
IKEA Oxford Street216 OXFORD STREET184 yd
Sainsbury's31-35 MORTIMER STREET305 yd
Sainsbury'sBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 1 BERNERS STREET306 yd
Waitrose LtdBASEMENT CONCESSION, JOHN LEWIS, 278-306 OXFORD STREET369 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Fitness First Health Club (London Oxford Circus)
GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET 		health and fitness suite163 yd
Easygym (London Oxford Street)
The Plaza The Plaza Oxford Street 		health and fitness suite239 yd
Destination Health And Fitness (Closed)
42-48 42-48 Great Portland Street 		health and fitness suite239 yd
Agua At Sanderson Hotel (Closed)
BERNERS STREET 		health and fitness suite295 yd
University Of Westminster Sports And Leisure Centre
REGENT STREET 		health and fitness suite298 yd
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (West End) (Closed)
27-28 27-28 Kingly Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool300 yd
Marshall Street Leisure Centre
MARSHALL STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool301 yd
The London Edition
BERNERS STREET 		health and fitness suite310 yd
Barrecore Mayfair
CAVENDISH SQUARE 		347 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Carnaby Street)
KINGLY STREET 		health and fitness suite373 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 0.0%
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/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/s100.0%

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

Safety

Is Market Place Street dangerous?

In 2023, 17446 crimes were reported near Market Place . 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 8AW.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 17446
Theft From The Person 6137
Other Theft 5365
Shoplifting 1192
Anti Social Behaviour 1184
Violence And Sexual Offences 1095
Robbery 683
Vehicle Crime 396
Drugs 374
Public Order 343
Burglary 281
Criminal Damage And Arson 194
Bicycle Theft 124
Other Crime 42
Possession Of Weapons 36

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of W1W 8AW.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Stephen Street545 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Market Place42 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Market Place42 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Market Place42 yd
2023-12ShopliftingLocal resolutionOn or near Market Place42 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Market Place42 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Market Place42 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Market Place42 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Market Place42 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Market Place42 yd

Employment

W1W 8AW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

W1W 8AW area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in W1W 8AW 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 Employee94
Self-Employed32
Student (economically inactive)19
Other13
Unemployed9
Part-Time Employee8
Retired7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Looking after home or family1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities18
Information and communication12
Financial and insurance activities11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles10
Education10
Other8
Accommodation and food service activities8
Human health and social work activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Construction3
Real estate activities2
Mining and quarrying2

People

Gender

Female89
Male111

Partnership Status

Single136
Married: Opposite sex30
Married: Same sex7
Separated5
Divorced16

Health

Very good health123
Good health51
Fair health25
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications7
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 1
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 26
Degree or Similar 142
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese15
Indian7
Pakistani1
Other Asian6
Black African7
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other1
White142
Arab6
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom73
European Union52
Rest of Europe15
Africa9
Middle East and Asia27
The Americas and the Caribbean20
Oceania7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK73
10+ Years43
5-10 Years28
2-5 Years22
Less than 2 years34

Passport Held

United Kingdom103
Ireland5
France10
Germany3
Italy4
Spain5
Lithuania1
Poland1
Other EU countries14
Turkey4
Other Europe8
North Africa1
Eastern Asia9
Southern Asia2
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean10
Central and South America4
Oceania9
No passport held5

Religion

No religion91
Christian62
Buddhist6
Jewish4
Muslim10
Other religion6
Not answered21
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