Merchant Square is in London and in City Of Westminster district. W2 1AZ is located in the Hyde Park electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. This postcode has been in use since 2014-09-01.
StreetScan combines information about Merchant Square, London, W2 1AZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: W2 1BF, W2 1AJ, W2 1AN, W2 1AP, W2 1JB, W2 1JD, W2 1JE, W2 1JJ, W2 1AL.

Merchant Square Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Merchant Square are based on 164 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 W2 1AZ

Average Price
£1,073,018
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£1,067,831
Other
£1,498,367

Estimated Average Property Prices for Merchant Square

Average Price
£1,406,829
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Merchant SquareStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Apartment 610 3 Merchant Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£865,0002023-01-25 £689,683
Apartment 701 3 Merchant Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,530,0002023-01-06 £1,219,902
Apartment 410 3 Merchant Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£785,0002022-11-17 £681,249
Apartment 803 3 Merchant Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,700,0002021-12-09 £1,424,764
Apartment 502 3 Merchant Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,870,0002020-11-26 £1,821,868

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 4 799 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 2,384 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School
293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY 		2out of 4 2,422 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Maxilla Nursery School
2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN 		4out of 4 2,452 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School
Granville Road , NW6 5RA 		3out of 4 2,457 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School
Cosway Street , Marylebone NW1 5NS 		4out of 4 576 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Lisson Grove , NW1 6LH 		3out of 4 736 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School
13 Nutford Place , W1H 5HA 		4out of 4 759 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Gateway Academy
Capland Street , NW8 8LN 		4out of 4 771 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School
Enford Street , W1H 1DL 		3out of 4 789 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marylebone Boys' School
North Wharf Road , W2 1QZ 		3out of 4 277 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Westminster Academy
The Naim Dangoor Centre , 255 Harrow Road W2 5EZ 		4out of 4 1,443 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Paddington Academy
50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR 		4out of 4 1,575 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA 		4out of 4 1,636 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St George's Catholic School
Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB 		4out of 4 1,957 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
United Colleges Group
25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB 		- not rated 252 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College
74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY 		- not rated 3,162 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
WM College
44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		- not rated 3,401 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 3,903 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH 		- not rated 4,017 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No 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 4 372 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
Wood Lane , W12 0HR 		2out of 4 4,256 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hospital Home and Education Units co St Mary's Hospitial Tuition Unit
Praed Street , 7th Floor, Great Western Ward, Qqm W W2 1NY 		- not rated 310 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire
St David's Welsh Church , W2 1SJ 		- not rated 331 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Abingdon House School
Broadley Terrace , NW1 6LG 		- not rated 753 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sylvia Young Theatre School
1 Nutford Place , London W1H 5YZ 		- not rated 868 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
International Community School
7b Wyndham Place , Marylebone W1H 1PN 		- not rated 909 yd Other independent school Yes 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
Pizza ExpressUNITS 35 AND 37, 3 MERCHANT SQUARE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER2 yd
Merchant Square Day Nursery13 HARBET ROAD56 yd
BaxterStorey - WeWork 5 Merchant Square5 MERCHANT SQUARE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER120 yd
Fantasia Palace28 PRAED STREET128 yd
Rose Cafe57 PRAED STREET154 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lockhouse Pub3 MERCHANT SQUARE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER2 yd
Brewdog PaddingtonUNIT 1, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD107 yd
Grand UnionUNIT 1, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD107 yd
The Barrel VaultUnit 23, St Pancras International Station, Pancras Road437 yd
The Beer HousePADDINGTON STATION CONCOURSE, PRAED STREET533 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hola Guacamole7 HARBET ROAD45 yd
Marks And Spencer5 MERCHANT SQUARE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER120 yd
Heist BankCONCESSION, NORTH WHARF ROAD156 yd
GreggsGROUND FLOOR, 10 PRAED STREET170 yd
Mai SushiWATERSIDE HOUSE, 35 NORTH WHARF ROAD240 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoUNIT 8, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD112 yd
Marks And Spencer258 EDGWARE ROAD211 yd
Sainsbury's318-324 EDGWARE ROAD217 yd
Tesco Metro Paddington94 CHURCH STREET412 yd
Marks And Spencer - Simply FoodGROUND FLOOR UNIT 1, PADDINGTON STATION, PRAED STREET466 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Livingwell Health Club (London Metropole)
HARBET ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool150 yd
Wilson House Recreation Ground (Closed)
Wilson House Wilson House Sussex Gardens 		squash courts246 yd
City Of Westminster College (Closed)
North Wharf Road 		health and fitness suite250 yd
Pool At St Mary'S Hospital Paddington
ST MARYS HOSPITAL ST MARYS HOSPITAL PRAED STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool289 yd
City Of Westminster College
PADDINGTON GREEN CAMPUS PADDINGTON GREEN CAMPUS PADDINGTON GREEN 		health and fitness suite311 yd
King Solomon Academy
PENFOLD STREET 		artificial grass pitch327 yd
City Of Westminster College (Closed)
Paddington Green 		health and fitness suite344 yd
Little Venice Sports Centre
CROMPTON STREET 		health and fitness suite579 yd
Westminster Childrens Sports Centre (Closed)
Crompton Street 		579 yd
Nuffield Health (Paddington)
SHELDON SQUARE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool612 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed90 Mbit/s
Average download speed188.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Merchant Square Street dangerous?

In 2023, 4793 crimes were reported near Merchant Square . 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 W2 1AZ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Merchant Square, London, W2 1AZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in W2 1AZ 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 Employee106
Student (economically inactive)39
Self-Employed24
Long-Term Sick or disabled22
Looking after home or family22
Part-Time Employee21
Other19
Retired11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Unemployed6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities36
Financial and insurance activities27
Information and communication14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Human health and social work activities12
Accommodation and food service activities11
Real estate activities10
Other7
Construction6
Mining and quarrying6
Administrative and support service activities4
Transport and storage4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Manufacturing1

People

Gender

Female159
Male169

Partnership Status

Single167
Married: Opposite sex73
Separated16
Divorced16
Widowed8

Health

Very good health182
Good health97
Fair health29
Bad health12
Very bad health8

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications23
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 14
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 23
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 40
Degree or Similar 158
Other14

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi2
Chinese13
Indian16
Pakistani21
Other Asian27
Black African30
Black Caribbean5
Other Black11
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other22
White98
Arab53
Other25

Country of Birth

United Kingdom120
European Union35
Rest of Europe19
Africa36
Middle East and Asia105
The Americas and the Caribbean11
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK120
10+ Years96
5-10 Years35
2-5 Years21
Less than 2 years55

Passport Held

United Kingdom191
Ireland1
France7
Germany11
Italy7
Portugal1
Spain5
Poland1
Other EU countries12
Turkey1
Other Europe9
North Africa9
Middle East12
Eastern Asia20
Southern Asia19
South-East Asia12
North America and the Caribbean5
Central and South America3
Oceania1
No passport held5

Religion

No religion52
Christian72
Buddhist7
Hindu11
Muslim156
Sikh1
Not answered27
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