Residential dwellings
4,525
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
W1U house prices
Median sold £1,997,356 (50 sales) · Index -3.4% y/y · 12 months, sales to Jul 2025, listings to Sep 2026
What is W1U?
W1U: residential dwellings 4,525.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.0%
W1U ranks 7th of 25 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 1,055
- Mixed-use buildings
- 32%
- HMO-shaped units
- 0.0%
- EPC A or B
- 13%
- EPC D or worse
- 36%
What does W1U cost?
W1U: sold price £1,997,356 (12 months to Jul 2025, 50 sales). -3.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price
£1,997,356 12 months to Jul 2025
50 sales
-3.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jul 2025, 50 sales. Observations cover 7 of 12 months in this window.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£2,028,453 12 months to Sep 2026
333 listings
+25.5% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 333 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Asking price per m²
£22,383/m² 12 months to Sep 2026
83 listings
Median asking price per square metre of residential sale listings in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 83 listings. Observations cover 11 of 12 months in this window.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does W1U earn?
W1U: asking rent £6,249/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 437 lets).
Asking rent
£6,249/month 12 months to Sep 2026
437 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 437 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
2.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,433 lets
-8.2% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,433 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does W1U vary by home size?
Asking price in W1U runs from £1,321,019 for 1 bedroom to £2,734,412 for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,321,019 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 7 of 12 months observed | — | 54 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,779,629 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 151 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,734,412 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 51 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is W1U?
W1U: completed sales 99 (12 months to Mar 2026, 99 sales). +1% on the previous 12 months.
Completed sales
99 12 months to Mar 2026
99 sales
+1% on the previous 12 months.
Count of HM Land Registry Price Paid completions in the month for the postcode district, straight off the registry; the newest months are still registering. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 99 sales.
Sample is the registry count itself; months within six months of the last ingest are still filling.
New listings
206 12 months to Sep 2026
206 listings
-1.9% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 206 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Price reductions
127 12 months to Sep 2026
127 listings
-13% on the previous 12 months.
Listings whose last price reduction was in the month; `share` is reductions over added plus reduced. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 127 listings.
Reductions dated by the last reduction; several reductions of one listing count once.
Who is active in W1U?
21 agents listed homes for sale in W1U; the three largest took 32% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 21
- Top three agents’ share
- 32%
- New homes among listings
- 19%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns W1U?
Corporate landlords hold 57% of the 148 units in W1U whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords57% of classified · 85 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)36% of classified · 53 units
- RMC4.1% of classified · 6 units
- Housing associations2.7% of classified · 4 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does W1U rank?
W1U ranks 20th of 21 postcode districts in City of Westminster for gross yield, asking basis, at 2.9%.
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in City of Westminster
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W2 | £11,716/m² | 12 months to May 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 168 | measured |
| 2 | SW1V | £10,744/m² | 12 months to May 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 96 | measured |
| 3 | NW8 | £10,254/m² | 12 months to May 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 123 | measured |
| 4 | SW1P | £10,057/m² | 12 months to May 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 71 | indicative |
| 5 | W9 | £9,875/m² | 12 months to May 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 182 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts in City of Westminster
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in City of Westminster
W1U ranks 20th of 21 postcode districts in City of Westminster for gross yield, asking basis, at 2.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W1B | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 6 of 12 months observed | 70 | indicative |
| 2 | W2 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 8,261 | measured |
| 3 | SW1P | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,735 | measured |
| 4 | W9 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,963 | measured |
| 5 | NW8 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 5,066 | measured |
| 20 | W1U | 2.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,433 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in City of Westminster
Turnover · postcode districts in City of Westminster
Where next from W1U?
- City of WestminsterThe wider market this area sits in.
- NW8Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £18,795/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1ANeighbouring postcode district · Asking £427,929/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1ENeighbouring postcode district · Asking £12,724/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1HNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,489/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1PNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £14,476/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1VNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £14,803/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1WNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £18,932/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1YNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £8,478/m² · Aug 2026
- NW1Next door, in another authority · Asking £14,458/m² · Sep 2026
- W1TNext door, in another authority · Asking £20,567/m² · Sep 2026
- WC1ENext door, in another authority · Asking £6,907/m² · Sep 2026
- WC1BNext door, in another authority · Asking £11,607/m² · Jul 2026
- WC2HNext door, in another authority · Asking £13,087/m² · Sep 2026
- WC1ANext door, in another authority · Asking £16,418/m² · Aug 2026
Questions about W1U
- What is the median house price in W1U?
- Homes in W1U sold for a median £1,997,356 over the 12 months to Jul 2025, 50 sales. Registered completions, not asking prices.
- What is the average rent in W1U?
- Homes to let in W1U asked a median £6,249/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 437 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in W1U?
- 2.9% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,433 lets. -8.2% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in W1U?
- W1U has 4,525 homes, 0.0% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about W1U
- Property values in W1UEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in W1URegistered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in W1UWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in W1UWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in W1URegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in W1UWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in W1UWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from, and what is not published
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | 50 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 333 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 83 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 437 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,433 lets |
| Completed sales | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | 99 sales |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 206 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 127 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
- Sold price per m²
- Only 0 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Turnover
- Only 7 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Listings for sale
- Only 11 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
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