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Buying at W2 5DB

Before you offer on a home at W2 5DB: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £1.55m. In Westbourne Grove.

1 to check3 clear£1.55m typical on Artesian Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Conservation area: WestbourneChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed).
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7 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A40, 940 m awayAbout 68,498 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£1.55mtypical sale on Artesian Road, last 10 years

£13,976typical price per m² in Westbourne Grove

£16,670–£25,680per m² for homes at W2 5DB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £13,976 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £1.26m. Homes at W2 5DB have sold 19–84% above it. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Westbourne Grove

Westbourne Grove

+2% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Semi-detached	5	£4.50m	£2.80m – £8.50m
Terraced	26	£4.00m	£550k – £7.45m
Flat	151	£711k	£180k – £7.88m

Standard sales in Westbourne Grove. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

9sales on Artesian Road in the last two years

182sales in Westbourne Grove in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at W2 5DB

Home	Last sold	Floor area
39, Artesian RoadTerraced	£485,000, Jul 1996	–	Buyer's report →
41, Artesian RoadTerraced	£2,950,000, Oct 2011	–	Buyer's report →
43, Artesian RoadTerraced	£360,000, Jun 1995	–	Buyer's report →
47, Artesian RoadTerraced	£490,000, Apr 1996	147 m²	Buyer's report →
49, Artesian RoadTerraced	£3,750,000, Jan 2013	188 m²	Buyer's report →
51, Artesian RoadTerraced	£3,050,000, Dec 2016	183 m²	Buyer's report →
55, Artesian RoadTerraced	£1,250,000, Apr 2005	–	Buyer's report →
57, Artesian RoadDetached	£720,000, Oct 1998	–	Buyer's report →
59, Artesian RoadTerraced	£3,400,000, Nov 2019	182 m²	Buyer's report →
61, Artesian RoadTerraced	£3,100,000, Jan 2018

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Buying at W2 5DB

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £1.55m. In Westbourne Grove.

1 to check3 clear£1.55m typical on Artesian Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Conservation area: WestbourneChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.

Note

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed).

Note

7 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A40, 940 m awayAbout 68,498 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£1.55mtypical sale on Artesian Road, last 10 years

£13,976typical price per m² in Westbourne Grove

£16,670–£25,680per m² for homes at W2 5DB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £13,976 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £1.26m. Homes at W2 5DB have sold 19–84% above it. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Westbourne Grove, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£531k	£394k	£2,370 a month	5.4%
2 beds	£861k	£650k	£3,250 a month	4.5%
3 beds	£1.50m	£1.07m	£4,260 a month	3.4%
4+ beds	£4.62m	£3.29m	£6,010 a month	1.6%
All homes	£916k	£588k	£3,290 a month	4.3%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places