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Thinking of living at NW1 5SJ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School | Primary | 500 m | 87% met the expected standard |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Ark King Solomon Academy | Primary | 850 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| The St Marylebone CofE School | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 61 · 29% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark King Solomon Academy | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 51.3 · 17.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Marylebone Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.9 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Academy21 | Secondary | 1.9 km | – |
| Francis Holland School | Independent | 250 m | 53.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| ICS London | Independent | 500 m | – |
| Abingdon House School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Francis Holland School | 270 m | 81 |
| Tennis | The Courts at The Regent's Park | 400 m | 51 |
| Fitness | Third Space | 740 m | 38 |
| Yoga | Total Chi Yoga | 110 m | 30 |
| Squash | Lords Cricket Ground | 1.3 km | 23 |
| Football | The Albany | 940 m | 21 |
| Multi-sport | Seymour Leisure Centre | 660 m | 14 |
| Billiards | The Boot | 2.4 km | 12 |
| Pilates | BXR | 300 m | 11 |
| Darts | The Champion | 1.6 km | 11 |
| Boxing | BXR | 300 m | 9 |
| Cricket | The Hub Sports Facility | 1.1 km | 9 |
| Skateboard | Royal Oak (Meanwhile 2) Skatepark | 2.3 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Paddington Sports Club | 2.3 km | 7 |
| Athletics | Regent'S Park - The Hub | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Climbing | EustonWall Climbing Centre | 1.1 km | 6 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 74. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 69% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Baker Street Underground station, a few minutes' walk (50 m). The nearest rail station is London Marylebone, 400 m away, with 11.8m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Baker Street Underground Station, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (route Jubilee); 589 departures an hour from the 25 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 4 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
You're in central London.
69% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 87% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (0.5 km), with 5 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The St Marylebone CofE School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 61 · 29% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ark King Solomon Academy (0.8 km) and Paddington Academy (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (6.9 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (10.4 km).
Few families with young children: only 10% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 100 m away; Co-Op (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Marylebone Health Centre (400 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Zig Zag is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Mary's Hospital, 1.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 95 restaurants and cafés and 2 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Baskin Robbins is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Globe Public House the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 336 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
78 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Independent |
| 600 m |
| Attainment 8: 0.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Much of it is protected: 81% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Portman Estate, Dorset Square).
There are 119 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (92%).
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Paddington Street Gardens North, 300 m away; for exercise, Total Chi Yoga (100 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 2.1 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 26.6 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 15 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 21 km.
Many neighbours rent: 55% of households rent privately and 7% socially.
It's young: 30% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 70% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 19% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is Regent's University London, 300 m away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.