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Thinking of living at W2 1BE? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ark King Solomon Academy | Primary | 500 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Gateway Academy | Primary | 700 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| St James & St John Church of England Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 95% met the expected standard |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Marylebone Academy | Secondary | 100 m | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark King Solomon Academy | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 51.3 · 17.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Westminster Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 48.3 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Paddington Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 61.6 · 31.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The St Marylebone CofE School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 61 · 29% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire | Independent | 200 m | – |
| Abingdon House School | Independent | 800 m | Attainment 8: 0.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Paddington) | 290 m | 76 |
| Tennis | Padel Social Club (Paddington) | 540 m | 58 |
| Fitness | Porchester Centre | 970 m | 33 |
| Yoga | Porchester Centre | 970 m | 28 |
| Squash | Porchester Centre | 950 m | 22 |
| Football | The Courts at Hyde Park | 1.8 km | 22 |
| Multi-sport | Little Venice Sports Centre | 340 m | 13 |
| Cricket | Lord's Cricket Ground | 1.2 km | 11 |
| Pilates | BXR | 1.4 km | 11 |
| Athletics | Paddington Recreation Ground | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Darts | The Red Lion | 2.6 km | 9 |
| Skateboard | Royal Oak (Meanwhile 2) Skatepark | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Billiards | Bat & Ball Covent Garden | 3.5 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Paddington Sports Club | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Boxing | 12x3 Gym | 260 m | 6 |
| Cycling | Psycle | 1.1 km | 6 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 67. 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: 60% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Paddington Underground station, a few minutes' walk (250 m). The nearest rail station is London Paddington, 400 m away, with 69.9m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Hermitage Street, 50 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 18, 16); 512 departures an hour from the 23 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 6 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 3 km away as the crow flies.
68% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Ark King Solomon Academy, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Marylebone Academy, 100 m away; Attainment 8: 48.6 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ark King Solomon Academy (0.6 km) and Paddington Academy (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (7.4 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (11 km).
Few families with young children: only 11% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 250 m away, with Weezy closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Paddington Green Health Centre (250 m), with Collins Chemist the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Pall Mall Barbers is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Mary's Hospital, 300 m 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: 154 restaurants and cafés and 8 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Marks and Spencer P.L.C. is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Heist Bank the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 282 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 68% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Bayswater).
74 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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| Connaught House School | Independent | 1.0 km | – |
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There are 106 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (87%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Saint Mary's Square, 100 m away; for exercise, 12x3 Gym (250 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 1.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 26.3 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 15 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 20 km.
Many neighbours rent: 54% of households rent privately and 16% socially.
It's young: 30% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 60% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 20% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is Regent's University London, 1.6 km 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.