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On Alma Square, in Abbey Road
What it's like at NW8 9PY: every home that has sold on Alma Square since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Alma Square; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
5 of the 97 homes on the street are owned by companies (1 overseas).
| 25, Alma SquareTerraced | Aug 2016 | £4,150,000 | 185 m² | £22,432/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Floor Flat, 27, Alma SquareFlat | Sept 2007 | £450,000 | – | – | 3 |
| First Floor Flat, 27, Alma SquareFlat | Jul 2014 | £720,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 27, Alma SquareFlat | Sept 2020 | £390,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 27a, Alma SquareFlat | Mar 2014 | £750,320 | 58 m² | £12,937/m² | 3 |
| First Floor Toilet, 28, Alma SquareFlat | Dec 2000 | £80,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Second Floor Flat, 28, Alma SquareFlat | Dec 2000 | £80,000 | – | – | 1 |
| First Floor Flat, 28, Alma SquareFlat | Feb 2026 | £700,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 28a, Alma SquareFlat | Sept 2003 | £370,000 | 60 m² | £6,167/m² | 2 |
| 28b, Alma SquareFlat | Nov 2004 | £302,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 29, Alma SquareTerraced | Jul 2013 | £3,550,000 | 237 m² | £14,979/m² | 4 |
| Second Floor Flat, 30, Alma SquareFlat | Apr 2008 | £420,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 30, Alma SquareFlat | Jun 2003 | £272,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 30c, Alma SquareFlat | Apr 2002 | £250,000 | 50 m² | £5,000/m² | 1 |
| 30d, Alma SquareFlat | Aug 2015 | £720,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Upper Maisonette, 31, Alma SquareFlat | Mar 1997 | £335,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, 32, Alma SquareFlat | May 2007 | £499,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 32, Alma SquareOther | Oct 2019 | £3,700,000 | 235 m² | £15,745/m² | 3 |
| Flat 1, 32, Alma SquareFlat | Sept 2004 | £315,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 33, Alma SquareTerraced | Jan 2010 | £2,650,000 | 234 m² | £11,325/m² | 1 |
| 35, Alma SquareTerraced | Mar 2024 | £3,850,000 | 239 m² | £16,109/m² | 2 |
| Second Floor Flat, 36, Alma SquareFlat | Dec 1997 | £190,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 36, Alma SquareFlat | Sept 2007 | £435,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Raised Ground Floor Flat, 36, Alma SquareOther | Mar 2021 | £733,000 | – | – | 1 |
| First Floor Flat, 36, Alma SquareFlat | Mar 2022 | £500,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Garden Flat, 37, Alma SquareFlat | Oct 2014 | £1,700,000 | – | – | 5 |
| First And Second Floor Flat, 37, Alma SquareFlat | Dec 2025 | £1,255,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Raised Ground Floor Flat, 37, Alma SquareFlat | Aug 2015 | £730,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 38, Alma SquareTerraced | Oct 2018 | £3,535,000 | 285 m² | £12,404/m² | 1 |
| 42, Alma SquareTerraced | Dec 2011 | £3,600,000 | 286 m² | £12,587/m² | 3 |
| 43, Alma SquareSemi-detached | Jan 2006 | £1,950,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 2, 45, Alma SquareFlat | Jul 1998 | £180,000 | 48 m² | £3,750/m² | 1 |
| 45a, Alma SquareFlat | Jul 2007 | £627,000 | – | – | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 57% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Maida Vale Underground station, a few minutes' walk (500 m). The nearest rail station is Kilburn High Road, 1.1 km away, with 758k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Abbey Road Studios / Grove End Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 139, 189); 115 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 13% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 5 km away as the crow flies.
55% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Joseph's RC Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is St George's Catholic School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 55.9 · 22% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Paddington Academy (1.1 km) and Ark King Solomon Academy (1.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (5.3 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 400 m away, with Corner Shop closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Johns Wood Medical Practice (350 m), with Holmes Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Studio 52 is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Mary's Hospital, 2.0 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 0 pubs and bars.
Lexington @ Abbey Road Studios is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Elgin the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 86 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 66% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (St John's Wood, Maida Vale).
There are 160 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (81%).
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Violet Hill Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Pilates Tonic (450 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond), 3.2 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
61 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 9 and 11, Hill Road Nw8 | II | 60 m |
| 5 and 7, Hill Road Nw8 | II | 70 m |
| the Studio | II | 90 m |
| 6, Abercorn Place Nw8 | II | 120 m |
| 12-16, Abercorn Place Nw8 | II | 130 m |
| 8 and 10, Abercorn Place Nw8 | II | 130 m |
| 18-22, Abercorn Place Nw8 | II | 130 m |
| 92 and 94, Hamilton Terrace Nw8 | II | 140 m |
| Abbotsfield | II | 140 m |
| 30, Abercorn Place Nw8 | II | 150 m |
| Zebra Crossing Near Abbey Road Studios | II | 150 m |
| Forecourt Wall and Gatepiers to Numbers 28 and 30 | II | 160 m |
Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Cities of London and Westminster constituency: Rachel Blake MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 2,708 (6.9%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Labour 39%, Conservative 32%, Liberal Democrat 11%, Green Party 7%.
81 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near NW8 9PY →
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 22.0 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 16 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 20 km.
Many neighbours rent: 43% of households rent privately and 23% socially.
It's young: 23% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 57% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Regent's University London, 1.8 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.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 97 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 0 of 33 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 72.3% | 51.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.5% | 15.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 22.6% | 31.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.