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On Hermitage Street, in Paddington & St George's Fields
What it's like at W2 1BE: every home that has sold on Hermitage Street 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 14 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Hermitage Street; 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.
24 of the 267 homes on the street are owned by companies (9 overseas).
| Apartment 122, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Apr 2017 | £1,917,000 | 117 m² | £16,385/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 102, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Feb 2017 | £1,450,000 | 85 m² | £17,059/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 119, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jun 2020 | £2,470,000 | 125 m² | £19,760/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 86, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £2,497,800 | 120 m² | £20,815/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 91, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,850,000 | 113 m² | £16,372/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 98, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,277,750 | 82 m² | £15,582/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 66, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jun 2017 | £856,950 | 58 m² | £14,775/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 89, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,854,403 | 113 m² | £16,411/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 70, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,284,000 | 79 m² | £16,253/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 56, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jun 2025 | £1,060,000 | 81 m² | £13,086/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 104, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Feb 2017 | £2,500,000 | 150 m² | £16,667/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 108, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Feb 2017 | £1,508,900 | 85 m² | £17,752/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 87, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Apr 2017 | £1,794,900 | 113 m² | £15,884/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 117, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jun 2020 | £2,357,000 | 117 m² | £20,145/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 95, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Mar 2017 | £1,420,000 | 82 m² | £17,317/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 90, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Aug 2019 | £2,101,528 | 128 m² | £16,418/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 74, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat · company-owned | Dec 2016 | £1,365,000 | 81 m² | £16,852/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 49, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Mar 2017 | £585,900 | 61 m² | £9,605/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 109, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Feb 2017 | £1,500,000 | 96 m² | £15,625/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 50, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2024 | £1,060,000 | 81 m² | £13,086/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 73, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat · company-owned | Dec 2016 | £1,070,000 | 61 m² | £17,541/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 58, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,313,074 | 79 m² | £16,621/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 97, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jan 2017 | £926,350 | 55 m² | £16,843/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 116, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,774,800 | 117 m² | £15,169/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 77, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jan 2017 | £1,463,360 | 87 m² | £16,820/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 62, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,258,467 | 81 m² | £15,537/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 103, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jun 2017 | £1,435,000 | 96 m² | £14,948/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 51, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,268,167 | 83 m² | £15,279/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 101, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jun 2024 | £670,000 | 54 m² | £12,407/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 79, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jan 2017 | £1,540,000 | 96 m² | £16,042/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 123, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £3,895,617 | 223 m² | £17,469/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 75, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Feb 2017 | £1,278,750 | 83 m² | £15,407/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 121, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £2,093,000 | 125 m² | £16,744/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 55, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £911,800 | 54 m² | £16,885/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 92, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Sept 2019 | £2,000,000 | 106 m² | £18,868/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 60, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £895,950 | 58 m² | £15,447/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 63, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat · company-owned | Dec 2016 | £1,292,000 | 83 m² | £15,566/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 105, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Feb 2017 | £1,510,000 | 73 m² | £20,685/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 112, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Oct 2024 | £665,000 | 54 m² | £12,315/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 82, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,790,775 | 111 m² | £16,133/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 72, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jul 2024 | £800,000 | 58 m² | £13,793/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 83, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jun 2017 | £1,368,000 | 96 m² | £14,250/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 110, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Aug 2017 | £1,280,000 | 73 m² | £17,534/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 71, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,325,400 | 87 m² | £15,234/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 100, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jan 2020 | £850,000 | 56 m² | £15,179/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 64, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jun 2026 | £1,050,000 | 79 m² | £13,291/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 118, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jul 2017 | £1,821,600 | 125 m² | £14,573/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 54, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £916,750 | 58 m² | £15,806/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 85, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Nov 2019 | £1,300,000 | 84 m² | £15,476/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 48, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat · company-owned | Jul 2022 | £750,000 | 58 m² | £12,931/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 114, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat · company-owned | Mar 2017 | £2,003,684 | 117 m² | £17,126/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 61, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | May 2017 | £877,500 | 66 m² | £13,295/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 94, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £878,400 | 55 m² | £15,971/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 59, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,395,000 | 87 m² | £16,034/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 65, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat · company-owned | Oct 2022 | £1,400,000 | 89 m² | £15,730/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 115, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2018 | £2,282,150 | 125 m² | £18,257/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 99, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat · company-owned | Jan 2017 | £1,240,500 | 86 m² | £14,424/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 96, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £870,575 | 54 m² | £16,122/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 80, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat · company-owned | Dec 2016 | £1,467,750 | 85 m² | £17,268/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 111, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Aug 2017 | £950,000 | 56 m² | £16,964/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 84, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Apr 2017 | £1,421,400 | 85 m² | £16,722/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 57, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,152,000 | 83 m² | £13,880/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 67, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £950,625 | 61 m² | £15,584/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 78, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,752,750 | 111 m² | £15,791/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 53, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,342,500 | 87 m² | £15,431/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 76, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,357,500 | 79 m² | £17,184/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 81, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,430,000 | 84 m² | £17,024/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 120, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £2,100,000 | 117 m² | £17,949/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 88, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Mar 2018 | £2,245,000 | 120 m² | £18,708/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 107, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Feb 2017 | £910,800 | 54 m² | £16,867/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 52, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Dec 2016 | £1,185,000 | 79 m² | £15,000/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 93, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat · company-owned | Dec 2016 | £1,720,000 | 113 m² | £15,221/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 106, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Nov 2024 | £670,000 | 56 m² | £11,964/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 113, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat · company-owned | Mar 2017 | £2,226,316 | 125 m² | £17,811/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 68, 6, Hermitage StreetFlat | Jun 2017 | £1,250,000 | 81 m² | £15,432/m² | 1 |
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).
There are 106 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (87%).
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.
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%.
66 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 W2 1BE →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
On this street: 0 of 239 homes with certificates have solar panels, 2 a heat pump, and 239 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.7% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 24.1% | 51.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 24.6% | 15.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 48.6% | 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.
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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 267 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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