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On Queens Gardens, in Bayswater East
What it's like at W2 3AH: every home that has sold on Queens Gardens 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.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 6 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 Queens Gardens; 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.
21 of the 238 homes on the street are owned by companies (7 overseas).
| Flat 3, 61, Queens GardensFlat | Jul 1999 | £625,000 | 169 m² | £3,698/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61, Queens GardensTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2016 | £78,500 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 1, 61, Queens GardensFlat | Jul 2014 | £1,750,000 | 105 m² | £16,667/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 61, Queens GardensFlat | Oct 2021 | £2,350,000 | 126 m² | £18,651/m² | 3 |
| 63, Queens GardensFlat · company-owned | Jun 2001 | £249,950 | 537 m² | £465/m² | 2 |
| First Floor Flat, 63, Queens GardensFlat | Jun 2004 | £380,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Third Floor Flat, 63, Queens GardensFlat | Jul 2003 | £350,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Second Floor Flat C, 63, Queens GardensFlat | Oct 2006 | £410,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Lower Ground And Ground Floor Flat, 63, Queens GardensFlat | Jun 2006 | £350,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Mezzanine Level, 63, Queens GardensFlat | Sept 2008 | £140,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, 63, Queens GardensFlat | Jun 2026 | £925,000 | 56 m² | £16,518/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, 63, Queens GardensFlat | Jan 2022 | £960,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 3, 63, Queens GardensFlat | Jan 2022 | £1,061,051 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 1, 63, Queens GardensFlat · company-owned | Jun 2022 | £1,540,000 | 121 m² | £12,727/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, 63, Queens GardensFlat | Jan 2022 | £850,000 | 57 m² | £14,912/m² | 1 |
| Flat 6, 64, Queens GardensFlat | Jan 2006 | £375,000 | 69 m² | £5,435/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, 64, Queens GardensFlat | Oct 2006 | £755,000 | 81 m² | £9,321/m² | 4 |
| Flat 5, 64, Queens GardensFlat | May 2001 | £305,000 | 63 m² | £4,841/m² | 2 |
| Lower Ground Floor Flat, 64, Queens GardensFlat | Jan 1998 | £167,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, 64, Queens GardensFlat | Jul 1998 | £200,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 64d, Queens GardensFlat | Nov 1997 | £200,000 | 62 m² | £3,226/m² | 1 |
| Flat C, 65, Queens GardensFlat | Dec 2012 | £660,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat D, 65, Queens GardensFlat | Dec 2022 | £770,000 | 60 m² | £12,833/m² | 3 |
| Flat A, 65, Queens GardensFlat | Dec 1999 | £464,500 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat B, 65, Queens GardensFlat | Sept 2018 | £1,575,000 | 128 m² | £12,305/m² | 1 |
| Flat D, 66, Queens GardensFlat | May 2002 | £320,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat C, 66, Queens GardensFlat | Dec 2006 | £416,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat B, 66, Queens GardensFlat | Sept 2015 | £1,930,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Flat A, 66, Queens GardensFlat | May 2013 | £1,850,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat C, 67, Queens GardensFlat | Apr 2024 | £760,000 | 55 m² | £13,818/m² | 4 |
| Flat D, 67, Queens GardensFlat | Oct 2013 | £699,950 | 60 m² | £11,666/m² | 2 |
| Flat A, 67, Queens GardensFlat | Jul 2019 | £1,310,000 | 120 m² | £10,917/m² | 5 |
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 62% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is London Paddington, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 69.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Tottenham Court Road.
The nearest bus stop is Lancaster Gate /Columbia Hotel, 300 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 94, 148); 199 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 5 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 4 km away as the crow flies.
72% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St James & St John Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 95% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Marylebone Academy, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 48.6 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ark King Solomon Academy (1.1 km) and Paddington Academy (1.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (7.4 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (11.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 8% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Midoo Food and Wine, 300 m away, with Nisa closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bayswater Medical Centre (100 m), with Moore'S Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Raoul is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Mary's Hospital, 500 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: 84 restaurants and cafés and 2 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Lha London Paddington is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Beer House the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 236 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 86% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Bayswater, Hallfield Estate).
65 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 66-68, Queens Gardens W2 | II | 20 m |
| 23-26, Devonshire Terrace W2 | II | 30 m |
| 1-19, Devonshire Terrace W1 | II | 50 m |
| 22, DEVONSHIRE TERRACE W2 (See details for further address information) | II | 50 m |
| 27, Devonshire Terrace W2 | II | 50 m |
| 2-16, Craven Hill W2 | II | 50 m |
| 20 and 21, Devonshire Terrace W1 | II | 80 m |
| 18-22, Craven Hill W2 | II | 90 m |
| 36-46, Craven Road W2 | II | 90 m |
| 34-65, Queens Gardens W2 | II | 90 m |
| 3, Craven Hill W2 | II | 90 m |
| 5, Craven Hill W2 | II | 100 m |
Kensington and Bayswater constituency: Joe Powell MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 2,903 (6.9%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 34%, Liberal Democrat 7%, 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 3AH →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
There are 104 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (94%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 74% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Kingdom Square, 600 m away; for exercise, Ultimate Performance (300 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 1.3 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 24.8 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: 61% of households rent privately and 9% socially.
It's young: 31% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 69% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 16% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is Imperial College London, 1.6 km away (TEF Gold).
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 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.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Queens Gardens in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 130 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 22 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 | 55.3% | 51.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 25.1% | 15.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 16.8% | 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.
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