Westminster, England

The typical property in W1B

W1B covers Marylebone east and parts of the West End, a central Westminster outcode with Regent Street, the BBC (Portland Place) and substantial offices and retail with limited residential stock.

Area summary

W1B is a Westminster City Council outcode covering Marylebone east and parts of the West End, including Portland Place (with BBC Broadcasting House), Regent Street north end, Great Portland Street. The outcode is dominated by Regency and Victorian office and retail stock, plus 20th-century office blocks along Regent Street. Residential stock is limited, restricted to mansion-block conversions on Portland Place and adjacent streets and a few small apartment blocks.

Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central, Victoria), Regent's Park (Bakerloo) and Great Portland Street (Hammersmith & City, Circle, Metropolitan) stations serve the outcode.

What the data shows

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Researched facts

  • BBC Broadcasting House on Portland Place has been the BBC's headquarters since 1932, source
  • Regent Street was designed by John Nash from 1811 onwards as part of the Regent's Park development, source
  • The West End conservation area covers most of W1B, source

Buyer notes

  • Almost no family-housing stock
  • Ultra-prime central London for the limited residential conversions
  • Conservation area restricts external alterations

The full W1B data page

Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.

W1B property data

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