Westminster, England

The typical property in W1K

W1K covers Mayfair north (Grosvenor Square, Brook Street, Mount Street), a central Westminster outcode with the former US Embassy site, Claridge's hotel and substantial Georgian townhouse and mansion-block stock.

Area summary

W1K is a Westminster City Council outcode covering Mayfair north, including Grosvenor Square (the centre of the former American diplomatic presence, with the US Embassy operating here from 1938 to 2018 before relocating to SW8), Brook Street (with Claridge's hotel and the Handel House Museum), Mount Street and South Audley Street. The Grosvenor Estate (Duke of Westminster's freehold) is the major landowner. Housing is dominated by Georgian and Victorian townhouse stock with significant mansion-block development from the 1900s-1930s.

Bond Street (Elizabeth Line, Central, Jubilee) and Marble Arch (Central) stations serve the outcode.

What the data shows

Average sold
£9,481,591
From 37 sales
Median sold
£6,400,000
Dominant stock
flat-maisonette
Full data for W1K

Researched facts

  • The former US Embassy on Grosvenor Square is being redeveloped as the Chancery Rosewood hotel, source
  • Claridge's hotel on Brook Street opened in 1856, source
  • The Mayfair conservation area covers W1K, source

Buyer notes

  • Grosvenor Estate leasehold has distinctive design covenants
  • Ultra-prime central London, freehold values among the highest in the world
  • Conservation area restricts external alterations

The full W1K 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.

W1K property data

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