Westminster, England

The typical property in W2

W2 covers Bayswater, Paddington, Little Venice and parts of Lancaster Gate and Hyde Park, a central London Westminster / Kensington and Chelsea / Ealing outcode with the Paddington Basin canal regeneration, the Elizabeth Line at Paddington and Hyde Park as the southern boundary.

Area summary

W2 spans Westminster, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Ealing and covers Bayswater (the principal area), Paddington, Little Venice (the Regent's Canal junction with the Grand Union Canal), parts of Lancaster Gate and Hyde Park. Paddington station (one of the busiest UK terminus stations, with Heathrow Express, Elizabeth Line, GWR and Bakerloo connections) is the principal transport hub. The Paddington Basin regeneration delivered substantial post-2000 high-rise apartment and office stock along the canal. Housing is mixed: substantial Victorian and Edwardian mansion-block stock around Bayswater Road, Sussex Gardens and Westbourne Terrace, Georgian terraced stock around Connaught Square, and post-2000 high-rise apartment stock around Paddington Basin.

Paddington (Elizabeth Line, Bakerloo, Hammersmith & City, Circle, District, National Rail), Lancaster Gate (Central), Bayswater (District, Circle), Queensway (Central) and Royal Oak stations serve the outcode.

What the data shows

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Researched facts

  • The Elizabeth Line reached Paddington in May 2022, source
  • Paddington Basin has been one of the largest mixed-use canal-side regeneration schemes in London, source
  • Hyde Park covers 350 acres along the southern boundary of W2, source

Buyer notes

  • Building Safety Act exposure on Paddington Basin high-rise stock
  • Multiple conservation areas restrict external alterations
  • Mansion-block service charges typically £6-12k per year

The full W2 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.

W2 property data

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