W1B, London house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in London, part of the W postcode area

Likely student area · 0.5km from The University of Westminster

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Average asking price
£1.44m
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£14k
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
11.3%
151% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
8.5%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
4396
4168% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Westminster)
#2 of 318

Summary

W1B has a gross rental yield of 11.3%, 151% above the UK average, ranking #1 of 24 W postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

+1.5pp since Jul
Jul: 1.0% 1.0% Jul Aug: 1.7% 1.7% Aug Oct: 2.5% 2.5% Oct

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W1B by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £575k — — 1 / 0
1 £888k £6,500 — 2 / 3
2 £1.10m £21k — 11 / 1
3 £5.22m — — 4 / 0
4 £3.83m £36k — 2 / 2

Nearby W postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
W1G £1.43m £12k 9.8% Compare
W8 £1.78m £12k 8.1% Compare
W1D £850k £5,417 7.6% Compare
W1T £995k £5,250 6.3% Compare
W2 £1.00m £5,200 6.2% Compare
W1W £1.48m £6,998 5.7% Compare
W3 £500k £2,250 5.4% Compare
W7 £550k £2,400 5.2% Compare
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