W1U, London house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in London, part of the W postcode area

Likely student area · 0.6km from Royal Academy of Music

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Average asking price
£1.69m
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£5,087
UK avg £1,300
Gross rental yield
3.6%
21% below UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
2.7%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-06)
3798
3587% above UK avg

Summary

W1U has a gross rental yield of 3.6%, 21% below the UK average, ranking #18 of 24 W postcode districts by yield.

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W1U by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £450k £3,878 3 / 24
1 £765k £4,052 6.4% 23 / 50
2 £1.69m £5,416 3.8% 68 / 70
3 £2.75m £8,499 3.7% 25 / 18
4 £2.90m £12k 11 / 2

Nearby W postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
W8 £1.69m £12k 8.6% Compare
W1G £1.40m £9,555 8.2% Compare
W1D £900k £4,117 5.5% Compare
W3 £500k £2,250 5.4% Compare
W9 £650k £2,925 5.4% Compare
W6 £800k £3,500 5.2% Compare
W7 £487k £2,100 5.2% Compare
W13 £546k £2,200 4.8% Compare
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