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W1F West End — Family Area Report

West End · Westminster

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Westminster£994/yr
Family densityVery low · Under 16%12% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

W1F is the London postcode area covering West End in the London Borough of Westminster. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 30 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Victoria in 20 min on the morning rush. 12% of households here have dependent children — very low.

What borough is W1F in?

W1F is in the London Borough of Westminster. Its representative postcode sits in the West End ward. On our family-life index, W1F scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density1
Commute70

Schools

30 within 1 mile

There are 30 schools within a mile of W1F — 5 primary and 1 secondary among the top matches. The closest is Soho Parish CofE Primary School, 208m from the postcode centre.

  • Soho Parish CofE Primary School

    Primary · 90 pupils

    208m

  • Jeannine Manuel School

    Independent · 687 pupils

    591m

  • The Royal Ballet School

    Independent · 227 pupils

    656m

  • Academy21

    Secondary

    678m

  • St Josephs Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 133 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    815m

  • All Souls CofE Primary School

    Primary · 180 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    839m

  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    Higher education institutions

    861m

  • University of London

    Higher education institutions

    863m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

W1F is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    7
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    26

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    Waterloo
    23 min
    via Southeastern
    King's Cross
    24 min
    via Victoria + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    21 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Canary Wharf
    30 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    27 min
    via Elizabeth line
    VictoriaFastest
    20 min
    via 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Victoria in 20 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode W1F. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    W1F — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about West End, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    What London borough is W1F in?
    W1F is in the London Borough of Westminster. Its representative postcode falls in the West End ward. W1F scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is W1F a good area for families?
    W1F (West End, Westminster) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in W1F?
    There are 30 schools within a mile of W1F, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. W1F scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is W1F?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in W1F in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, W1F scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from W1F to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from W1F is Victoria in about 20 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in W1F?
    12% of households in W1F's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very low (Under 16%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near W1F

    The closest postcodes to W1F we cover are WC1H (Bloomsbury, ~1.6km), NW1 (Regent's Park, ~2.3km), SW1V (Pimlico North, ~2.7km) and EC1V (Bunhill, ~2.8km). Families weighing W1F usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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