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W2 Lancaster Gate — Family Area Report

Lancaster Gate · Westminster

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Westminster£994/yr
Family densityLow · 16–21%19.4% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

W2 is the London postcode area covering Lancaster Gate 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). 36 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 Paddington in 11 min on the morning rush. 19.4% of households here have dependent children — low.

What borough is W2 in?

W2 is in the London Borough of Westminster. Its representative postcode sits in the Lancaster Gate ward. On our family-life index, W2 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density11
Commute70

Schools

36 within 1 mile

There are 36 schools within a mile of W2 — 11 primary and 4 secondary among the top matches. Ark Atwood Primary Academy is the top-rated near-neighbour, 933m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • Hallfield Primary School

    Primary · 223 pupils

    82m

  • College Park School

    Special · 167 pupils

    459m

  • Kensington Park School

    Independent · 173 pupils

    507m

  • St James & St John Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 143 pupils

    510m

  • Marylebone Boys' School

    Secondary · 561 pupils

    719m

  • Pembridge Hall School

    Independent · 426 pupils

    744m

  • Edward Wilson Primary School

    Primary · 254 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    745m

  • Westminster Academy

    Secondary · 1003 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    819m

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

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

W2 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
    6
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    16

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    Waterloo
    40 min
    via Elizabeth line & Northern
    King's Cross
    28 min
    via Hammersmith & City
    Liverpool Street
    34 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Canary Wharf
    43 min
    via Elizabeth line
    PaddingtonFastest
    11 min
    via 1 bus
    Victoria
    31 min
    via Circle

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Paddington in 11 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 W2. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    W2 — frequently asked questions

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

    What London borough is W2 in?
    W2 is in the London Borough of Westminster. Its representative postcode falls in the Lancaster Gate ward. W2 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is W2 a good area for families?
    W2 (Lancaster Gate, 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 W2?
    There are 36 schools within a mile of W2, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. W2 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is W2?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in W2 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, W2 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from W2 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from W2 is Paddington in about 11 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in W2?
    19.4% of households in W2's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as low (16–21%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near W2

    The closest postcodes to W2 we cover are W9 (Harrow Road, ~1.1km), W8 (Campden, ~1.7km), NW8 (Abbey Road, ~2.0km) and W11 (Notting Dale, ~2.1km). Families weighing W2 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

    Nearby reports

    W4Chiswick Gunnersbury· 66W5Ealing Broadway· 66W6Hammersmith Broadway· 66W7Hanwell Broadway· 36W8Campden· 36W9Harrow Road· 36

    Head-to-head

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