Area guidesEdgware Road
Edgware Road
W2 · Westminster
Edgware Road, Paddington. Photograph by David Howard.
Edgware Road in Westminster offers a vibrant and eclectic mix of urban living, with a bustling high street and easy access to central London.
What stands out
- Cosmopolitan atmosphere
- Historic architecture
- Diverse culinary scene
Trade-offs
- Busy streets versus lively nightlife
- Compact living spaces versus central location
- Varied shopping options versus congested pavements
Everyday life
Residents can enjoy a wide range of international cuisine, from traditional bakeries to modern eateries, and browse the many shops and markets along Edgware Road. The area is also home to several parks and green spaces, providing a peaceful escape from the urban bustle. Local amenities cater to diverse needs, making it easy to find everything in one place.
Housing character
The area features a mix of period buildings, modern developments, and converted flats, offering a range of accommodation styles to suit different tastes and preferences. While some properties may be compact, they often feature high ceilings, large windows, and ornate details, adding to the area's charm. Residents can choose from a variety of housing types, including Victorian mansion blocks and contemporary apartments.
Getting around
Edgware Road is well-connected to the rest of London, with several tube stations and bus routes serving the area. The nearby A40 and A4200 roads provide easy access to the city's main routes, while bike lanes and pedestrianized zones make it easier to get around on foot or by bike. The area is also close to Paddington Station, a major transport hub.
Things to investigate
Visitors may want to explore the area's cultural attractions, including museums, galleries, and historic landmarks. The local community is also home to a range of events and festivals throughout the year, celebrating the area's diversity and creativity. Those interested in food and drink may enjoy sampling the many international cuisines on offer, or visiting the local markets and food halls.
Schools
Measured by distance from the area centre, straight line. Primary is a walk and secondary is a journey, so they are counted on different radii. Ofsted's published judgements, not a Greathome rating.
Primarystate-funded, within 2 km
18 schools
- Judged by Ofsted
- 17
- At least Good
- 16
- Outstanding or equivalent
- 5
- Below Good
- 1
Secondarystate-funded, within 5 km
33 schools
- Judged by Ofsted
- 30
- At least Good
- 30
- Outstanding or equivalent
- 10
- Below Good
- 0
43 open schools of every phase sit within 2 km, 14 of them independent. Independent schools carry no Ofsted judgement in this release, so they appear in the total and never in the judged figures. Nothing here establishes catchment, admissions eligibility or available places.
The nearest 6 schools, with their published judgement
| School | Phase | Distance | Published judgement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.3 km | Outstanding · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024 |
| Hospital Home and Education Units co St Mary's Hospitial Tuition Unit | Not applicable | 0.4 km | No published judgement |
| United Colleges Group | 16 plus | 0.4 km | No published judgement |
| Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.5 km | Good · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024 |
| St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School | Primary | 0.5 km | Good · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024 |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.5 km | Good · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024 |
Housing market context
£854,198average house price across Westminster, June 2026
A year earlier the same measure was £1,144,822, a change of -25.4%.
Average price across the whole local authority for one month, from the ONS series built on HM Land Registry UK House Price Index data. It is not a neighbourhood median and not a valuation of any property. Two guides in the same borough share this figure while their streets differ. House-price data is revised, and recent months are the most likely to move.
Source: Average house price by local authority, Office for National Statistics, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index.
What this report does not cover
- neighbourhood median sale price (not_available): Only a local-authority average is connected, from ONS. A neighbourhood median needs enough geocoded transactions inside the guide boundary, which the per-postcode HMLR queries cannot supply.
- rents (not_available): No rent series is connected. Advertised rents and official all-tenancy measures are different things and neither is available here yet.
- journey times (not_available): No journey planner is connected. Transport is measured as nearby stops, not as time to anywhere. TfL PTAL and journey-time APIs would replace it for London.
- school admissions history (not_available): Admission arrangements are held by each admission authority and are not in the GIAS or Ofsted snapshots.
- licensed premises and venues (not_available): No licensing register or venue dataset is connected. Food-hygiene categories are not a pub register.
- image rights (not_yet_verified): No licensed image library is connected. Return an image brief rather than an asset.
- approved boundary polygon (not_yet_verified): Boundaries are postcode-district proxies. Counts describe the districts named, not a town-centre polygon.
Boundary
Edgware Road, taken as the W2 postcode district. A postcode-district proxy, not an approved polygon. These are postcode districts standing in for an approved polygon. Present every count as "in these postcode districts", never as a neighbourhood or town-centre figure.
Sources
- Average house price by local authority — Office for National Statistics, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index
- Get Information About Schools — Department for Education
- Ofsted inspection management information — Ofsted
- Street-level crime data — Police.uk
- Postcode and administrative geography — Postcodes.io / ONS
Evidence checked 2026-09-11. Last content change 2026-09-11. Next review 2026-09-18.
What is already known about Edgware Road
Geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.
- Live postcodes
- 1,130 in W2
- Localities
- Bayswater, Campden, Church Street, Hyde Park
- Local authority
- Ealing, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster
- Country
- England
- Centre postcode
- W2 6HF
The pin uses Postcodes.io coordinates, not an exact entrance or title boundary.
Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Districts next to W2
Found in the same 2.8 km sample around the centre of W2, from 225 live postcodes. Proximity, not a boundary.
- W9Maida Vale · Abbey Road · Harrow Road50 postcodes in the sample
- W8Queen's Gate · Campden46 postcodes in the sample
- W11Colville · Norland · Notting Dale26 postcodes in the sample
- NW8Church Street25 postcodes in the sample
- SW7Queen's Gate · Knightsbridge & Belgravia25 postcodes in the sample
- W1HMarylebone23 postcodes in the sample
Nearby pubs
Pubs mapped in OpenStreetMap within 2.0 miles of W2 1JU, nearest first.
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