Area check · W1U · West London
W1U house prices and market activity
Typical price £1,500,000 In the 12 months to June 2026, 3.4% up on the year before. Source: Land Registry.
Quieter No: W1U is quieter than most of W (West London), with fewer homes coming to market.
2 of its 6 postcode sectors are busier than most of W. Updated September 2026.
What homes sell for in W1U
Homes in W1U sold for a typical £1,500,000 in the 12 months to June 2026, 3.4% up on the year before. Half of all sales were between £958,889 and £3,850,000. That is 108% above the typical price across W (West London), £720,000. It is the 3rd most expensive of 19 districts in W.
| Type | Share of sales | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1% (1 sales) | Too few sales to say |
| Terraced | 7% (5 sales) | £1,925,000 |
| Flats | 91% (61 sales) | £1,490,000 |
Flats made up the biggest share of sales (91%). 99% of sales were leasehold and 30% were new build.
The typical price is the median: half the homes sold for more, half for less. It moves with the mix of homes that sold, so a change does not mean every home in W1U is worth that much more or less. The figures for a single street can be very different, which is what the report for one home is for.
Is W1U getting busier? Street by street: the postcode sectors in W1U
Each sector is ranked against every other sector in W (West London). Busier means more homes to choose from over the next three to six months. Quieter means fewer. This is about how many homes come up for sale, not about prices.
| Sector | Busier or quieter | What we see | How clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| W1U 2 | Quieter | Quieter than most of W: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 94% of W postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 60% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| W1U 4 | Busier | Busier than most of W: homes are coming to market faster here than in 92% of W postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 83% up on a year ago). | Strong |
| W1U 5 | Quieter | Quieter than most of W: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 79% of W postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 26% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| W1U 6 | Busier | Busier than most of W: homes are coming to market faster here than in 72% of W postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 22% up on a year ago). | Strong |
| W1U 7 | Quieter | Quieter than most of W: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 100% of W postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 83% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| W1U 8 | Quieter | Quieter than most of W: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 61% of W postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 9% down on a year ago). | Moderate |
How we know
A home needs an energy certificate (EPC) before it can be sold or let. When more certificates are lodged in a sector than usual, more homes tend to come to market there in the months that follow. We count them every month for every postcode sector in England and rank each sector against the rest of its postcode area.
Other districts in W (West London)
busier than most of W quieter
- W1B busier
- W1D quieter
- W1F busier
- W1G quieter
- W1H quieter
- W1J quieter
- W1K busier
- W1T busier
- W1W quieter
- W2 quieter
- W3 busier
- W4 busier
- W5 quieter
- W6 busier
- W7 quieter
- W8 quieter
- W9 busier
- W10 busier
- W11 busier
- W12 busier
- W13 quieter
- W14 quieter
Updated: September 2026. Refreshed every month.
Source: EPC register (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis.
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard sales), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis. Standard open-market sales only, July 2025 to June 2026.
How accurate is this? Tested on Coventry (CV) and Birmingham (B) postcode sectors, May 2011 to Feb 2025: this call picked the busier sectors 55 times in 100 over the next six months, against 49 for assuming last year's trend carries on. A useful lean, not a certainty.
This is a view on how many homes come to market. It says nothing about where prices will go.