W2 · Westminster · Zone 1
Renting in Bayswater and Paddington
What it costs to rent in Bayswater and Paddington (W2), how you get around and what the area is like, from 410 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £3,000 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £4,821 a month
- Homes to rent
- 410
Rents
What renting in Bayswater and Paddington costs
Median asking rents of whole homes listed on nHabit on 23 October 2026. The middle half shows where the central half of rents fall, once 20 or more homes are listed.
Studio
£1,850 a month
15 homes · 6% above London
1 bedroom
£3,000 a month
97 homes · middle half £2,275 to £3,600 · 40% above London
2 bedrooms
£4,821 a month
128 homes · middle half £3,975 to £6,933 · 75% above London
3 bedrooms
£7,345 a month
134 homes · middle half £6,845 to £9,999 · 96% above London
4+ bedrooms
£13,000 a month
36 homes · middle half £10,763 to £21,446 · 117% above London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | £1,850 | Not enough homes yet | 15 | 6% above |
| 1 bedroom | £3,000 | £2,275 to £3,600 | 97 | 40% above |
| 2 bedrooms | £4,821 | £3,975 to £6,933 | 128 | 75% above |
| 3 bedrooms | £7,345 | £6,845 to £9,999 | 134 | 96% above |
| 4+ bedrooms | £13,000 | £10,763 to £21,446 | 36 | 117% above |
These figures describe the homes listed, so a large new rental building can move a district's median. How rents move month to month across London is in the London rent report.
Getting around
The stations Bayswater and Paddington's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Underground
Bayswater
4 min walk · nearest for 130 homes
Underground
Edgware Road Station / Bakerloo Line
2 min walk · nearest for 82 homes
Underground
Royal Oak
4 min walk · nearest for 36 homes
Underground
Marble Arch
5 min walk · nearest for 30 homes
Schools
Schools in W2
Open primary and secondary schools with an W2 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
5
open schools
1 of the 1 with a graded Ofsted judgement was rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
2
open schools
1 of the 1 with a graded Ofsted judgement was rated Good or Outstanding.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in W2
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 26.1 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.8 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 5).
Flood risk
High surface-water risk
No river or tidal flood warning area nearby. Check a particular address on gov.uk before you sign.
Crime
What was reported in August 2026
The kinds of crime police.uk recorded in W2, as shares of the total. We show what is reported rather than how much: raw counts follow how many people pass through an area, not just who lives there.
- Anti-social behaviour23%
- Violence and sexual offences19%
- Other theft14%
- Drugs10%
Sources
- Rents, homes and stations: whole homes and studios to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026, as their listings describe them. Asking rents, not the rents finally agreed.
- Crime: police.uk, August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Air quality: © Crown 2026 copyright Defra via uk-air.defra.gov.uk, licenced under the Open Government Licence (OGL).
- Flood risk: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
- Schools: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education) and Ofsted. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.