Bryanston & Dorset Square
Westminster 012 · 5 sub-areas · 7,776 residents
Bryanston & Dorset Square is a workplace corner of Westminster — daytime population swells with commuters, the streetscape leans busy and built-up rather than residential, and most residents who do live here rent rather than own. The population skews young, with a high concentration of 18- to 34-year-olds; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Bryanston & Dorset Square?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's a serious food scene on the doorstep — 210 restaurants and 55 distinct cuisines within a five-minute walk; the cultural offer is one of the area's draws — dozens of theatres, museums and galleries within two kilometres; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £3,122 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Bryanston & Dorset Square in Westminster
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- The median monthly rent across Bryanston & Dorset Square is £3,122.
- How safe is Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- Bryanston & Dorset Square has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 7 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- There are 22 schools within 2 km of Bryanston & Dorset Square, of which 59% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 601 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- The most common council tax band in Bryanston & Dorset Square is G, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,447. Council tax is set by Westminster council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Bryanston & Dorset Square to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Bryanston & Dorset Square to central London is approximately 7 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- 100% of premises in Bryanston & Dorset Square are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- Bryanston & Dorset Square sits in IMD decile 5 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- 27% of households in Bryanston & Dorset Square are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- The average property price across Westminster (the local authority covering Bryanston & Dorset Square) is approximately £872,135, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Bryanston & Dorset Square a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Workplace hub — there are more jobs in this area than working-age residents. (3.98 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £45,172.)
- Which local areas are part of Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- Bryanston & Dorset Square contains 5 local areas: Westminster 012C, Westminster 012B, Westminster 012E, Westminster 012D, Westminster 012A.
Frequently asked about Bryanston & Dorset Square
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Bryanston & Dorset Square is £3,122. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Bryanston & Dorset Square a safe place to live?
- Bryanston & Dorset Square has a safety score of 2/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- 59% of schools within 2 km of Bryanston & Dorset Square are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Bryanston & Dorset Square?
- Public-transport commute time from Bryanston & Dorset Square to central London is approximately 7 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Bryanston & Dorset Square different from the rest of Westminster?
- Bryanston & Dorset Square contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Bryanston & Dorset Square rank in Westminster?
- Bryanston & Dorset Square scores 21/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Westminster, see the Cities table on the Westminster page.