HoodEx scores areas of City of Westminster, England, United Kingdom from 0 to 10 on green space and air, comfort and safety, homes and buildings, shops and services, and getting around. Of the areas reported on in depth so far, Marylebone scores highest at 8.3/10, against an average of 7.7/10. Open any report below, or find which part of City of Westminster fits you.
The City of Westminster sits at the historic core of London, bordered by the River Thames to the south. It is laid out as a dense weave of offices, retail streets, and residential quarters, with housing ranging from stately Georgian townhouses and mansion blocks to modern flats tucked above commercial thoroughfares. The Underground and bus network is extensive, and most daily travel happens on foot or by public transit. Its climate is mild and maritime, with overcast skies common year-round. Mayfair, Marylebone, Soho, and Covent Garden each carry distinct characters, from formal garden squares and quiet mews to crowded entertainment streets and theater districts. The measurements suggest community life and local services are the most consistent strength across the borough, while access to nature and greenery is the scarcest resource.
Across the 4 measured areas HoodEx has mapped in City of Westminster, the average score is 7.7 out of 10 — strong. That places City of Westminster 6th of the 33 cities measured so far, 1.1 above the 6.6 average across those cities.
The highest-scoring area is Marylebone at 8.3/10; the lowest is Soho at 7.1/10. A gap of only 1.2 points means City of Westminster is fairly even: most areas offer a similar standard, and the choice comes down to what kind of place you want rather than how good it is. 4 of the 4 areas score 7 or better.
Averaged across City of Westminster: green & air 5.3, comfort & safety 7.3, homes & buildings 8.1, shops & services 9.6 and getting around 8.2, each out of 10.
City of Westminster's strongest category is shops & services — community life and local services — at 9.6/10, 2.9 above the 6.7 average for that category. The weakest is green & air — greenery and environmental quality — at 5.3/10, 0.4 below the 5.7 average. Those two are the shape of the city: what it gives you everywhere, and what you have to hunt for.
Against the other 33 measured cities, City of Westminster ranks 5th for homes & buildings and 1st for shops & services.
The score that swings most from one City of Westminster area to the next is comfort & safety: 6.3/10 in Mayfair, 8.4/10 in Marylebone — a spread of 2.1 points. In practice that means how the street feels to stand in is the thing your choice of address actually decides here.
By contrast shops & services moves by only 0.2 points across the whole city, so it is close to a constant: worth knowing about City of Westminster, but not worth paying extra for one street over another.
Within United Kingdom, HoodEx has measured 4 cities, averaging 7.3/10. City of Westminster is 0.4 above the 7.3 average for the country, 1st of the 4.
No single area wins on everything, so it is worth knowing which one leads on the thing you care about. In City of Westminster that is most green space: Marylebone (6.1/10 green & air), best connected: Covent Garden (8.8/10 getting around), strongest community life: Marylebone (9.7/10 shops & services) and best housing stock: Mayfair (8.7/10 homes & buildings).
Open any of them below for the full breakdown — the five category scores, the components underneath them, and what residents have reported.
Describe the life you want — budget, commute, how much green you need, how lively the street should be — and HoodEx ranks City of Westminster's neighbourhoods against your answers instead of you looking up one address at a time.
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These parts of City of Westminster have been measured in full — each has its own page with the five scores, the readings underneath them and photos of the streets.
Every HoodEx neighbourhood is scored from 0 to 10 in five categories. Scores are generated by AI analysis of satellite imagery, street-level imagery, points of interest and public datasets, then blended into a single overall score.
HoodEx has scored 4 neighbourhoods in City of Westminster. New areas are added when someone checks a local address.
The average overall score across scored City of Westminster neighbourhoods is 7.7/10, blended from our five scoring categories — 1.1 above the 6.6 average across the 33 cities HoodEx has measured.
Marylebone currently has the highest overall score in City of Westminster at 8.3/10, 1.2 points ahead of the lowest-scoring measured area, Soho (7.1/10).
Marylebone scores highest on green & air in City of Westminster at 6.1/10, covering green space, air and water quality and natural features. The city average for green & air is 5.3/10.
Covent Garden leads on getting around — transit access, road connectivity, walkability and reaching everyday destinations — at 8.8/10, against a City of Westminster average of 8.2/10.
Comfort & safety varies most across City of Westminster — a spread of 2.1 points between Mayfair (6.3/10) and Marylebone (8.4/10). That makes how the street feels to stand in the thing your address decides here, while shops & services is close to constant citywide (0.2 points).
HoodEx has measured 4 cities in United Kingdom, averaging 7.3/10. City of Westminster is 0.4 above the 7.3 average, ranking 1st of the 4.
Every neighbourhood is scored 0–10 in five categories — Green & air, Comfort & safety, Homes & buildings, Shops & services, and Getting around — using AI analysis of satellite imagery, street-level imagery, points of interest and public datasets. The five category scores are blended into a single overall score.
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Scores update as new analyses are run and community feedback comes in. Each neighbourhood page shows when it was last updated.