Flat 13, 206 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5QJ

UPRN:10033526103Flat/Maisonette2 bedsBuilt before 1900

Tenure: -Council Tax: -EPC: B (81)

Data freshness:Listing· freshPlanning· 4mo agoOwnership· 1mo agoEPC· 6mo agoRisk· 5mo agoConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 2mo agoArea· Census 2021

Flat 13, 206 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5QJ

HP Score

/ 100

Mixed

Verdict

4 days ago

Verdict: AVOID, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Significant risk factors

Evidence

17 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£1,956,000

£1.56M - £2.35MLow

Estimate

£1.96M

Range

£1.56M – £2.35M

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£9,800

£9k - £11k

Monthly

£9,800

Yield

3.67%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

Flat 13 earns an AVOID rating with HP Score 69/100. Investment score 76/100 reflects strong fundamentals. Crime intensity is elevated. Walkability is excellent (100/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsOfcom mobile coverageMarket estimates (third-party AVM)Defra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry company ownershipHM Land Registry leasesPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

69/ 100

Mixed

Investment Score

76/ 100

High

Crime Score

85/ 100

Elevated

100

Walkability

100/ 100

Excellent

Transit & Bike

Transit 100Bike 75

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Not scored as an opportunity

We will not put a number on this one.

asking price missing or outside scoring range

Withholding a score is deliberate. A number built on missing or stale inputs would look more certain than the evidence allows.

Economics

What happens to your money

Your assumptions

Purchase price£3,208,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£9,800/mo

Evidenced range £9,050-£10,500

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £1,262,410
Net cash flow: -£4,042/mo
Cash on cash: -3.8%
Score at this price: -

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 0.91 - below the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion

Property risk deep-dive →flood, subsidence, crime, environment - the full domain

Plan

Before you offer

1. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£1,956,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£9,800

Gross Yield3.67%

1y Growth-

3y Growth-6.6%

5y Growth-0.8%

10y Growth-3.2%

Last Sold Price-

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceSignificant
RadonLow
MiningUnknown
LandslideLow
Air QualityLow
NoiseHigh

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

0W1W 5QJ

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

low

2026/4882/T
(TPO REF: C5-T8) REAR GARDEN: 1 x Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) (T74) - Pollard previous points - back to the most recent, previous pollard points, removing around 5m of extended regrowth, to reduce loading and continue established management, maintaining the crown volume within reasonable proportions for the location.
Pending
2026/4880/T
REAR GARDEN: 3 x Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) (T158, T159 & T160) - Fell ground level.
Pending
2026/4885/P
Non-material amendments to planning permission ref. 2024/4840/P dated 20 August 2025 for commercial refurbishment and extension of the building, to amend the wording of Condition 15 (Green Roof Details).
Pending

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Ownership

Corporate Ownership15.3%
Overseas OwnershipNo
Lease Term Remaining1 yrs
CovenantsNone
Lease Type-
Last Ownership Change-
SourceLand Registry

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Connectivity

Broadband (Standard)

15 Mbps

Mobile 4G/5G Coverage

EEThreeO2Vodafone

EV Charger

PTAL Rating

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Area Profile

Median EarningsLocal authority£45,172

Population Density-

Owner Occupied20%

Age Distribution

0-15 10%16-64 77%65+ 13%

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Schools Nearby

Southbank International School Westminster
0.1 mi
Inspected by ISI
Eifa International School
0.2 mi
Good
Royal Academy of Music
0.3 mi
-
The St Marylebone CofE School
0.3 mi
Area grades2025
Inspected after Ofsted withdrew the single overall grade.

2 of 5 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.

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Boundary data not available for this property

No registered title polygon, building footprint, or street match for this property yet.

Why: No HMLR INSPIRE / OSM footprint / OS Open USRN match for this UPRN

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE / OpenStreetMap / OS Open USRN