School Catchments and House Prices in Holland Park
In the Holland Park area, 2 schools were judged Outstanding at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024) and 1 school is rated Good.
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In the Holland Park area, 2 schools were judged Outstanding at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024) and 1 school is rated Good.
How the Holland Park school map prices each street
Concentrated demand is what a price premium actually is.
The local benchmark is £1,650,000 and a detached home averages £7,500,000.
Ofsted ratings across the Holland Park area
The commercial page for this town sets out the introduction itself: Mortgage advice in Holland Park.
Catchment is not a promise
A house advertised as in catchment may not be next year. The local council publishes last year's furthest distance offered for each school. Ask for that figure in writing before you offer.
Ratings age too. An Outstanding judgement can be several years old, and inspections since September 2024 report differently. Read the current report rather than the agent's summary of it.
The detail behind the Holland Park numbers
The schools families ask about here are Fox Primary School, Thomas Jones Primary School, St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School, Holland Park School and Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School. 3 local schools were graded Good or Outstanding at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024). Ratings age between inspections, so read the latest report before you rely on one.
On getting about: Holland Park to Notting Hill Gate takes about 2 min.
By price, Holland Park ranks 9 of the 320 London locations we cover, at £1,650,000 against a county average of £732,469. Band D council tax here is £1,643, against an average of £2,121 across the county locations we cover.
How Holland Park scores for different buyers
Holland Park is a quiet, leafy, exceptionally expensive residential district wrapped around a 54-acre park.
The full local guide covers schools, transport and the market in detail: Holland Park property and area guide.
| Who it suits | Out of five | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Families | ★★★★★ | Genuinely large houses with private gardens, a 54-acre park with playgrounds and sports facilities, and an exceptional school set, Fox Primary and Thomas Jones are Outstanding, St Mary Abbots is Good, and Saint Francis of Assisi was Outstanding in every judgement in October 2024. |
| Second-home buyers | ★★★★★ | A quiet, discreet, exceptionally secure and beautifully connected address with a great park on the doorstep, eleven minutes from Oxford Circus and a straightforward run to Heathrow, and a Band D council tax bill among the lowest in England, though the Royal Borough charges a higher rate on second homes. |
| Downsizers | ★★★★★ | Substantial lateral flats in mansion blocks and stucco conversions, many with lifts and porters, in a quiet residential setting with the park at the end of the road and Kensington High Street a walk away. |
| Professionals | ★★★★☆ | Holland Park on the Central line gives Oxford Circus in around eleven minutes and Bank in about twenty, superb for both the West End and the City, though the price of entry is severe and the district is quiet rather than lively. |
| First-time buyers | ★☆☆☆☆ | There is essentially no accessible end to this market: the cheapest one-bedroom flats start around £800,000, first-time-buyer stamp-duty relief does not reach these prices, and houses run into eight figures. |
Prime family buyers
People wanting a genuinely large house with a private garden beside a great park, with Outstanding state primaries and a strong independent sector close by, and the Central line for the West End and the City.
International & second-home buyers
People wanting a quiet, discreet, beautifully connected London base with a park on the doorstep, noting the additional-property and non-UK-resident SDLT surcharges, and the Royal Borough's higher council tax charge on second homes.
Downsizers
People trading a country house or a larger London home for a substantial lateral flat in a mansion block, with a lift, porterage and 54 acres of park at the end of the road.
Holland Park is known locally for Holland House & Opera Holland Park, and Opera Holland Park. The Jacobean mansion of 1605, for two centuries the home of one of England's most celebrated political and literary salons, largely destroyed by bombing in 1940, its surviving east wing now the backdrop to Opera Holland Park's open-air summer season.
Practical detail for Holland Park: the W11 and W14 (with W8 immediately east) postcode district, Holland Park (Central line, Zone 2); Notting Hill Gate (Central, District & Circle) and Kensington (Olympia) nearby and nearest A and E is Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith, or St Mary's, Paddington, verify with NHS.
Holland Park at a glance
| School | What to check before you offer |
|---|---|
| Fox Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Thomas Jones Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Holland Park School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
Figures are local averages used for illustration. Confirm your own numbers before acting on them.
Ask about Holland Park
Three details is all we need. You are told before anything is passed to a partner firm.
Your checklist
- Last year's furthest offer distance, in writing from the council
- The current Ofsted report, not a remembered rating
- Whether a sibling policy is applied before distance
- £165,000 of deposit at 10% on the local average, before fees
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Broadband speeds can vary street by street in Holland Park, so check the exact address before you commit. Ofcom's free checker shows which broadband speeds and mobile coverage are available at any UK property.
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