Overview
The Portman Estate is an estate and letting agent based at Ground Floor, 40 Portman Estate, London, W1H 6LT. It is an independent, single-office business on our register. The registered business name is Portman Settled Estates Limited. Companies House number 01055334. It has been trading since 1972-05-22. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. On the Find a Local Agent score it ranks 46th of 179 estate agent offices in Westminster (2026-10-19).
Today it has 6 homes for sale at a median asking price of £57,500.
Homes in the W1H postcode district sold for a median £1,055,000 across 50 sales in the last 12 months. Across Westminster the average price is £876,788 (July 2026), -19.6% over ten years and 6.2× its January 1995 level. Since 1995 the median sold price in W1H has moved from £139,000 to £951,387 across 4,784 recorded sales. 62 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in W1H.
Market position and ranking
46/179 in Westminster on the Agent Score (75/100, provisional: 25% data) · 5 of 13 in W1H · 46 of 179 in Westminster · 420 of 1,694 in London
No league history on record yet
This branch does not appear in the register’s historical town league tables. Its position will build up from our own daily reading of agents’ websites.
Stock on the market
The homes The Portman Estate is advertising, by price, bedrooms, property type, time on the market and postcode. Source: Homes for sale on portmanestate.co.uk, 19 October 2026.
| Homes for sale | 6 | Listed in the last 14 days | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average asking price | £68,333 | Median asking price | £57,500 |
| Average time on market | — | Median time on market | — |
| Sold subject to contract or under offer | 0% | Homes to let | 5 |
Homes for sale by price
Number of homes in each asking-price band
Time on the market
How long its current homes for sale have been listed
Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
Reviews
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Online presence
Profiles are found by reading the links on the agent’s own website. Follower counts and posting activity will be added as they are collected.
The local market
Average prices across Westminster since January 1995, and what has sold in W1H in the last year. Westminster averages £876,788 in July 2026, -17.8% over five years and -19.6% over ten.
Average house price, Westminster
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Westminster
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sold prices in W1H since 1995
Median price each year by property type, HM Land Registry
Homes sold each year in W1H
4,784 completed sales since 1995
Sales per month in W1H
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in W1H
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, W1H | £1,055,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | — | Semi-detached | — |
| Terraced | £2,050,000 | Flat | £892,500 |
Other agents in W1H
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| O’Sullivan Property Consultants | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 51today |
| Kare Estates | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 44today |
| Copperstones Limited | Letting agentIndependent | 30recorded 2022 |
| Diamond Locations & Co Ltd | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 16today |
| Park Estates | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 15today |
| Fortis Advisors | Estate agentIndependent | 9today |
| York Estates | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 6today |
| Cashlong Real Estate Services Ltd | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 1today |
| ADS Property Management Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| Castlereagh Properties | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| Golden Eagle International Ltd | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| Home Fullstop Ltd | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| London Executive | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| Wallacea Living Opco Limited | Estate agentIndependent | 0today |
| ARKIT LTD | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Alexander Main Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Armford Estates Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Bellyards Home LTD | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Brandenbergh Management Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Bright Life Real Estate Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
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Company history
- Incorporated as Portman Settled Estates Limited (Companies House 01055334)
- Portman, Christopher Edward Berkeley appointed director
- Fenn Smith, Oliver Barry Kemp appointed director
- Ellis, Ian David appointed director
- Stephen, John Holmes appointed director
- Wythe, John Michael appointed director
- Lifford, Edward James Wingfield, The Viscount appointed director
- Loomes, Simon appointed director
- Jones, Michael appointed director
- Knight, Thomas James Bailey appointed director
- Balderson, Katherine Georgina appointed secretary
- Meeson, Sophie appointed director
- Balderson, Katherine Georgina appointed director
Officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portman, Christopher Edward Berkeley | director | 1998-05-13 | |
| Fenn Smith, Oliver Barry Kemp | director | 2006-03-08 | |
| Ellis, Ian David | director | 2006-10-31 | |
| Stephen, John Holmes | director | 2011-10-12 | |
| Wythe, John Michael | director | 2014-01-01 | |
| Lifford, Edward James Wingfield, The Viscount | director | 2014-07-03 | |
| Loomes, Simon | director | 2017-11-08 | |
| Jones, Michael | director | 2018-05-25 | |
| Knight, Thomas James Bailey | director | 2018-05-25 | |
| Balderson, Katherine Georgina | secretary | 2018-12-18 | |
| Meeson, Sophie | director | 2019-08-14 | |
| Balderson, Katherine Georgina | director | 2020-07-17 | |
| Brock, Robert Antony Stuart | director | — | 1999-12-09 |
| Fell, John Arnold | director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| Goodliff, Michael Richard | director | — | 1995-03-01 |
| Hatherell, Charles Anson Grey | director | — | 2000-09-01 |
| Hugall, John Stratford | secretary | — | 1998-05-13 |
| Hugall, John Stratford | director | 1995-03-01 | 1998-05-13 |
| Smith & Williamson Limited | corporate secretary | 1998-05-13 | 2003-10-22 |
| Watney, John Adrian | director | 1998-05-13 | 2013-10-03 |
Source: Companies House, company 01055334; Find a Local Agent historical market records.
Questions and answers
How many homes does The Portman Estate have for sale?
6 (Homes for sale on portmanestate.co.uk, 19 October 2026).
How long has The Portman Estate been trading?
Since 1972-05-22, about 54 years.
Which redress scheme is The Portman Estate a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near The Portman Estate?
A median £1,055,000 in W1H over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 50 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| The agent's own website, read daily by our crawler | 6 homes for sale, 5 to let, checked 19 October 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, full history (OGL) | W1H, 1995 to 2026, 4,784 sales |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Westminster, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | W1H, last 12 months |
| Companies House (free company data product) | 01055334, Active |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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