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You might be interested in the Financial Section on this site. Banks, like Building Societies, often have a restricted range of services - and are notoriously conservative when investing your money. This usually results in very low rates of return. Our financial section covers other Financial Institutions, Mortgages, Investment Consultants, Credit & Finance Companies - and Crowd Funding!

Also see below for all the Building Societies around Your Postcode with their contact details. Just click through to go to a map, street views, reviews and a link to their own websites.

Banks

Harrods Bank Limited

87 - 135 Brompton Rd, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7XL, UK – 020 7225 6789

Its now made it so much easier for African Dictators to pick up their favourite item to spend corruption money on! Gold bars are so discreet, easily converted into any currency in the world, and best of all is now available to purchase over the counter without any ID checks and paid for by hard cash. So while the missus is shopping for her Gucci bag upstairs, the hubby is downstairs loading up on these...

Lovely time with the staff always feel welcome.

Al Rayan Bank

77-79 Edgware Rd, London W2 2HZ, UK – 020 7479 1030

Very efficient services, the staff are extremely courteous knowledgeable and helpful. My favourite bank .Thank you to everyone who served me either at the tills or over the phone,superb customer service !!!

Very friendly staff. Nice bank .good halal products.

C Hoare & Co

32 Lowndes St, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 9HZ, UK – 020 7245 6033

Hoare's Bank provides outstanding customer service, backed by the highest levels of integrity and security.

Building Societies

Yorkshire Building Society

255 Kensington High St, Kensington, London W8 6NA, UK – 020 7602 0006

Norland Conservation Society

147 Portland Rd, London W11 4LR, UK – 020 7822 2800

Cumberland Estate Agents

35 Chagford St, Paddington, London NW1 6EA, UK – 020 7724 6514

Local Chambers of Commerce for W9 3RS. These can be an extraordinarily effective way of getting into the business community and / or getting things done. Equally they can be entirely useless depending on the chair. If they have networking events associated with them definitely go, and keep going, if you have a business that need local support. What you put in is exactly what you get out. Below is the national site. Watch this slot - it might improve!
The Old Marylebone Town Hall

Westminster Council House, 97-113 Marylebone Rd, Marylebone, London NW1 5PT, UK – 020 7641 7500

Beautiful place to celebrate a wedding! The rooms are wonderful, such great panelling and ceiling details. The Westminster room is particularly special. It gives a certain gravitas to the very special occasion. The registrars were absolutely perfect presenting the ceremony with a perfect balance of humour and seriousness. We shared in a very special occasion at a great place. We were also reminded of an lovely occasion at this location when we came to register our sons births!

Great weddings here

Town Hall

Hornton St, Kensington, London W8 7NX, UK – 020 7361 3000

Good place but the council lacks efficiency

Pretty good as a conference venue, have been here for Astrofest every year for years.

This link works well. If you have fly tipping, litter issues etc you can either click and enter your local authority or find it on an interactive map. The services just drop down for you.
Find the local council, MP and MEP for W9. Type your postcode into relevant box and find details for your local councillor, MP and MEP. MPs can be extremely useful if you want a local issue aired or fixed. Get an appointment for a surgery meeting if you want to talk directly to your MP.

Councils have also become increasingly useful, business focused and lean. If you want something done think about contacting your local council or contacting your local representative. Click below to get the contact details of your representatives for the Paddington area
Find local dentists and dental practices around Paddington and W9 3RS with location maps and contact details. The link below takes you to a vastly improved NHS site which tells you what you need to know! This includes whether they take NHS patients and lots of other useful information. You can also find out whether they do orthodontic dentistry and other complex work.

Well worth a click.

Dental Surgeries

Belsize Dental Care

4 Belsize Cres, Belsize Park, London NW3 5QU, UK – 020 7794 8494

I'm very pleased with the service I received from professional hygienist Maria! She is amazing! My teeth felt so much cleaner and better! Will definitely be back and highly recommend it! 5 out of 5!!!

Best dentist I've ever been to - Dan and his team were superb. Also a BIG thanks to Maria for a brilliant job and continued great advice.

The Bush Dental Clinic

278 Uxbridge Rd, White City, London W12 7JA, UK – 020 8743 0585

I have been registered with this surgery for a long time and have been happy with the service I have received. The receptionists are always friendly and helpful. I have been especially impressed with the care of Dr Zaman Mirza who has seen me for the the past year or so. I am a health professional myself and I have been impressed with his thorough approach, clear explanations of treatment plans and clinical abilities. I highly recommend this dental practice.

I recently had treatment with Dr Mirza, what a lovely dentist very patient and attentive. I was so nervous before I went for treatment but Dr Mirza and all his staff took time to reassure me and I felt completely comfortable and would certainly recommend this dentist to all. Very clean and tidy practice and fantastic staff.

Dentist @ W2

3-4 Norfolk Pl, Paddington, London W2 1QN, UK – 020 3773 8664

I am a new patient to the practice and am extremely impressed. I would highly recommend this service. My dentist was very thorough and made me feel completely relaxed and confident. He explained the treatment plan in detail and completed the first part of the plan swiftly and professionally. I will be returning as a regular patient as I was made to feel welcome and the practice is very welcoming and friendly. Thanks guys xxx

Very professional. The doctor explains all procedures very kindly. He took me even without the previous booking as an emergency case. It made my life so much easier.

The Bush Doctors

147 Shepherd's Bush Green, Hammersmith, London W12 8PP, UK – 020 8749 1882

Fantastic doctors who genuinely care about their patients. The reception team are helpful too. Getting appointments is tricky, but that's the standard in surgeries these days.

Great surgery, amazing staff. Reception staff are friendly and helpful. Dr Pamini is always thorough.

Doctorcall - 24 Hour Private Visiting Doctor

121 Harley St, Marylebone, London W1G 6AX, UK – 0344 257 0345

The doctor was able to come to my flat quite quickly. He was very friendly and helpful and helped me with my condition effectively. I recommend this service very much.

Very good service, polite, prompt and professional. Not the cheapest but I would use again if needed.

London Doctors Clinic Private GP

11.10, 20 Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W2 6LG, UK – 020 8712 9378

I found the service offered very useful. I was seen on time, by a kind and interested doctor. I would definitely recommend the London Doctor's clinic.

I arrived around 10 minutes early to the clinic, signed in and told the receptionist my appointment details. I was told to sit down and wait. I was not called for my appointment until 10 minutes after my dedicated time and when I arrived to meet the doctor, it was assumed that I had arrived late as she did not know the reason why I had been called up late and had to rush my appointment. I did not feel entirely welcome because of this delay and was already relatively stressed out related to why I had booked an appointment to see the GP in the first place. The doctor was professional and did all she could to help me and had apologized for the delay. But I think there is some sort of miscommunication between your reception and your doctors. I don't think I will be returning because of this rather uncomfortable experience.

NHS Direct is now NHS 24. Just dial 111 to speak to a professional or click the link below for there self help website. Lots of really useful info but keep clear of heart surgery! If in doubt ask your GP or call 111. Good luck.

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University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

16-18 Westmoreland St, Marylebone, London W1G 8PH, UK – 020 3456 7898

My son had two operations here amazing staff on floor one intensive care brilliant care floor three the physio staff I'm be for ever grateful for the care the surgeons are doing on my son outstanding work and were overseas

My wife had surgery for her kidney stones at Westmorland hospital and I must say staff nurses ( Hannah & student nurse tayin on the 3rd floor ) and doctor Miss Allen & her team was super amazing. Also Susie & Siobhan ( senior nurses ) were great and been so helpful. I would highly recommend this hospital to everyone... so thank very much guys !!! Anil & Amandeep

Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust

17 Lyndhurst Gardens, Hampstead, London NW3 5NU, UK – 020 7794 0692

Good neurology department

Nightingale Hospital

11, 19 Lisson Grove, Marylebone, London NW1 6SH, UK – 020 7535 7700

they do the best they can. Some of these reviewers should try a stint in an nhs ward and maybe they won't be so quick to complain

Local hospitals - community hospitals and hospitals with A&E departments for W9 3RS.

The new NHS website below is very well worth a look. Hospitals are not only listed but evaluated. I certainly know which ones I would go to! At the very least you will know what questions to ask if you are sent to one which has not entered its data. Good luck!
Find the local Health Trust for W9 3RS

Find Local Churches & Places of Worship

Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception

114 Mount St, Mayfair, London W1K 3AH, UK – 020 7493 7811

Very nice parish. Good services. Not too small, not dark, good acoustics. Well presented and maintained. Set back from the road if you're approaching from Mount Street.

This is a welcoming church in the centre of London. It is set in a park which provides short pretty walks in good weather. There are several services on a Sunday. We went to the 11.00 am service. It was in Latin reflecting the cosmopolitan nature of the congregation. It was followed by a drink in the hall where we were made very welcome.

Elim Pentecostal Church

Kensington Temple, Kensington Park Rd, London W11 3BY, UK – 020 7908 1700

Awesome. Strong in Word and Spirit. Very loving!

Methodist Church House

25 Marylebone Rd, Marylebone, London NW1 5JR, UK – 020 7486 5502

Nice

Your local Christian churches. Click on your town/village to find churches in your area. Good and media savvy churches will give you a real feel for what sort of service to expect.
This is a brilliant site. Click to see virtually everything you are likely to need to know about the Police and crime statistics around Paddington. You can often even see a photo of your local policeman!

Crimestoppers - Call 0800 555111 or 101 for non emergency

Find Recycling Centres

Regis Road Recycling Centre

Regis Rd, London NW5 3EW, UK – 020 3620 4026

Brilliant service. They take pretty much everything. The workers there are very helpful.

Came here with a car full of stuff when clearing out our cellar. They seem to be able to take most types of things you might reasonably be able to recycle, and the staff were helpful and not at all officious as you could imagine they might be in a place like this. Overall no complaints from me.

Sita UK Ltd

72 Tavistock Cres, London W11 1AN, UK – 020 7792 1733

Recycle For London Collection Point

61 Kilburn Park Rd, London NW6 5LA, UK

Give and get free stuff. Here you will find lots of items that people are willing to give away, for FREE! This is instead of taking them to a local landfill site. The aim of this site is to reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill (20.9 million tonnes of it last year in the UK) and recycling is great news for the environment.
We all know that we need to recycle more - and this is a great way of doing it.
You may prefer to go through to our Eating Out page which has a complete range of places you can go from the most economical to the most lavish.  Please CLICK HERE!

You will also find Take Aways and Pubs in this section. Enjoy!

Local Restaurants & Places to Eat around Paddington

Launceston Place

1A Launceston Pl, Kensington, London W8 5RL, UK – 020 7937 6912

This restaurant has a very welcoming feel to it. Love the interior and all the staffs are so friendly. Although it’s a fine dinning restaurant, it doesn’t have the snobbish vibe like many other places. We had the tasting menu and we enjoyed every single dish on the menu. Their breads and toasts are amazingly delicious. When we’re so full after the main, they served us a great dessert so the whole dinner ended at high. When I made booking, I let them know that it’s for a birthday celebration and they seated us at a very nice table. At the end, they even brought in a small piece of cake to say happy birthday. All in all, we really like this restaurant and we will definitely be coming back for more!

Really great place now been to twice. Really great food, I suspect this place will have some stars very shortly. Tried tasting menu both times; highlights are just about every dish but you will remember the pork dish, the celeriac and the dessert. Amazing !

Zaika

1 Kensington High St, Kensington, London W8 5NP, UK – 020 7795 6533

Best place for Indian food. Beautiful dining room, highly trained and qualified staff. Food exquisite. Prices are perfect for the food you get. Highly recommendable.

One of the best Indian restaurants in Kenigston.Their food is the closest to authentic Indian cuisine. It’s always fresh and consistent. The variety is great and all the dishes are great. The service us really quick and yet friendly. Ambiance is decent and you can tell that the owner must be a cricket fan. Good value for money. Best dish would be biryani and the fish.

Oka Restaurant

71 Regent's Park Rd, Camden Town, London NW1 8UY, UK – 020 7483 2072

Unbelievable value considering how incredible the food is. Potions are generous and even the set menu is full of first class dishes. Just found out you can also do delivery/takeaway. Looking forward to hearing back soon.

Great little quaint place. The food is very good quality and the owner and staff really listen (and do something about) to each customer’s feedback. We order/eat here every sunday 😅

Nursery and Preschools

Bright Horizons St John's Wood Day Nursery and Preschool

70 Marlborough Hill, London NW8 0NH, UK – 020 3780 3027

Pretty good nursery despite its recent downgrade by Ofsted. There is a new manager there now and it has improved dramatically. The carers genuinely care about the kids and my two bounce out daily polite and relaxed. They aren't helicopter-parenting either, thankfully. Bit pricy but it is St Johns Wood so what do you expect?

West Hampstead Day Nursery & Pre-School

11 Woodchurch Rd, London NW6 3PL, UK – 020 7328 4787

Such a lovely team and very friendly I can only recommend it.

Bright Horizons Holland Park Day Nursery and Preschool

34 Ladbroke Grove, London W11 3BQ, UK – 020 3780 3016

My Twins have been at this nursery for a little under 3 weeks now and the staff have all been wonderful. Very kind, considerate, lots for the kids to do and fantastic outdoor space. Highly recommend!

Primary and Secondary Schools

Islamia Primary School

129 Salusbury Rd, London NW6 6PE, UK – 020 7372 2532

I've never been there but my friends has and they love it so i do too mashallah tabaracallah A school like no other 🕌🕌🕌

Never been to this school but I love the song of Allah made everything-Zain bhikha,the video was presented nicely of the kids being happy

Beckford Primary School

Dornfell Street, Camden, London NW6 1QL, UK – 020 7435 8646

I absolutely love it. I find the staff lovely, helpful and it has very good teachers that are a role model for the children. Well done!!!

Great school. Great teaching assistants.

Bevington Primary School

Bevington Rd, London W10 5TW, UK – 020 8969 0629

Wonderful school! My child has recently left and had a fantastic 6 years here. All the staff were so supportive and the amount of wonderful experiences they had will stay with them forever. Thank you Bevington

Lovely kids!!!! So interested, sweet and well behaved! You can tell the kids are so happy there:-)

Public & Preparatory Schools

Arnold House School

1 Loudoun Rd, St John's Wood, London NW8 0LH, UK – 020 7266 4840

Arnold House School, London NW8 0LH, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Best school ever.

Ashbourne College

17 Old Ct Pl, Kensington, London W8 4PL, UK – 020 7937 3858

Ashbourne is an amazing place which not only provides a great education but also encourages expanding beyond your core syllabus. The teachers are very supportive and always willing to help, the only school which I never wanted to miss a day. Can't recommend enough!

Quite simply the most caring and nicest place I worked at during my forty years of employment in both the private and public sectors.

South Hampstead High School

3 Maresfield Gardens, London NW3 5SS, UK – 020 7435 2899

Great school!

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Local social service agencies for W9 with contact details and location maps

Gas Transco

0800 111999

British Gas Breakdown & Repairs

0845 9 60 50 40
Local electricity supply companies for W9 3RS with contact details and location maps
Local gas supply companies for W9 3RS, including bottled gas, with contact details and location maps
Local water supply and treatment companies for W9 3RS with contact details and location maps