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Bespoke security doors
in Westminster.

Security with a discreet presence

London Door Company provides bespoke security doors and architectural glazing for homes across Mayfair, Belgravia, Marylebone, St John’s Wood, Pimlico. Start with the building, the street and the way you live.

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YOUR LONDON / Westminster
LOCAL COVERAGE

Mayfair
Belgravia
Marylebone
St John’s Wood
Pimlico

One area.
Many kinds of home.
YOUR WESTMINSTER PROJECT

A better entrance starts here.

Tell us about your home, preferred style and priorities. We’ll help shape your door and glazing brief.

DESIGNED AROUND YOUR PROPERTY

Security with a discreet presence

A considered entrance starts with a clear brief.

A carefully detailed entrance can prioritise protection without dominating the architecture. Panel profiles, hardware, surrounding glazing and the interior face should all be considered as part of the design.

We serve Westminster with a coordinated conversation about the leaf, frame, locking, glass and installation. The proposed configuration and its supporting performance evidence should be agreed before manufacture.

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Houses on Warwick Square, Pimlico
LOCAL ARCHITECTURE · Westminster

Houses on Warwick Square, Pimlico

This local reference shows the building in its street or landscape setting. Look at the relationship between openings, materials and the wider elevation before developing a door design for your own home.

Photograph: Robin Webster / Houses on Warwick Square, Pimlico ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗. Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop the framing. Adaptation available under the same licence.
THREE LOCAL PERSPECTIVES

Know the street.
Understand the home.

A useful local brief goes beyond a postcode. These neighbourhoods show why Westminster needs more than one entrance design.

01 / LOCAL PERSPECTIVE

Belgravia & Pimlico

Eaton Square · Warwick Square · St George's Square

Formal terraces, porticoes and repeated window patterns make entrance proportions particularly important. A discreet security brief should be developed with those architectural relationships in view.

The door brief

Record the surround, fanlight and any estate requirements before choosing a doorset.

02 / LOCAL PERSPECTIVE

Mayfair & Marylebone

Grosvenor Square · Harley Street · Manchester Square

Townhouses and mansion blocks need different approaches to access and responsibility. An imposing facade does not determine the requirements of an individual flat entrance.

The door brief

Separate the building entrance from the private entrance in the project brief.

03 / LOCAL PERSPECTIVE

St John's Wood & Maida Vale

St John's Wood High Street · Hamilton Terrace · Maida Vale

Larger houses, mansion blocks and garden settings offer a varied design context. The interior face of the door and its everyday operation deserve the same attention as the street view.

The door brief

Include internal finishes and the hallway layout when discussing proportions.

Neighbourhoods and streets are orientation references, not precise designation boundaries or claims of completed installations. Council heritage reference ↗

FROM LOCAL CHARACTER TO DOOR DESIGN

Different homes.
Different entrances.

Panelled period-style entrance within a decorative surround
Period-style design reference

A familiar frontage.

Panel layout, upper glazing and the surround should be considered together. Use the existing elevation to set the proportions.

Contemporary double entrance with sidelights
Contemporary design reference

A composed arrival.

A larger glazed arrangement needs a coordinated frame, threshold and access brief. Confirm the evidence for the selected system.

FROM ARCHITECTURE TO SPECIFICATION

Four homes. Four starting points.

01 / TOWNHOUSE & VILLA

Keep the proportions.

Survey the full opening, including fanlights, sidelights, steps and surrounds. Review historic joinery and any consent requirements before deciding what can change.

02 / MEWS HOME

Work with the opening.

Check clear access, thresholds and the relationship with adjacent garage or service openings. Consider privacy and daylight together where the entrance faces a narrow lane.

03 / APARTMENT

Coordinate the whole building.

Confirm whether the project concerns a communal entrance or a flat entrance. Security, accessibility and any required fire and smoke performance must work together.

04 / GARDEN EXTENSION

Consider every entrance.

Bring sliding doors, bifolds and accessible glazing into the security brief. Ask for evidence covering the chosen system, sizes, glazing and installation.

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YOUR WESTMINSTER PROJECT

Bring your ideas to life.

Share your plans or a photograph of your entrance to start a conversation about design, security and the right specification.

WESTMINSTER COUNCIL

Character worth keeping.
Details worth checking.

Westminster publishes conservation-area audits and an online boundary map, with separate Article 4 information. The council notes that older audits should be read alongside the current policy framework; use both when preparing the design brief.

Begin with your address.

Establish whether the building is nationally listed, locally listed, in a conservation area or subject to an Article 4 direction. These are different controls. Ask the local authority about the proposed alteration before ordering.

For a listed building, work affecting its special character requires listed-building consent. Historic doors may be better repaired or sensitively upgraded. Listed-building consent ↗ · Historic England door guidance ↗

SAFETY IN WESTMINSTER

Assess the entrance.
Understand the context.

Local crime reports can help frame questions. They do not establish the risk to a particular home or the performance a proposed door will deliver.

The complete doorset.

Review the frame, fixings, locking and glazing together. Ask for supporting evidence that covers the actual size and configuration, and bring written insurer requirements into the discussion.

Every accessible opening.

Include side doors, garden glazing and accessible windows in the assessment. Check the route into the property and how residents manage visitors and deliveries.

Safe everyday use.

Convenient access and safe escape belong in the brief. For a shared building, involve the responsible professionals rather than selecting a door on appearance alone.

Search the exact postcode and check the reporting period and offence category. Street-level mapping can be approximate; borough totals are not a ranking of individual homes.

THE WESTMINSTER PROPERTY CONTEXT

Invest in the home.
Respect its character.

Homes around Belgravia & Pimlico, Mayfair & Marylebone and St John's Wood & Maida Vale can differ substantially in size, age, ownership and setting. A single borough average cannot value a particular property.

For an entrance project, focus on appropriate detailing, dependable operation and the agreed specification. We do not imply that replacing a door guarantees an increase in value.

OFFICIAL MARKET CONTEXT

Explore the local figures.

Use the ONS local housing tool to check the latest available period and property-type breakdown. Provisional figures can be revised, and low transaction volumes can make small areas volatile.

ONS: Westminster house prices ↗

ONS / HM Land Registry. Follow the source for its publication date and notes; this guide does not substitute an asking price or an estimate for official sales data.

PLANNING YOUR WESTMINSTER PROJECT

A few useful questions.

Which parts of Westminster do you cover?

We welcome enquiries across Mayfair, Belgravia, Marylebone, St John’s Wood, Pimlico and the wider borough. Send the postcode and photographs so survey arrangements and installation scope can be agreed for your property.

Can a security entrance suit an older home?

Start with the building and the significance of the existing door. Retention or repair may be appropriate. Where replacement is suitable, agree the appearance, required performance and any consents together.

What should I send first?

Bring any requirements from your architect, security adviser or building manager, together with the visual details you want to preserve. Include the postcode, approximate dimensions, design priorities and any known heritage, lease or insurer requirements.

Can you include bifolds or sliding doors?

Yes. We can discuss oversized bifolds, sliding doors and architectural glazing and pivot entrances within a coordinated project brief. Product suitability, dimensions and performance depend on the selected system and site.

What if the entrance serves a flat?

Identify whether it is the flat door or the communal entrance. Involve the freeholder or managing agent and establish fire, smoke, escape, access and security requirements before specifying a replacement.

LOCAL FOCUS. LONDON-WIDE COVERAGE.

Westminster,
within London.

Your area is highlighted on the interactive map. Explore nearby coverage or send a local project enquiry.

YOUR WESTMINSTER PROJECT

Start with your home.
Shape your entrance.

Tell us about the property, the opening and what matters most.

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Research & sources Reviewed 5 November 2026

Council sources establish the heritage context. Door-design suggestions are our interpretation, not a survey of named properties. Local photographs are architectural references; other photographs are separately labelled design references.

  1. Conservation areas | Westminster City Council ↗
  2. Conservation area audits, maps and guidance, from L to Z | Westminster City Council ↗
  3. Historic England: doors in historic homes ↗
  4. Historic England: listed-building consent ↗
  5. Police: door-security advice ↗
  6. ONS: local house prices ↗
  7. Local photograph and licence record ↗
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