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Housing in EC4Y 9BW

What the homes in EC4Y 9BW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Strand, St James & Mayfair
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,349 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (85.1%). Flats make up 98.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

EC4Y 9BWEngland
Detached0.7%22.9%
Semi-detached0.2%31.5%
Terraced0.5%23%
Purpose-built flat85.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building10.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

20% of households in the EC4Y 9BW area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 13.3% own outright and 6.7% with a mortgage.

EC4Y 9BW
20%
43%
37%
England
  • Owned20%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented42.7%20.5%
  • Social rented36.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

EC4Y 9BWEngland
Owned outright13.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan6.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.9%18.2%
Other private rented5.8%2.2%
From the council9.7%8.3%
From a housing association26.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 60.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

EC4Y 9BWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (50.3%). 10.1% of households include dependent children.

EC4Y 9BWEngland
Living alone, under 6650.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.9%12.8%
Couple, no children14.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Westminster

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Westminster (August 2026, −0.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

WestminsterEngland
All homes£3,196£1,459
One bedroom£2,548£1,195
Two bedrooms£3,305£1,335
Three bedrooms£3,895£1,489
Four or more£5,424£2,161
Detached£2,908£1,640
Semi-detached£2,921£1,449
Terraced£3,810£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,957£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EC4Y 9BW (Strand, St James & Mayfair) (about 2,349 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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