Housing in NW1 5BU
What the homes in NW1 5BU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Church Street
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,247 (2024)
NW1 5BULondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (81.5%). Flats make up 93.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
6.4% of households in the NW1 5BU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 60.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 3.3% own outright and 3.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned6.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented60.2%20.5%
- Social rented32.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 41.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.9%). 21.4% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NW1 5BU (Church Street) (about 1,247 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.