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Housing in SW1P 2LX

What the homes in SW1P 2LX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Millbank
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,246 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (97.2%). Flats make up 97.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW1P 2LXEngland
Detached0%22.9%
Semi-detached0.1%31.5%
Terraced2.2%23%
Purpose-built flat97.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

16.2% of households in the SW1P 2LX area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.2% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 10.1% own outright and 6.1% with a mortgage.

SW1P 2LX
16%
23%
60%
England
  • Owned16.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented23.2%20.5%
  • Social rented59.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW1P 2LXEngland
Owned outright10.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan6.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council50.1%8.3%
From a housing association9.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 52% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW1P 2LXEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.1%). 15.6% of households include dependent children.

SW1P 2LXEngland
Living alone, under 6637.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15%12.8%
Couple, no children11.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households10%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 SW1P 2LX (Millbank) (about 1,246 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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