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Housing in SW1P 3BT

What the homes in SW1P 3BT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Central Westminster
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,315 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (91.9%). Flats make up 99%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW1P 3BTEngland
Detached0.3%22.9%
Semi-detached0%31.5%
Terraced0.6%23%
Purpose-built flat91.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

6.8% of households in the SW1P 3BT area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 4.3% own outright and 2.5% with a mortgage.

SW1P 3BT
16%
77%
England
  • Owned6.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented15.9%20.5%
  • Social rented76.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW1P 3BTEngland
Owned outright4.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan2.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.3%18.2%
Other private rented3.6%2.2%
From the council3.9%8.3%
From a housing association72.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 53.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW1P 3BTEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (40.1%). 16.1% of households include dependent children.

SW1P 3BTEngland
Living alone, under 6640.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%12.8%
Couple, no children8.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.6%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 3BT (Central Westminster) (about 1,315 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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