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Housing in SW1P 4AP

What the homes in SW1P 4AP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Millbank
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,241 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (84.9%). Flats make up 96%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW1P 4APEngland
Detached0.4%22.9%
Semi-detached0.3%31.5%
Terraced3.3%23%
Purpose-built flat84.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

27.1% of households in the SW1P 4AP area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.3% own outright and 10.7% with a mortgage.

SW1P 4AP
27%
36%
34%
England
  • Owned27.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.4%1%
  • Private rented36.4%20.5%
  • Social rented34%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW1P 4APEngland
Owned outright16.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.8%18.2%
Other private rented5.6%2.2%
From the council3%8.3%
From a housing association31.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW1P 4APEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.1%). 13.9% of households include dependent children.

SW1P 4APEngland
Living alone, under 6630.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children17%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.6%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 4AP (Millbank) (about 2,241 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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