Housing in SW1P 4LY
What the homes in SW1P 4LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Millbank
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,509 (2024)
SW1P 4LYLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (92%). Flats make up 99.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW1P 4LY area is less than half that, at 25.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 34.3% of households against 20.5%. 16% own outright and 9.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned25.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented34.3%20.5%
- Social rented40.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 34.6%. 17.1% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW1P 4LY sits in (Millbank): about 1,509 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.