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Housing in SW1V 1AD

What the homes in SW1V 1AD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bryanston & Dorset Square
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,241 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47.5%). Flats make up 81.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW1V 1ADEngland
Detached4.2%22.9%
Semi-detached3.5%31.5%
Terraced10.6%23%
Purpose-built flat47.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house31.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26.5% of households in the SW1V 1AD area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 66.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 17.5% own outright and 9% with a mortgage.

SW1V 1AD
26%
67%
England
  • Owned26.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented66.7%20.5%
  • Social rented6.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW1V 1ADEngland
Owned outright17.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent60.6%18.2%
Other private rented6.2%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW1V 1ADEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.2%). 12.7% of households include dependent children.

SW1V 1ADEngland
Living alone, under 6634.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%12.8%
Couple, no children21.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.5%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 SW1V 1AD (Bryanston & Dorset Square) (about 1,241 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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