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Housing in SW1V 1NU

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

Neighbourhood
Pimlico North
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,743 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (50.5%). Flats make up 83.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW1V 1NUEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached0.5%31.5%
Terraced15.2%23%
Purpose-built flat31.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house50.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.8% of households in the SW1V 1NU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 44.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 23.7% own outright and 19.1% with a mortgage.

SW1V 1NU
43%
44%
13%
England
  • Owned42.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented44.3%20.5%
  • Social rented12.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW1V 1NUEngland
Owned outright23.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent40%18.2%
Other private rented4.3%2.2%
From the council2.6%8.3%
From a housing association10.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW1V 1NUEngland
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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 (35.7%). 10.9% of households include dependent children.

SW1V 1NUEngland
Living alone, under 6635.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.3%12.8%
Couple, no children23.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.9%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 1NU (Pimlico North) (about 1,743 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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