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Housing in SW1V 3AW

What the homes in SW1V 3AW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pimlico South
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,431 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (97.1%). Flats make up 98.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW1V 3AWEngland
Detached0.2%22.9%
Semi-detached0.3%31.5%
Terraced1%23%
Purpose-built flat97.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

18.4% of households in the SW1V 3AW area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 13% own outright and 5.4% with a mortgage.

SW1V 3AW
18%
17%
62%
England
  • Owned18.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented17%20.5%
  • Social rented62%17.1%
  • Lives rent free2.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW1V 3AWEngland
Owned outright13%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan5.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council57.3%8.3%
From a housing association4.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 34.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW1V 3AWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.7%). 26% of households include dependent children.

SW1V 3AWEngland
Living alone, under 6622.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.8%12.8%
Couple, no children7.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.8%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 3AW (Pimlico South) (about 1,431 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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