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Housing in SW1V 4BZ

What the homes in SW1V 4BZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pimlico North
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,347 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (46.9%). Flats make up 90.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW1V 4BZEngland
Detached0.3%22.9%
Semi-detached0.4%31.5%
Terraced8.5%23%
Purpose-built flat41%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house46.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.4% of households in the SW1V 4BZ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14% own outright and 17.4% with a mortgage.

SW1V 4BZ
31%
41%
26%
England
  • Owned31.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented41.1%20.5%
  • Social rented26.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW1V 4BZEngland
Owned outright14%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.2%18.2%
Other private rented4.9%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association24.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 46.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW1V 4BZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (40.5%). 9% of households include dependent children.

SW1V 4BZEngland
Living alone, under 6640.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6%12.8%
Couple, no children19.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.8%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 4BZ (Pimlico North) (about 1,347 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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