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Housing in SW1V 4RW

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

Neighbourhood
Pimlico North
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,719 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (52%). Flats make up 91.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW1V 4RWEngland
Detached1.2%22.9%
Semi-detached0.7%31.5%
Terraced6.5%23%
Purpose-built flat38.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house52%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25.3% of households in the SW1V 4RW area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 14.5% own outright and 10.7% with a mortgage.

SW1V 4RW
25%
38%
36%
England
  • Owned25.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented37.7%20.5%
  • Social rented36.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW1V 4RWEngland
Owned outright14.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.6%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association34%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 49.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW1V 4RWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.9%). 9.6% of households include dependent children.

SW1V 4RWEngland
Living alone, under 6637.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children19.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children6.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.3%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 4RW (Pimlico North) (about 1,719 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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