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Housing in SW1W 9BE

What the homes in SW1W 9BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,321 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (47.5%). Flats make up 47%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW1W 9BEEngland
Detached1.5%22.9%
Semi-detached4%31.5%
Terraced47.5%23%
Purpose-built flat30.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house13.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW1W 9BE area is broadly in line with that, at 56.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 40.4% of households against 20.5%. 36.1% own outright and 20.6% with a mortgage.

SW1W 9BE
57%
40%
England
  • Owned56.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented40.4%20.5%
  • Social rented2.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW1W 9BEEngland
Owned outright36.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35%18.2%
Other private rented5.3%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association1.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW1W 9BEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 32%. 14% of households include dependent children.

SW1W 9BEEngland
Living alone, under 6632%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.5%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW1W 9BE sits in (Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park): about 1,321 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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