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Housing in SW1W 9NF

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

Neighbourhood
Victoria
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,630 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (82%). Flats make up 95%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW1W 9NFEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached0.7%31.5%
Terraced3.7%23%
Purpose-built flat82%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

22.6% of households in the SW1W 9NF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 13% own outright and 9.7% with a mortgage.

SW1W 9NF
23%
36%
41%
England
  • Owned22.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented36%20.5%
  • Social rented41%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW1W 9NFEngland
Owned outright13%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan9.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.4%18.2%
Other private rented7.6%2.2%
From the council34.3%8.3%
From a housing association6.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 51.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW1W 9NFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.9%). 12.6% of households include dependent children.

SW1W 9NFEngland
Living alone, under 6632.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.2%12.8%
Couple, no children11.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children6.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.8%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 SW1W 9NF (Victoria) (about 1,630 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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