Housing in SW7 2PD
What the homes in SW7 2PD 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
- 2,789 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (49%). Flats make up 70.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW7 2PD area is below that, at 45.5%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 51.2% of households against 20.5%. 32.8% own outright and 12.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented51.2%20.5%
- Social rented2.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 27.2%. 15.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW7 2PD sits in (Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park): about 2,789 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.