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Housing in W1U 1PY

What the homes in W1U 1PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Marylebone & Park Lane
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,677 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (64.4%). Flats make up 87.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

W1U 1PYEngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached1.2%31.5%
Terraced9.5%23%
Purpose-built flat64.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house11%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building11.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25.7% of households in the W1U 1PY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 64.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 15.7% own outright and 10% with a mortgage.

W1U 1PY
26%
65%
England
  • Owned25.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented64.9%20.5%
  • Social rented8.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W1U 1PYEngland
Owned outright15.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent56.4%18.2%
Other private rented8.5%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association6.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W1U 1PYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.2%). 14.6% of households include dependent children.

W1U 1PYEngland
Living alone, under 6637.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.6%12.8%
Couple, no children22.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.9%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 W1U 1PY (Marylebone & Park Lane) (about 1,677 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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