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Housing in W2 5DS

What the homes in W2 5DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Queensway
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,616 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (89.2%). Flats make up 98.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

W2 5DSEngland
Detached0.1%22.9%
Semi-detached0.2%31.5%
Terraced1.1%23%
Purpose-built flat89.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

23.1% of households in the W2 5DS area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 65.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 12.5% own outright and 10.6% with a mortgage.

W2 5DS
23%
66%
England
  • Owned23.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented65.6%20.5%
  • Social rented10.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W2 5DSEngland
Owned outright12.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent60.2%18.2%
Other private rented5.4%2.2%
From the council6.9%8.3%
From a housing association3.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W2 5DSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.4%). 10.7% of households include dependent children.

W2 5DSEngland
Living alone, under 6637.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.6%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 W2 5DS (Queensway) (about 1,616 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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