Neighbourhoods in Westminster

London · 24 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

41

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#207 of 296 local authorities · 24 neighbourhoods · 209,866 residents

Income44
Employment51
Education72
Health59
Crime36
Housing & access34
Living env.7
Decile 1: 12% of residentsDecile 2: 11% of residentsDecile 3: 7% of residentsDecile 4: 13% of residentsDecile 5: 29% of residentsDecile 6: 11% of residentsDecile 7: 4% of residentsDecile 8: 6% of residentsDecile 9: 7% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Church Street (7) to Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park (82); 12% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Westminster contains both ends of the scale: Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park at 82 out of 100 (#1,218 of 6,856 in England) against Church Street at 7, a 76-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £517,500 in Church Street to £3,112,500 in Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park — a 6.0× gap within Westminster.

Living here

Typical net household income£53,011a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime370per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied28%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Westminster

£855,000median home sold over the past year · -10.0% over 5 years · -10.0% over the year · 1,830 sales
Detached£3,050,000
Semi-detached£5,500,000
Terraced£2,125,000
Flat£795,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Westminster

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park 1,21882 £3,112,500
Marylebone & Park Lane 1,34280 £1,610,000
St John's Wood North 1,71975 £737,500
Regent's Park 1,80174 £957,500
Little Venice 2,43864 £870,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Westminster

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

St John's Wood South59
Abbey Road67
Pimlico South70
Little Venice71
Maida Vale72

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Marylebone & Park Lane£75,412
Regent's Park£68,228
Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park£66,272
St John's Wood North£64,990
Bryanston & Dorset Square£64,934

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

St John's Wood North11.3×
Pimlico South12.3×
Bayswater East12.8×
Pimlico North13.2×
Church Street13.6×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Westminster

Postcode districts that overlap Westminster — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Westminster Census 2021

Residents204,237
Median age (est.)38
Density9,514per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above58%
No car or van66%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 15%25–44 36%45–64 25%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 12%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 44%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 12%Social rent 28%Private rent 44%

Households

One person: 43%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 43%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 22% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors22%
Associate professional17%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 17%Black: 8%Mixed: 7%Other: 13%
White 55%Asian 17%Black 8%Mixed 7%Other 13%

Religion & identity

Christian 37% · No religion 26% · Muslim 20%

Born outside the UK: 56%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Westminster.