Maida Vale

Westminster · London · population 7,890 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,604 of 6,856 in England
  • #409 of 1,002 in London
  • #10 of 24 in Westminster
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,875
Median age (est.)35
Density16,034per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above68%
No car or van61%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 12%25–44 44%45–64 22%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 48%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 17%Private rent 48%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 35%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 34% · Managers & directors 22% · Associate professional 19%

All occupation groups
Professional34%
Managers & directors22%
Associate professional19%
Administrative6%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service4%
Caring & leisure4%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 63%Asian: 12%Black: 7%Mixed: 8%Other: 10%
White 63%Asian 12%Black 7%Mixed 8%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · No religion 32% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 51%

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.

In summary

Maida Vale sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,604 of 6,856 in England, and #10 of 24 in Westminster. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (92) but weak on Living environment (9). Typical homes here sold for about £833,750 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 108 sales), in line with the wider Westminster median of £855,000. Typical household take-home income is around £55,216 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 72 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 48 · #3,597
Employment 59 · #2,809
Education 92 · #553
Health 61 · #2,692
Crime 41 · #4,022
Housing & access 28 · #4,968
Living environment 9 · #6,243

House prices ?

£833,750median (12m) · +0.5% yr · n=108
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£833,750108+0.5%+11.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£2,700,0005+115.1%
Flat£825,0001030.0%+16.6%
This area£833,750
Westminster£855,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£55,216±£8,254 · #455 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£46,788
Price-to-income ?15.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

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Recorded crime ?

72 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 568 offences
Westminster370
London102
England83

Rank #3,660 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences184
Theft99
Burglary48
Vehicle crime82
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons37
Drugs63
Robbery11
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 268 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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