Strand, St James & Mayfair

Westminster · London · population 6,933 · 4 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,624 of 6,856 in England
  • #413 of 1,002 in London
  • #11 of 24 in Westminster
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,389
Median age (est.)37
Density2,544per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above59%
No car or van76%

Age

0–14 7%15–24 20%25–44 36%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 8%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 52%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 8%Social rent 24%Private rent 52%

Households

One person: 56%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 7%Lone parent: 6%Other: 15%
One person 56%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 7%Lone parent 6%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Managers & directors 26% · Associate professional 20%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Managers & directors26%
Associate professional20%
Caring & leisure6%
Administrative5%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant1%

Ethnic group

White: 60%Asian: 22%Black: 4%Mixed: 6%Other: 7%
White 60%Asian 22%Black 4%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · No religion 35% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 58%

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

Strand, St James & Mayfair sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,624 of 6,856 in England, and #11 of 24 in Westminster. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (84) but weak on Living environment (1). Typical homes here sold for about £1,402,000 over the past year, down 19% across five years (from 74 sales), 64% above the wider Westminster median of £855,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,581 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 2486 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 68 · #2,212
Employment 67 · #2,267
Education 84 · #1,115
Health 60 · #2,761
Crime 32 · #4,653
Housing & access 52 · #3,295
Living environment 1 · #6,785

House prices ?

£1,402,000median (12m) · -25.6% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£1,402,00074-25.6%-19.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Flat£1,400,00072-10.8%-12.4%
This area£1,402,000
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)£48,581±£8,340 · #1,334 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£50,982
Price-to-income ?28.9×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 ?

2486 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 17,234 offences
Westminster370
London102
England83

Rank #6,426 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences2,856
Theft10,752
Burglary348
Vehicle crime366
Criminal damage & arson401
Public order & weapons1,012
Drugs669
Robbery745
Other85

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 2,093 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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