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SW1P postcode area · Westminster

The SW1P postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Hammersmith and Fulham, Wandsworth, Westminster. Area Scores range from 26 to 79 across them. Every full SW1P postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SW1P district: Nine Elms scores 79 out of 100 (#1,424 of 6,856 nationally) while Pimlico South sits at 26 — neighbours on the map, 53 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £610,000 in Pimlico South to £1,402,000 in Strand, St James & Mayfair — a 2.3× gap within the SW1P district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Hammersmith and Fulham, Wandsworth and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£53,789a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime539per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
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 the SW1P district

£800,000median home sold over the past year · -5.9% over 5 years · -7.5% over the year · 145 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached—
Terraced—
Flat£794,220
Westminster£855,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Nine ElmsWandsworth 1,42479 £869,250
BrackenburyHammersmith and Fulham 2,94657 £1,205,000
Strand, St James & MayfairWestminster 3,62447 £1,402,000
Central WestminsterWestminster 4,02241 £893,500
MillbankWestminster 4,44735 £725,000
Pimlico SouthWestminster 5,07126 £610,000

People living in SW1P Census 2021

Residents44,125
Median age (est.)37
Density7,131per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above61%
No car or van68%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 14%25–44 39%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 13%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 42%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 13%Social rent 29%Private rent 42%

Households

One person: 45%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 13%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 45%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Managers & directors 22% · Associate professional 18%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Managers & directors22%
Associate professional18%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 16%Black: 8%Mixed: 6%Other: 9%
White 61%Asian 16%Black 8%Mixed 6%Other 9%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 31% · Muslim 14%

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.

Towns & places in SW1P

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW1P district.

Pimlico

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW1P.

SW1W SW1X SW1H SW1V SW1A SW1Y SW3 SW7

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.