5,302
Households
White Brit. · 35%
Ethnicity
Christian · 39%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,433 · 138.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£1,193,250
Median property price
1,579
Postcodes
Overview of St James's
Coordinates51.5071, -0.1291
Postcodes
1,579
Population (Census)
10,346
Households (Census)
5,302
Recorded crime · May '26
1,433 · 138.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for St James's
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.78 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.78 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in St James's
Property sales · St James's
HM Land Registry · St James's
Average price
£1,689,495
YoY: -26.3%
Median price: £1,827,857
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £937,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£3.7m£2.2m£594k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in St James's
Crime trends · St James's
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
316250183
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
273
YoY stable
ASB
253205156
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
198
YoY +9%
Vehicle Crime
694010
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
28
YoY -36%
Burglary
37239
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY -73%
Criminal damage
61310
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
1258340
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
125
YoY +84%
Demographics in St James's
Ethnicity
White Brit.34.7%
Other White23.5%
Chinese8.6%
Other Asian5.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.2%
+ 9 other groups · 23.8%
Religion
Christian39.0%
No religion34.8%
Muslim10.0%
Not answered9.4%
Buddhist2.2%
+ 2 other religions · 4.6%
Age groups
25–3422.7%
35–4920.1%
50–6417.6%
20–2412.5%
65–746.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.2%
Households
Other42.8%
Any member 66+9.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.7%
+ 8 other households · 22.8%
Schools in St James's
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St Matthew's School, Westminster
Westminster · SW1P 2DG
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Westminster City School
Westminster · SW1E 5HJ
Good
0.8 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Westminster · SW1H 9LH
0.5 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
Westminster · WC2B 5SU
Not judged
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Royal Ballet School
Richmond upon Thames · WC2E 9DA
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–19
Westminster Abbey Choir School
Westminster · SW1P 3NY
0.6 mi
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 8–13
Westminster School
Westminster · SW1P 3PF
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 12–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in St James's
Postcodes in St James's
EC4A 2AHEC4A 2LTEC4Y 9BSEC4Y 9BWEC4Y 9DHSW1A 0AASW1A 0PWSW1A 0RSSW1A 1AASW1A 1ABSW1A 1AGSW1A 1AHSW1A 1BASW1A 1BBSW1A 1BDSW1A 1BGSW1A 1BHSW1A 1BJSW1A 1BLSW1A 1BNSW1A 1BQSW1A 1BSSW1A 1BWSW1A 1DASW1A 1DDSW1A 1DHSW1A 1DPSW1A 1DRSW1A 1EASW1A 1EESW1A 1EFSW1A 1EGSW1A 1ERSW1A 1ESSW1A 1HASW1A 1HDSW1A 1HJSW1A 1JBSW1A 1JDSW1A 1JGSW1A 1JRSW1A 1JTSW1A 1LASW1A 1LDSW1A 1LESW1A 1LNSW1A 1LPSW1A 1LRSW1A 1LSSW1A 1LYSW1A 1LZSW1A 1NESW1A 1NHSW1A 1NJSW1A 1NNSW1A 1NPSW1A 1NRSW1A 1NSSW1A 1NXSW1A 1NYSW1A 1PHSW1A 1PJSW1A 1PLSW1A 1RASW1A 1RBSW1A 1RDSW1A 1RESW1A 1RGSW1A 1RJSW1A 1RLSW1A 1RNSW1A 1RPSW1A 2AASW1A 2ABSW1A 2ADSW1A 2AESW1A 2AGSW1A 2AHSW1A 2ALSW1A 2ANSW1A 2AQSW1A 2ASSW1A 2ATSW1A 2AUSW1A 2AWSW1A 2AXSW1A 2AYSW1A 2BASW1A 2BBSW1A 2BDSW1A 2BESW1A 2BHSW1A 2BJSW1A 2BLSW1A 2BQSW1A 2BSSW1A 2BTSW1A 2BXSW1A 2BYSW1A 2DASW1A 2DBSW1A 2DDSW1A 2DGSW1A 2DLSW1A 2DRSW1A 2DXSW1A 2DYSW1A 2EFSW1A 2EGSW1A 2EHSW1A 2EJSW1A 2ELSW1A 2EPSW1A 2ERSW1A 2ESSW1A 2ETSW1A 2EXSW1A 2HBSW1A 2HDSW1A 2HE