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Westminster

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
204,236
Households
94,817
Crimes · Sep '26
6,277

Estimated population, mid-2025: 212,367 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

94,817
Households
White Brit. · 28%
Ethnicity
Christian · 37%
Religion
Least deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
6,277
Crimes · Sep '26
£790,000
Median property price · Westminster · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 1,425 sales
£3,209
Average rent, September 2026
13,063
Postcodes

Sold prices in Westminster

England & Wales
Property sales · Westminster
HM Land Registry · Westminster
Average price
£1,376,480
Median price: £790,000
Median -13.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,425 sales
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Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 33 sales · avg £1,156,948
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.7m£1.4m£1m
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
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 Westminster

England & Wales
Crime trends · Westminster

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1,000
YoY -14%
1,2731,073872
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
1,030
YoY -9%
1,3381,146954
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
247
YoY -15%
398287175
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
180
YoY -16%
286230173
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY —

Metropolitan Police figures for this category are incomplete on police.uk from May 2026, so the change is not shown.

24012510
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
3,400
YoY -18%
7,1875,2943,400
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
409
YoY +93%
452300148
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

5 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply

6,277
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Westminster

Ethnicity

Total residents: 204,236
White Brit.28.0%
Other White24.6%
Arab7.6%
Other ethnic group5.9%
African5.1%
+ 14 other groups · 28.8%

Religion

Total residents: 204,235
Christian37.3%
No religion25.9%
Muslim20.0%
Not answered9.4%
Jewish2.8%
+ 4 other religions · 4.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 204,238
25–3421.6%
35–4921.5%
50–6417.8%
20–249.5%
65–746.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.9%

Households

Total households: 94,817
One person: other32.6%
One person: aged 66+10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.9%
+ 9 other households · 30.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Westminster

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.52 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.52 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Westminster

11% of postcodes (1398 of 13063) are in Flood Zone 3 and 0% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 31,398 (11%)
  • Zone 235 (0%)
  • Zone 111,630 (89%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Westminster

Bond Street is a 2-minute walk from the centre

Rail · Underground · 169 m

  • Bond Street

    Rail · Underground

    169 m

  • Marble Arch

    Underground

    496 m

  • Oxford Circus

    Underground

    711 m

  • Green Park

    Underground

    957 m

  • Baker Street

    Underground

    1.1 km

  • Regent's Park

    Underground

    1.2 km

  • Hyde Park Corner

    Underground

    1.2 km

  • London Marylebone

    Rail · Underground

    1.3 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Underground

Amenities in Westminster

GPs make up most of the mapped places

104 GPs · 32 Museums · 28 Libraries · 207 in all

  • GPs104
  • Museums32
  • Libraries28
  • Hospitals22
  • Universities21

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Westminster

Average rent, September 2026

£3,209/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£2,557
1 bed
£3,320
2 bed
£3,912
3 bed
£5,447
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Westminster.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last place offered

None of these schools has a published last distance, so we cannot compare this postcode with last year's places. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Admission appeals in Westminster

Appeals lodged

46

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
5 · 0.4% of admissions
Lodged
3 · 0.2% of admissions
Heard
0 · 0.0% of those heard
Successful

1,230 admissions

Infant
1 · 0.1% of admissions
Lodged
1 · 0.1% of admissions
Heard
0 · 0.0% of those heard
Successful

1,033 admissions

Secondary
41 · 1.7% of admissions
Lodged
37 · 1.5% of admissions
Heard
7 · 18.9% of those heard
Successful

2,462 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Overview of Westminster

Coordinates51.5135, -0.1518
Postcodes
13,063
Census 2021
204,236

Estimated population, mid-2025: 212,367 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
94,817
Recorded crime · Sep '26
6,277

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