"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Westminster.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Westminster.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Westminster.

Dataset

House Prices
Westminster
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWestminster 1995-12-01: 32000Westminster 1996-03-01: 32000Westminster 1996-06-01: 32000Westminster 1996-09-01: 32000Westminster 1996-12-01: 33497.5Westminster 1997-03-01: 34000Westminster 1997-06-01: 36500Westminster 1997-09-01: 38250Westminster 1997-12-01: 37250Westminster 1998-03-01: 37500Westminster 1998-06-01: 36875Westminster 1998-09-01: 36000Westminster 1998-12-01: 36000Westminster 1999-03-01: 31500Westminster 1999-06-01: 31000Westminster 1999-09-01: 32500Westminster 1999-12-01: 34500Westminster 2000-03-01: 34750Westminster 2000-06-01: 33400Westminster 2000-09-01: 31825Westminster 2000-12-01: 29972.5Westminster 2001-03-01: 33400Westminster 2001-06-01: 35995Westminster 2001-09-01: 38250Westminster 2001-12-01: 38750Westminster 2002-03-01: 35700Westminster 2002-06-01: 34500Westminster 2002-09-01: 35750Westminster 2002-12-01: 40000Westminster 2003-03-01: 43747.5Westminster 2003-06-01: 46000Westminster 2003-09-01: 54975Westminster 2003-12-01: 61000Westminster 2004-03-01: 61995Westminster 2004-06-01: 62500Westminster 2004-09-01: 65000Westminster 2004-12-01: 70250Westminster 2005-03-01: 72000Westminster 2005-06-01: 77000Westminster 2005-09-01: 80000Westminster 2005-12-01: 82000Westminster 2006-03-01: 82000Westminster 2006-06-01: 83000Westminster 2006-09-01: 84850Westminster 2006-12-01: 87000Westminster 2007-03-01: 89995Westminster 2007-06-01: 94995Westminster 2007-09-01: 99000Westminster 2007-12-01: 103000Westminster 2008-03-01: 105500Westminster 2008-06-01: 110155Westminster 2008-09-01: 103000Westminster 2008-12-01: 104500Westminster 2009-03-01: 112250Westminster 2009-06-01: 112000Westminster 2009-09-01: 125000Westminster 2009-12-01: 122000Westminster 2010-03-01: 122500Westminster 2010-06-01: 129995Westminster 2010-09-01: 119345Westminster 2010-12-01: 121500Westminster 2011-03-01: 135845Westminster 2011-06-01: 137000Westminster 2011-09-01: 135845Westminster 2011-12-01: 126228.5Westminster 2012-03-01: 110000Westminster 2012-06-01: 94975Westminster 2012-09-01: 95000Westminster 2012-12-01: 96400Westminster 2013-03-01: 95250Westminster 2013-06-01: 99000Westminster 2013-09-01: 110000Westminster 2013-12-01: 117500Westminster 2014-03-01: 124250Westminster 2014-06-01: 117500Westminster 2014-09-01: 132500Westminster 2014-12-01: 98500Westminster 2015-03-01: 90000Westminster 2015-06-01: 84000Westminster 2015-09-01: 81000Westminster 2015-12-01: 83000Westminster 2016-03-01: 90000Westminster 2016-06-01: 95000Westminster 2016-09-01: 99995Westminster 2016-12-01: 101000Westminster 2017-03-01: 106000Westminster 2017-06-01: 101000Westminster 2017-09-01: 105000Westminster 2017-12-01: 105000Westminster 2018-03-01: 105000Westminster 2018-06-01: 105000Westminster 2018-09-01: 103000Westminster 2018-12-01: 101000Westminster 2019-03-01: 96750Westminster 2019-06-01: 98500Westminster 2019-09-01: 101000Westminster 2019-12-01: 104000Westminster 2020-03-01: 108000Westminster 2020-06-01: 107000Westminster 2020-09-01: 98102.5Westminster 2020-12-01: 91500Westminster 2021-03-01: 104000Westminster 2021-06-01: 110000Westminster 2021-09-01: 118000Westminster 2021-12-01: 120000Westminster 2022-03-01: 118000Westminster 2022-06-01: 112500Westminster 2022-09-01: 110000Westminster 2022-12-01: 112000Westminster 2023-03-01: 115000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Westminster.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Westminster, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Westminster. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Westminster. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Westminster. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Westminster.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.