Westminster
W1S house prices in Westminster
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Westminster, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£4,680,000
Range £650,000–£57,900,000 · 249 real sales
- Real sales
- 249
- 12-month change
- +120.4%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Jan 2020 and 20 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in W1S: the typical (median) sold price is £4,680,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is up 120.4%, comparing 20 sales with 31, so a handful of homes can swing it. W1S is a quiet market, with about 3 recorded sales a month. By property type, 97% were flats (typically £3,344,000) and 3% were terraced homes (typically £19,650,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £1,050 a year: Westminster's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Westminster, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on W1S: a quiet market, so take your time
W1S is a thin market, at roughly 3 sales a month, and prices are up on last year, but on few sales, so treat the rise as a hint rather than a trend.
If you are selling, most W1S sales sit between £650,000 and £57,900,000, which makes £4,680,000 a blunt instrument, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; cash buyers typically offer around 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote), which only makes sense if certainty is worth that much to you.
Sell houseIf you are buying, on price, W1S is well above the UK average, and still climbing, so test the asking price against recent sold homes of the same type before you stretch to meet it.
On any W1S home we would check the lease (length, ground rent and service charge), what has been applied for nearby (25,952 applications on record within 500 m) and whether a new-build premium is baked into the price, and ask a conveyancer to read the title.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free W1S OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
W1S in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£4,680,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
3.1
Across 249 sales
12-month change
+120.4%
+120.4% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£1,050
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in W1S
These 249 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in W1S by property type
Terraced homes have the highest typical price at £19,650,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £3,344,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 4 | £19,650,000 | £2,660,000–£68,350,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 119 | £3,344,000 | £1,525,000–£8,766,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Jan 2020 and 20 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in W1S
The quarterly typical price rose 2006.0%, from £755,000 in Q4 2024 (4 sales) to £15,900,000 in Q3 2026 (1 sale).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £755,000 | 4 |
| Q1 2025 | £10,800,000 | 7 |
| Q2 2025 | £400,000 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | £3,060,000 | 9 |
| Q4 2025 | £3,765,000 | 6 |
| Q1 2026 | £3,748,000 | 8 |
| Q2 2026 | £22,512,500 | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | £15,900,000 | 1 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Jan 2020 and 20 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of W1S prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most W1S homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £650,000 and £57,900,000, around a typical £4,680,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Jan 2020 and 20 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in W1S
Flat / maisonette homes were 97% of recorded sales (119 of 123). 26% of sales were freehold and 74% leasehold.
Property type
- Terraced3%
- Flat / maisonette97%
Tenure
- Freehold26%
- Leasehold74%
See the figures
64 freehold (26%) and 185 leasehold (74%) across the 249 most recent recorded sales in W1S, including 60 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Jan 2020 and 20 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
9, NEW BURLINGTON PLACE, LONDON
£250,000 (2021)£1,957,000 (2026)+682.8% over 4.9 yrs (+52.8%/yr)
13, HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON
£71,200,000 (2022)£65,000,000 (2026)-8.7% over 3.8 yrs (-2.4%/yr)
42, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON
£8,150,000 (2023)£15,240,000 (2026)+87% over 2.6 yrs (+27.5%/yr)
33, DOVER STREET, LONDON
£2,510,000 (2024)£1,650,000 (2026)-34.3% over 1.6 yrs (-22.7%/yr)
11 - 13, POLLEN STREET, LONDON
£1,270,000 (2022)£2,275,000 (2025)+79.1% over 3.2 yrs (+20.2%/yr)
8, MADDOX STREET, LONDON
£4,125,000 (2025)£3,030,000 (2025)-26.5% over 0.6 yrs (-40.1%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where W1S sits in Westminster
The pins are the 3 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in W1S
48, ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON
Other · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£15,900,000
1, SAVILE ROW, LONDON
Other · Freehold · 24 Jun 2026
£31,000,000
170, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON
Other · Leasehold · 14 May 2026
£62,000,000
41, ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON
Other · Freehold · 7 May 2026
£14,025,000
9, NEW BURLINGTON PLACE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 May 2026
£1,957,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). W1S includes the West End ward.
In plain English
What the Westminster (W1S) numbers mean
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £650,000 and £57,900,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- 74% of these sales were leasehold, which marks a flat-heavy market. Buyers here weigh remaining lease length, ground rent and service charges as much as the price.
- 24% of these sales were new builds, which often sell at a premium the first time around and can lift the median above what resale homes make.
Only 249 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 3 recorded sales a month.
Based on 249 recorded sales between 6 January 2020 and 20 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on W1S
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in W1S
£1,050
Band D a year in Westminster, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £700 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £816 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £933 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £1,050 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £1,283 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £1,516 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £1,749 |
| H | over £320,000 | £2,099 |
These are Westminster's charges for 2026-27, the authority W1S falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Westminster · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near W1S
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Academy21.
All schools
Academy21
Middle deemed secondary · Online provider · W1S 3EP
179 m
Not graded
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · W1D 7LF
558 m
Good · 2019
St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · W1K 2XH
595 m
Good · 2023
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth
Independent schools · W1J 7NL
730 m
Not graded
High Trees
Special schools · W1W 7LT
807 m
Not graded
Queen's College, London
Independent schools · W1G 8BT
866 m
Not graded
Wetherby Senior School
Independent schools · W1U 2QU
899 m
Not graded
Eifa International School
Independent schools · W1B 1LS
989 m
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the W1S district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 2 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near W1S
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around W1S
25,952
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 September 2026.
Recent applications
Westminster/26/06216/LBCUndecided
266 m
Strip-out of existing, modern retail unit fixtures, fittings, stair and services, with retention of heritage and listed features, including shopfront and entrances, and ground floor ceiling details and features. Fit-out of new retail fittings, fixtures and services. Retention of shopfront with new 'like-for-like' signage and a new flag pole.
Received 2026-09-10
Westminster/26/06217/ADVUndecided
270 m
Display of non illuminared fascia sign measuring 0.702m X 0.25m, 0.845m X 0.3m, externally illuminated hanging sign 0.65m X 0.65m, 0.1m X 1.8m, non illuminated other sign 0.2m X 0.29m, 0.4m X 0.2m, 0.4m X 0.2m
Received 2026-09-10
Westminster/26/06193/ADFULLUndecided
190 m
Details of all new windows and doors; pursuant to condition 10(B) of planning permission dated 17th June 2026 (25/01604/FULL)
Received 2026-09-10
Westminster/26/06183/LBCUndecided
276 m
Facade gommage cleaning to the SE elevation of Burlington House, facing onto the courtyard. These works will be supervised by Purcell Architects. The works are in preparation for a detailed elevation condition survey.
Received 2026-09-09
Westminster/26/06089/FULLUndecided
388 m
Reconfiguration of existing plant area to allow creation of roof terrace to sixth floor, with associated extended stair/lift accesses, balustrading and other minor works.
Received 2026-09-07
Westminster/26/06095/ADFULLUndecided
340 m
Detailed drawings and a detailed biodiversity management plan in relation to the planting scheme on the roof terraces; pursuant to condition 19 of planning permission dated 27th March 2024 (23/08783/FULL)
Received 2026-09-07
Applications are matched within 500 m of the W1S district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for W1S for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 25952 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for W1S
Decile 4 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled W1S postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 7, with a median of decile 4 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
W1S 3JR, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 4 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so W1S spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in W1S: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in W1S, band by band
Westminster's council tax for 2026-27 set against the W1S median sold price of £4,680,000 across 249 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearWestminster | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £4,680,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £700 | £58 | 0.01% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £816 | £68 | 0.02% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £933 | £78 | 0.02% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £1,050 | £88 | 0.02% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £1,283 | £107 | 0.03% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £1,516 | £126 | 0.03% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £1,749 | £146 | 0.04% |
| H | over £320,000 | £2,099 | £175 | 0.04% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the W1S median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 249 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Westminster, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in W1S sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 134 distinct addresses in the records we hold for W1S. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
48, ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON
W1S 4DH · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£15,900,000
2026-08-20
1, SAVILE ROW, LONDON
W1S 3JR · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£31,000,000
2026-06-24
170, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON
W1S 4RB · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£62,000,000
2026-05-14
41, ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON
W1S 4BF · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£14,025,000
2026-05-07
9, NEW BURLINGTON PLACE, LONDON
W1S 2HU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£1,957,000
2026-05-01
13, HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON
W1S 1HL · Other · Freehold · 3 recorded sales
£65,000,000
2026-03-27
55, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON
W1S 2YY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£1,153,600
2026-03-23
22, HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON
W1S 1JP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 59 recorded sales
£5,846,000
2026-03-05
42, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON
W1S 2YH · Other · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£15,240,000
2026-02-11
33, DOVER STREET, LONDON
W1S 4NF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£1,650,000
2026-02-04
FIFTH AND SIXTH FLOORS, SAVILE ROW, LONDON
W1S 2ER · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-01-15
23, OLD BOND STREET, LONDON
W1S 4PZ · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£4,500,000
2025-12-15
11 - 13, POLLEN STREET, LONDON
W1S 1NH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£2,275,000
2025-12-08
25, CORK STREET, LONDON
W1S 3NB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 17 recorded sales
£7,450,000
2025-11-28
SITE OFFICE, 21, MADDOX STREET, LONDON
W1S 2QJ · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£100,000
2025-10-24
31, OLD BOND STREET, LONDON
W1S 4QH · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£36,280,000
2025-10-10
8, MADDOX STREET, LONDON
W1S 1NR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£3,030,000
2025-10-02
43 - 44, ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON
W1S 4JJ · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£30,150,000
2025-09-05
33, ST GEORGE STREET, LONDON
W1S 2FL · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£4,200,000
2025-07-25
48, MADDOX STREET, LONDON
W1S 1AY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,600,000
2025-07-21
5A, STAFFORD STREET, LONDON
W1S 4RR · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£3,100,000
2025-07-18
46, MADDOX STREET, LONDON
W1S 1AY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£860,000
2025-07-10
26C, ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON
W1S 4JB · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£750,000
2025-07-07
26, ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON
W1S 4HY · Other · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£23,500,000
2025-07-07
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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The W1S report: your questions
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The closest districts to W1S by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in W1D (London) 0.4 miles
- House prices in W1W (London) 0.6 miles
- House prices in W1G (London) 0.6 miles
- House prices in SW1A (Westminster) 0.6 miles
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Data sources
Every W1S figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.