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Westminster

Westminster is a London borough. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Westminster's band D council tax, £1,050, is the 2nd lowest in London and lower than at 99% of councils in England. 100% of residents live within 1km of a station, a supermarket and a pharmacy. Recorded crime is 351.5 per 1,000 residents and road deaths and serious injuries 120.7 per 100,000, both the 2nd highest in London. Both are divided by the people who live here, not the far larger number who work in or visit the borough. Two bedroom rent, £3,305 a month, is the 2nd highest in London.

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Open Westminster on the map

Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Westminster and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£1,050

Lower than 99% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 33 councils in London.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£854k

Higher than 99% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 33 councils in London.

Down 25.4% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£3,305

Higher than 99% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 32 councils in London.

Down 0.3% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings16.2

Higher than 99% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 32 councils in London.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home71

Higher than 82% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van66.2%

Higher than 99% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

4th highest of the 33 councils in London.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station100%

Joint highest of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Joint highest of the 33 councils in London.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket100%

Joint highest of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint highest of the 33 councils in London.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy100%

Joint highest of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint highest of the 33 councils in London.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available85.1%

Higher than 70% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 33 councils in London.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths72%

Higher than 94% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Up 2 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score51.3

Higher than 89% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,418

Higher than 73% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding88.5%

Lower than 97% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

5th lowest of the 32 councils in London.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents351.5

Higher than 99% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 33 councils in London.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households12.5

Higher than 98% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 33 councils in London.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year120.7

Higher than 99% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 33 councils in London.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier79%

Lower than 98% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 33 councils in London.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents26.8

Higher than 99% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 33 councils in London.

Up 9.6% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.0

Lower than 96% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th lowest of the 32 councils in London.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.7

Higher than 93% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

5th highest of the 32 councils in London.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women59.8 yrs

Lower than 69% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 3.5 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home127.4 ha

Higher than 96% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

4th highest of the 33 councils in London.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean25 µg/m³

Higher than 99% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 33 councils in London.

Down 27.5% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Westminster shares a boundary with Brent, Camden, City of London and Kensington and Chelsea. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Brent£1,934
  2. Camden£2,621
  3. Westminster£3,305
  4. Kensington and Chelsea£3,428
Average house price, all homes
  1. Brent£544k
  2. City of London£713k
  3. Camden£833k
  4. Westminster£854k
  5. Kensington and Chelsea£1.25m
Council tax, band D
  1. Westminster£1,050
  2. City of London£1,330
  3. Kensington and Chelsea£1,667
  4. Camden£2,208
  5. Brent£2,235
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Brent89.5
  2. Kensington and Chelsea144.6
  3. Camden173.5
  4. Westminster351.5
  5. City of London558.6
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. City of London1,813
  2. Camden1,915
  3. Kensington and Chelsea2,058
  4. Westminster2,418
  5. Brent3,341
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Brent65%
  2. City of London71%
  3. Westminster72%
  4. Camden74%
  5. Kensington and Chelsea75%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Brent17.9 µg/m³
  2. Kensington and Chelsea23.3 µg/m³
  3. Camden23.6 µg/m³
  4. Westminster25 µg/m³
  5. City of London32.5 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Brent88.3%
  2. Kensington and Chelsea96.8%
  3. Camden98.8%
  4. Westminster100%
  5. City of London100%

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