Westminster: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£3,892,403

Semi-detached

£2,760,923

Terraced

£1,616,250

Flat or maisonette

£775,956

First-time buyers

£783,995

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  185,032 in 1991 → 209,996 in 2024 (+13.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £421,453 in 2005 → £876,788 in 2026 (+108.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £671 in 2008 → £867 in 2025 (+29.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  63.4% in 2004 → 70.2% in 2023 (+10.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.9% in 2001 → 4.2% in 2025 (+44.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £21,204 in 1997 → £82,503 in 2024 (+289.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Westminster; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Job density · Economy & work5.51 jobs per resident (2024) · 2nd highest of 350
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access1,377.6 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 2nd highest of 361
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£82,503 (2024) · 3rd highest of 361
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£867 (April 2025) · 5th highest of 359

Where it ranks worst

• Housing affordability · Housing16.4× earnings (April 2025) · 315th lowest of 316
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 349th highest of 363
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills22.1% (2024/25) · 126th lowest of 132
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.7 out of 10 (2022/23) · 339th lowest of 363

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)83.2 years · England 80.0 · 3rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)86.3 years · England 83.8 · 5th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)60.5 years · England 60.9 · 72nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)59.8 years · England 61.3 · 86th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)231.5 per 100k · England 321.0 · 7th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)14.1% · England 10.4 · 131st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)56.2% · England 64.6 · 18th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)71.3% · England 68.3 · 28th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)51.3 score · England 46.0 · 17th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.1% · England 5.8 · 54th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)12.7% · England 19.8 · 28th lowest of 153