Sold £11,862/m² · Median sold £1,001,413 (1,348 sales) · Index -3.6% y/y · Turnover 1.0% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Oct 2026
What is City of Westminster?
EPC A or B
14%
EPC D or worse
38%
What does City of Westminster cost?
City of Westminster: sold price per m² £11,862/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,348 sales). -5.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£11,862/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,348 sales
-5.3% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,348 sales.
Sold price
£1,001,413 12 months to Jun 2026
1,348 sales
-2.6% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,348 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£998,283 12 months to Oct 2026
11,393 listings
-5.2% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Oct 2026, 11,393 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £15,482/m² in Nov 2016 to £11,593/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £1,166,070 in Sep 2016 to £1,358,920 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £1,250,000 in Jan 2022 to £925,000 in Oct 2026.Asking price per m²: £17,139/m² in Oct 2023 to £14,036/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 99% in Jan 2022 to 84% in Jan 2025.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 105.1 in Jan 2022 to 90.7 in Oct 2026.
What does City of Westminster earn?
City of Westminster: asking rent £4,538/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 11,851 lets). +15.2% on the previous 12 months.
Asking rent
£4,538/month 12 months to Sep 2026
11,851 lets
+15.2% on the previous 12 months.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 11,851 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.6% 12 months to Oct 2026
31,260 lets
+11.6% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Oct 2026, 31,260 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £4,125/month in Oct 2023 to £4,123/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.1% in Jan 2022 to 5.5% in Oct 2026.Asking rent index: 91.3 in Jan 2022 to 114.7 in Oct 2026.
How does City of Westminster vary by home size?
Asking price in City of Westminster runs from £577,748 for 1 bedroom to £5,508,030 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in City of Westminster. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£577,748
12 months to Oct 2026
-8.1% on the previous 12 months
3000
2 bedrooms
£988,177
12 months to Oct 2026
-1.9% on the previous 12 months
4294
3 bedrooms
£1,787,245
12 months to Oct 2026
+5.1% on the previous 12 months
2421
4 bedrooms
£2,992,464
12 months to Oct 2026
-4.4% on the previous 12 months
773
5+ bedrooms
£5,508,030
12 months to Oct 2026
+4.8% on the previous 12 months
505
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is City of Westminster?
City of Westminster: turnover 1.0% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,375 sales). -38.6% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.0% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,375 sales
-38.6% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,375 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
3,723 12 months to Sep 2026
3,723 listings
+18.5% on the previous 12 months.
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,723 listings.
New listings
6,889 12 months to Oct 2026
6,889 listings
+23.2% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Oct 2026, 6,889 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.1% in Sep 2016 to 0.0% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 360 in Oct 2023 to 439 in Sep 2026.New listings: 451 in Jan 2022 to 621 in Oct 2026.Price reductions: 213 in Jan 2022 to 225 in Oct 2026.Live listings: 3,580 in Sep 2026 to 9,106 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 179 days in Jan 2022 to 109 days in Jan 2025.
Who is active in City of Westminster?
251 agents listed homes for sale in City of Westminster; the three largest took 7.3% of the listings.
Agents active
251
Top three agents’ share
7.3%
New homes among listings
4.7%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns City of Westminster?
Corporate landlords hold 52% of the 6,620 units in City of Westminster whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords52% of classified · 3,455 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)31% of classified · 2,067 units
Housing associations8.9% of classified · 592 units
RMC7.5% of classified · 495 units
Offshore companies0.2% of classified · 10 units
RTM0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does City of Westminster rank?
City of Westminster ranks 3rd of 33 local authorities in London for sold price per m², at £11,862/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in London
City of Westminster ranks 3rd of 33 local authorities in London for sold price per m², at £11,862/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in London, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
CroydonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,802/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about City of Westminster
What is the median house price in City of Westminster?
Homes in City of Westminster sold for a median £1,001,413 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,348 sales. Per square metre that is £11,862/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in City of Westminster changed?
-5.3% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in City of Westminster?
Homes to let in City of Westminster asked a median £4,538/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 11,851 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed. +15.2% on the previous 12 months.
What is the gross rental yield in City of Westminster?
4.6% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Oct 2026, 31,260 lets. +11.6% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in City of Westminster?
1.0% of the homes in City of Westminster changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,375 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.