Westminster: local statistics
Westminster is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 212,367 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Westminster, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A typical home in Westminster cost £876,788 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, down 20.7% on a year before. It ranks as the 2nd highest in London; the average for London was £550,037. This July figure is the lowest in the series, 20% below July 2016. The average price is 16.7 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Westminster. That ratio is the 2nd highest ratio in London.
The police recorded 351.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in Westminster in the year to March 2026 (74,649 offences in all), the 2nd highest rate of all 33 council areas in London. A year earlier it was 410.4. In the year to March 2016 it was 227.8 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
Average Band D council tax in Westminster is £1,049.55 for 2026-27, 3.0% more than in 2025-26. It is the 2nd lowest of all 33 council areas in London. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £669.07.
The ONS counted 63,295 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Westminster in March 2026, 16% more than in 2016. There are 298 per 1,000 residents, the 2nd highest of all 33 council areas in London.
Life expectancy at birth in Westminster is 86.4 years for women and 81.9 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +1.1 years for women and +0.6 for men. It is the 3rd highest for women of all 32 council areas in London.
The ONS estimates that 212,367 people lived in Westminster in mid-2025, down 1.5% on a year earlier. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is -1.6%, against +5.4% for London as a whole. That is the 29th fastest growth of 33 in London. The series peaked at 216,343 in mid-2023.
Full-time employees living in Westminster earned a median £1,015.50 a week in April 2025, or £52,610 over a year. That is 12.5% above the figure for London and the 5th highest of all 32 council areas in London. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £1,022.50, £7.00 higher. In 2015 the residents' median was £766.50, so it has risen 32% before inflation.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 80.3% of Westminster residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 5.2 points); the figure for London was 74.8%. Its lowest reading in the series was 64.3% and its highest 80.3%.
4.0% of Westminster residents aged 16 to 64 (6,280 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026; the rate for London was 5.5%. Twelve months before, it was 4.1%. The five-year high was 5.8% (August 2021); the low was 3.8% (September 2023).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 215,876 |
| 2016 | 213,193 |
| 2017 | 210,459 |
| 2018 | 209,868 |
| 2019 | 208,415 |
| 2020 | 205,624 |
| 2021 | 205,759 |
| 2022 | 213,009 |
| 2023 | 216,343 |
| 2024 | 215,694 |
| 2025 | 212,367 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £1,090,138 |
| July 2017 | £1,125,757 |
| July 2018 | £1,027,604 |
| July 2019 | £1,004,477 |
| July 2020 | £985,548 |
| July 2021 | £1,067,286 |
| July 2022 | £1,122,482 |
| July 2023 | £1,171,419 |
| July 2024 | £1,025,507 |
| July 2025 | £1,106,346 |
| July 2026 | £876,788 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £766.50 a week |
| 2016 | £781.80 a week |
| 2017 | £807.40 a week |
| 2018 | £833.70 a week |
| 2019 | £812.80 a week |
| 2020 | £817.30 a week |
| 2021 | £840.50 a week |
| 2022 | £871.90 a week |
| 2023 | £892.00 a week |
| 2024 | £958.20 a week |
| 2025 | £1,015.50 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £669.07 |
| 2017-18 | £688.14 |
| 2018-19 | £712.09 |
| 2019-20 | £755.46 |
| 2020-21 | £781.99 |
| 2021-22 | £829.27 |
| 2022-23 | £865.78 |
| 2023-24 | £913.78 |
| 2024-25 | £975.02 |
| 2025-26 | £1,019 |
| 2026-27 | £1,049.55 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 227.8 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 239.2 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 274.0 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 328.6 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 383.3 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 182.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 294.7 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 394.5 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 435.4 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 410.4 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 351.5 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 67.0% |
| 2016/17 | 67.9% |
| 2017/18 | 64.3% |
| 2018/19 | 68.9% |
| 2019/20 | 69.5% |
| 2020/21 | 72.3% |
| 2021/22 | 66.4% |
| 2022/23 | 71.7% |
| 2023/24 | 72.5% |
| 2024/25 | 73.5% |
| 2025/26 | 80.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 85.3 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 85.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 85.0 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.8 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.3 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.6 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.7 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 85.7 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 86.4 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 54,640 |
| 2017 | 55,400 |
| 2018 | 56,580 |
| 2019 | 58,910 |
| 2020 | 59,330 |
| 2021 | 59,465 |
| 2022 | 60,510 |
| 2023 | 60,320 |
| 2024 | 60,890 |
| 2025 | 62,410 |
| 2026 | 63,295 |
Questions about Westminster
What is the average house price in Westminster?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £876,788.
What is the crime rate in Westminster?
351.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How much is Band D council tax in Westminster?
£1,049.55 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is life expectancy in Westminster?
86.4 years for women and 81.9 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the population of Westminster?
The ONS estimates 212,367 people lived in Westminster in mid-2025.
What is the average salary in Westminster?
£1,015.50 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Westminster?
6,280 in August 2026 (4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
Who has power over Westminster
Every body that makes decisions for Westminster, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Westminster council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Westminster in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust NHS
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Cities of London and Westminster: Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Kensington and Bayswater: Joe Powell (Labour) MP
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale: Georgia Gould (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK average house price · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in London: Camden · Hammersmith and Fulham · Islington · Merton · Richmond upon Thames · Sutton
Related questions
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