Buying a home in SW1H, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 1-bedroom flat£427kmost £313k–£570k

Sold last year731 in five years

Prices in Westminster-20.7%on a year ago

A typical 1-bedroom flat in SW1H sold for £427,322 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £313,387 and £569,996, for about 39 m² of space.

7 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £427k for one bedroom.

Across Westminster, prices are down 20.7% on a year ago and down 17.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,548 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,949 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £85,000 for that mortgage: what £85,000 buys.

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House prices in SW1H by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
5+	£8,987,083	£3.14m–£1m	649 m²	5

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	—	—	—	£8.99m
Terraced	—	—	—	—	£8.99m
Flats	£427k	£670k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SW1H

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SW1H 0	—	£10,655
SW1H 9	—	£13,161

Schools near SW1H

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Clement Danes CofE Primary School100% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%22 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Grey Coat Hospital79% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%56 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SW1P London · 1 km3-bed house £1.62m SW1V London · 1 km3-bed house £1.32m SW1W London · 1 km3-bed house £2.66m SW1X London · 2 km3-bed house £2.76m

Questions about SW1H

Is SW1H a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Westminster are down 20.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (100% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (79% against 43.8%); 7 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 1-bedroom flat in SW1H?

A typical 1-bedroom flat in SW1H sold for £427,322 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £313,387 and £569,996.

How many homes sell in SW1H each year?

7 homes sold in the last year and 31 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near SW1H?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Clement Danes CofE Primary School, where 100% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.