Buying a home in SW1V, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.32mmost £1.01m–£1.66m
Houses per m²£11,363flats £9,458
Sold last year94674 in five years
Prices in Westminster-20.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW1V sold for £1,325,000 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,013,622 and £1,663,779, for about 116 m² of space. That is 58% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

94 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £393k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW1V 4 (£11,075) and the most in SW1V 2 (£11,839).

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 £3,895 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £6,042 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £265,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in SW1V by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£495,608£448k–£780k55 m²7
2£945,911£770k–£1.47m79 m²11
3£1,325,000£1.01m–£1.66m116 m²25
4£1,734,237£1.45m–£1.89m148 m²20
5+£2,235,621£2m–£2.69m222 m²36

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£496k£946k£1.32m£1.73m£2.24m
Terraced£496k£946k£1.32m£1.73m£2.24m
Flats£393k£571k£738k£1.4m£1.89m

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

Price per m² across SW1V

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SW1V 1£11,834£9,783
SW1V 2£11,839£9,703
SW1V 3£11,168£7,997
SW1V 4£11,075£10,006

Schools near SW1V

Best state primary within 2 kmMarlborough Primary School93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%25 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Fulham Boys School82.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%50 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SW1V

Is SW1V a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 58% more than across London; prices in Westminster are down 20.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.3% against 43.8%); 94 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 3-bedroom house in SW1V?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW1V sold for £1,325,000 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,013,622 and £1,663,779.

Is SW1V expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SW1V costs 58% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SW1V each year?

94 homes sold in the last year and 674 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near SW1V?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Marlborough Primary School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SW1V?

For a 3-bedroom house, SW8 (£982k, 2 km), SE11 (£1.12m, 2 km).

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.