Buying a home in SW1W, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£2.66mmost £2.12m–£3.32m
Houses per m²£19,709flats £13,392
Sold last year34320 in five years
Prices in Westminster-20.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW1W sold for £2,663,315 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £2,119,442 and £3,318,987, for about 139 m² of space. That is 217% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

34 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £504k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW1W 0 (£16,013) and the most in SW1W 8 (£19,916).

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 £12,145 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £533,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in SW1W by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£951,724£872k–£2.33m73 m²10
3£2,663,315£2.12m–£3.32m139 m²43
4£3,629,649£2.75m–£3.8m186 m²17
5+£4,938,166£3.47m–£6.5m260 m²55

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£952k£2.66m£3.63m£4.94m
Terraced—£952k£2.63m£3.63m£4.87m
Flats£504k£962k£1.23m£2.45m£3.94m

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

Price per m² across SW1W

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SW1W 0£16,013£15,280
SW1W 8£19,916£12,157
SW1W 9£19,831£11,257

Schools near SW1W

Best state primary within 2 kmMarlborough Primary School93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%19 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%51 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SW1W

Is SW1W a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 217% 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%); 34 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 SW1W?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW1W sold for £2,663,315 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £2,119,442 and £3,318,987.

Is SW1W expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SW1W costs 217% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SW1W each year?

34 homes sold in the last year and 320 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near SW1W?

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 SW1W?

For a 3-bedroom house, SW1V (£1.32m, 1 km), SW1P (£1.62m, 1 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.