Typical 1-bedroom flat£694kmost £599k–£840k
Sold last year214 in five years
Prices in Westminster-20.7%on a year ago
A typical 1-bedroom flat in W1S sold for £693,716 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £598,843 and £840,409, for about 38 m² of space.
2 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 £694k 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 £3,163 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £139,000 for that mortgage: what £140,000 buys.
Questions about W1S
Is W1S 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%); 2 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 W1S?
A typical 1-bedroom flat in W1S sold for £693,716 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £598,843 and £840,409.
How many homes sell in W1S each year?
2 homes sold in the last year and 14 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 W1S?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Hampden Gurney 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.