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63 recorded sales · median £275,500 · Westminster
Westminster Council · Conservative-controlled 32/54 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
64/100
Mixed
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£276k
median price
35.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£276k
median sold price
16 yrs
of local pay to buy
5 min
London — fastest
33
rail stations mapped
2
grammar schools
100
schools total
35.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
1,317
Theft — most
28.2
NO₂ · WHO 10
11%
in a flood zone
349
green spaces
9.5
PM2.5 · WHO 5
3,189
eat & drink
297
shops
75.4%
gigabit
88
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£259,200 in 2000 → £1,112,500 in 2019
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Westminster, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £275,500. That's about 16× local earnings — around the 20.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2019 · 2 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 63 sales£275,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay16× · five-year average 20.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Westminster15%
Of the homes across Westminster that sold again within five years, 15% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than London (18%).
By property type
Flats15%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new24.9%
Bought second-hand13.8%
Overall
Typical resale gain+46.2% · ~13.3-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (5,835 resale pairs) across Westminster — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership27%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£1,048
Westminster City Council£538
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£699
Band B£815
Band C£932
Band D (baseline)£1,048
Band E£1,281
Band F£1,514
Band G£1,747
Band H£2,097
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Westminster how Great Smith Street compares · from Westminster
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Millbank +11.5%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbank | £780,000 | +11.5% | 202 |
| Maida Vale | £790,000 | +11.4% | 487 |
| St. John's Wood | £875,000 | +11.3% | 433 |
| Maida Hill | £570,000 | +9% | 193 |
| Knightsbridge | £3,050,000 | +1.7% | 78 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Great Smith Street — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 42 Westminster Mansions Great Smith Street | Flat | — | — | £472,000 | Oct 2025 |
| Flat 39 Westminster Mansions Great Smith Street | Flat | — | — | £575,000 | Nov 2024 |
| Flat 32 Westminster Mansions Great Smith Street | Flat | — | — | £1,425,000 | Oct 2023 |
| Flat 24 Westminster Mansions Great Smith Street | Flat | — | — | £502,000 | Nov 2022 |
| Flat 34 Westminster Mansions Great Smith Street | Flat | — | — | £1,900,000 | Aug 2022 |
| Flat 28 Westminster Mansions, Great Smith Street | Flat | — | — | £1,125,000 | Sep 2021 |
| 40 GREAT SMITH STREET | Other | — | — | £2,550,000 | Dec 2020 |
| Flat 32 Westminster Mansions Great Smith Street | Flat | — | — | £1,225,000 | Dec 2019 |
| Flat 40 Westminster Mansions Great Smith Street | Flat | — | — | £1,000,000 | Nov 2019 |
| Flat 45b Westminster Mansions Great Smith Street | Flat | — | — | £521,610 | May 2018 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Westminster
Crime runs at 35.6 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month35.6
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Westminster
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Westminster district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Westminster
Population204,236
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 5/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
6.4/10
Employment
6.7/10
Education & skills
8.2/10
Health & disability
6.8/10
Crime
4.8/10
Housing & services
5.6/10
Living environment
1.2/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Westminster — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+57%
Unemployment · economically active residents7.7%
Degree-level (Level 4+)58%
Good or very good health85%
Own their home27%
Median age35.9
Born outside the UK56%
See the full Westminster report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 2 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
2 of 2 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Matthew's School, Westminster | Primary | Good ('23) | 0.2 km |
| Westminster Abbey Choir School | All-through | — | 0.2 km |
| Westminster School | Secondary | — | 0.2 km |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Westminster | Nursery | Good ('22) | 0.3 km |
| Harris Westminster Sixth Form | 16 plus | — | 0.3 km |
| The Grey Coat Hospital | Secondary | Outstanding ('22) | 0.4 km |
| Marsham Street Community Nursery | Nursery | Outstanding ('22) | 0.5 km |
| Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School | Primary | — | 0.5 km |
| House of Commons Nursery | Nursery | Outstanding ('22) | 0.5 km |
| Foreign And Commonwealth Office Nursery | Nursery | Outstanding ('23) | 0.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 82.3 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 86.7 yrs |
| Smoking | 14.1% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 56.2% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.0 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
15 of 16 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sw1 Dental Studio | Dentist | — | 0.0 km |
| The Dr Hickey Surgery For The Homeless | GP | Outstanding ('22) | 0.2 km |
| Westminster House Dental Practic | Dentist | — | 0.3 km |
| Your Dentist At Victoria | Dentist | — | 0.3 km |
| 11 -13 Strutton Ground (Dental Surgery) | Dentist | — | 0.3 km |
| Star Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.3 km |
| Millbank Medical Centre | GP | Good ('16) | 0.4 km |
| Victoria Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.4 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Westminster
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 5 min from Vauxhall.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Victoria | 0.7 mi | London Bridge | 55 min |
| London Charing Cross | 0.8 mi | London Bridge | 7 min |
| Vauxhall | 0.8 mi | London Waterloo | 5 min |
| London Waterloo | 0.8 mi | London Waterloo | 79 min |
| London Waterloo East | 1.0 mi | London Charing Cross | 5 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Vauxhall (5 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging66 points
Per 10,000 residents3.2
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Westminster
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1000.8%
Flood zone11% of postcodes
Radonup to <1% of homes
Historic landfill11 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings4,011
Conservation areas56
Green belt0%
Green spaces349
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Westminster
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 3,189 | 86% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 297 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 88 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 349 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Westminster
Figures for the wider Westminster — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate7.7%
In work (employment rate)57.3%
Companies registered here322,886
New incorporations (12m)43,819
Property companies (SPVs)35,175
See the full Westminster report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district