City of Westminster
City of Westminster is a city in Greater London, England, with a population of around 247,614. It has around 9 GP surgeries, 15 pharmacies, 10 supermarkets, and around 211 restaurants and cafés, with 37 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Chalk Farm, 0.9 km away. There were around 2,553 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the City of Westminster area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Camden area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 210,133 residents at roughly 9,641 people per km².
- Council
- Camden
- County
- Greater London
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 202nd of 294 English council areas — better than 31% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
23°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 26° / 17° · 43% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:19
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Westminster, United Kingdom
Crime
2726 reported · July 2026▼ 13% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences535
- Other theft497
- Anti-social behaviour477
- Theft from the person455
351 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: St James's · Metropolitan
Local policing priorities
- Drug usage and dealing contribute to the violence on St. James, this violence can be a direct result of using drugs in many ways it affec…
- Theft. St. James is home to some of renowned shopping destinations of Covent Garden, Piccadilly and Strand. With a heavy footfall in purs…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
652 reported road collisions (2024)
97 killed or seriously injured · 723 casualties · 31 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 395 rated 4–5 ★ (330 top)
- 27 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: St. James's Park (0.2 km)
- 111 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from London Victoria (0.6 km):
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Live buses at St James's Park Station:
- 11 → Fulham Broadway · due
- 24 → Pimlico · due
- 148 → White City · 4 min
- 11 → Fulham Broadway · 9 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£833,067 average▼ 7.1% YoY
Across Camden · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£2,800 average monthly rent▲ 0.5% YoY
- 1 bed £2,040
- 2 bed £2,603
- 3 bed £3,035
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
14.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 14.4 times median annual pay (13.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (3.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (3.4 km)
75 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: 5 Spenser Street (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres14
- Gyms17
- Sports pitches79
- Playgrounds27
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
210,133 residents in Camden · 9,641/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 73%
- 65+: 12%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 132 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,208 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (23% of 113,890)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
99 schools · 28,711 pupils
38 primary · 10 secondary · 51 other
Ofsted: 24 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
56inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Parliament Hill SchoolOutstanding
- Hampstead SchoolGood
- The Camden School for GirlsGood
- The UCL AcademyGood
- Acland Burghley School
- Haverstock School
- La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
- Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
- Regent High School
- William Ellis School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Camden
Care & health services
311 CQC-registered services
- Care homes11
- GP practices91
- Dentists112
- Homecare agencies46
- Hospitals & hospices11
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Camden
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 1,700 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
512 applications decided
83% granted · 425 granted, 87 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Rachel Blake
Labour (Co-op)
Cities of London and Westminster
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 31
- Con 3
- LD 10
- Grn 10
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools38
- GPs & clinics15
- Pharmacies26
- Supermarkets16
- Parks & greens178
- Restaurants & cafés923
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
41,260 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£1,032 median full-time weekly pay
4.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£72,346 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
52% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 135,986 certificates
8.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
35% low-carbon electricity
Imports 33% · Gas 31% · Solar 17% · Wind 9%
156 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 59.4 women · 59.8 men
49% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cities of London and Westminster:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership2,026 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s694 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Sever UK-Iran ties, withdraw recognition of Iran’s regime & expel all diplomats473 local signatures · 26,542 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office218 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership209 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is City of Westminster?
- City of Westminster is a town in Greater London, England, in the Camden local authority.
- What is the population of City of Westminster?
- City of Westminster has an approximate settlement population of 247,614.
- How deprived is City of Westminster?
- The Camden local authority, which includes City of Westminster, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.