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Council tax bands in Westminster

132,030 homesLondonInner London

Westminster has the joint smallest share of bungalows (0.0%), the smallest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (a net fall of 250) and the second-largest share of flats and maisonettes (89.2%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the smallest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (0.4%) and the second-largest share of homes in band F or above (46.4%) of the 295 councils in England.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA1B5C12D17E18F15G19H13FlatTerracedSemiColour shows the band, shape the typeA1B5C12D17E18F15G19H13FlatTerracedSemi

Band G is the most common band

Westminster leans towards the upper bands: band G is the most common (18.7%). Band H, the top band, holds 17,280 homes, about one in every 8. The share in bands A and B, 6.0%, is 37.1 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 16.7%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run G, E, D, F, H, C, B and A. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Richmond upon Thames.

Share of homes in each bandA1.2%B4.8%C11.8%D17.3%E18.5%F14.6%G18.7%H13.1%WestminsterLondonEngland

More than half are flats and maisonettes

Flats and maisonettes make up more than half of the homes in Westminster; after them come terraced houses (7.7%), semi-detached houses (0.6%), detached houses (0.4%) and bungalows. The widest gap to the rest of London is in terraced houses: 16.7 points below the share there (24.4%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Tower Hamlets, followed by Camden and Islington. The typical home of each type sits in band H for detached houses, band H for semi-detached houses, band H for terraced houses and band E for flats and maisonettes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes89.2%CDEFGHTerraced houses7.7%EGHSemi-detached houses0.6%GHDetached houses0.4%GHBungalows0.0%DEFGH

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England44%Before19004%1900–191810%1919–19399%1945–196410%1965–19826%1983–19998%2000–20157%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England44%<19004%190010%19199%194510%19656%19838%20007%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (44.1%), from 1965 to 1982 (10.3%) and between the wars (10.0%). Some 8,960 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band F, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band E). By build period, the middle home sits in band E for homes built before 1900, band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band E for those built between the wars. The busiest single year was 2022, with 1,410 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026EFGHBuilt before 2016CDEFGH

One-bedroom homes are the most common

One-bedroom homes (39.1%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (33.9%) and three-bedroom (18.3%). Homes here average 2.01 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band D with one bedroom, band F with two, band G with three, band H with four and band H with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 8.7%. A detached house here has 4.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.9.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom39.1%2 bedrooms33.9%3 bedrooms18.3%4 bedrooms5.8%5 bedrooms1.6%6+ bedrooms1.3%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Westminster are Kensington and Chelsea (16.5), Elmbridge (17.6) and Mole Valley (21.9); the furthest within London is Barking and Dagenham (132.5).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Westminster comes 32nd of the 33 councils in London, just behind the City of London and just ahead of Kensington and Chelsea. All London councils.

Share of homes in bands C to EWestminster 48%41%80%