Westminster
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Westminster at a glance
- House prices
- £136,000
- Lower prices4th percentile
- Schools
- 28th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 70th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 141.6 per 1,000 residents
- Weak10th percentile
- Flood risk
- 6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle55th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Westminster a good place to live?
Westminster may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Westminster
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 141.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 10th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Westminster
House prices
- Median sale price
- £136,000
- Percentile
- 4th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 82 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Westminster
Schools
28th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Westminster
Flood risk
6% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 5.3% of the area. That is the 55th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Westminster
Transport
70th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Westminster a good place to live?
Westminster may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Westminster safe?
Westminster ranks in the 10th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Westminster?
The median sale price was £136,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 4th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Westminster?
Schools rank in the 28th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Westminster?
Nearby public profiles include Wolverham in Cheshire West and Chester and Northwich Leftwich in Cheshire West and Chester.
