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Central Westminster

Middle area

South east Westminster. 8,521 people in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Central Westminster’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£920,000
70th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,085
3,397th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Central Westminster compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price24 middle areas, Westminster · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Westminster24 areas from £530,000 to £3,000,000. The middle area is £880,000. Central Westminster is £920,000.
£920,00010th highest
Population24 middle areas, Westminster · 2021
Population: every middle area in Westminster24 areas from 6,056 to 14,478. The middle area is 7,982. Central Westminster is 8,085.
8,08512th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 middle areas, Westminster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Westminster24 areas from 76.9% to 98.1%. The middle area is 91.4%. Central Westminster is 89.8%.
89.8%10th lowest
Claimant rate24 middle areas, Westminster · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Westminster24 areas from 0.9% to 7.1%. The middle area is 3.5%. Central Westminster is 5.6%.
5.6%6th highest

Figures for the whole of Westminster

These figures are published for the whole of Westminster, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Westminster and not Central Westminster alone. See Westminster

Average house price
£876,788
Down 20.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£52,610
5th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
16.7×
2nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.9
92nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Central Westminster in brief

The median price paid for a home in Central Westminster was £920,000 in 2025.

Central Westminster had 8,085 usual residents at the census.

In Central Westminster, 89.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central Westminster, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.