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Fitzrovia West & Soho

Middle area

East Westminster. 8,358 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Fitzrovia West & Soho live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£1,065,000
40th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,879
Joint 3,753rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Fitzrovia West & Soho

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fitzrovia West & Soho at a rate of 2,551.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 405.1 per 1,000 people across Westminster.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Theft from the person6,808
Other crime5,585
Shoplifting2,974
Violence and sexual offences2,099
Anti-social behaviour1,527
Robbery761
Drug offences634
Burglary443
Vehicle crime320
Criminal damage and arson173

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Fitzrovia West & Soho compares

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

Fitzrovia West & SohoMiddle
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. Fitzrovia West & Soho is £1,065,000.
£1,065,0006th most expensive
Population24 middle areas, Westminster · 2021
Population: every middle area in Westminster24 areas from 6,056 to 14,478. The middle area is 7,982. Fitzrovia West & Soho is 7,879.
7,87912th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 middle areas, Westminster · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Westminster24 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Fitzrovia West & Soho is 0.0%.
0%
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%. Fitzrovia West & Soho is 93.2%.
93.2%joint 7th highest

Is Fitzrovia West & Soho safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fitzrovia West & Soho at a rate of 2,551.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 405.1 per 1,000 people across Westminster.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 1,382 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fitzrovia West & Soho.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were theft from the person (6,808), other crime (5,585) and shoplifting (2,974).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Fitzrovia West & Soho alone. See Westminster

Average house price
£887,206
Down 14.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£52,610
5th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
16.9×
2nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.9
Joint 92nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Fitzrovia West & Soho in brief

The median price paid for a home in Fitzrovia West & Soho was £1,065,000 in 2025.

Fitzrovia West & Soho had 7,879 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Fitzrovia West & Soho live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fitzrovia West & Soho, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.