United Kingdom · London · Local Authority
Westminster
Local Authority · London, England · population ~270k · 51 state-funded schools
High earnings, but eye-watering housing costs. Westminster offers the highest proportion of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools in London, and median weekly earnings are £1,015.50, higher than 98% of English authorities. However, the median house price is a staggering £865,000, 16.4 times annual pay. Rent also bites hard, taking a huge 70.9% of gross median earnings, the highest proportion in London. Recorded crime is also the highest in the region. This is a place for those who can afford the price of admission, prioritising top-tier education and high incomes above all else.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Westminster ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£52,806/yr
Very high
Better than 99% of UK LAs
House price
£865,000
Very expensive
Worse than 100% of UK LAs
Rent
£3,122/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 100% of UK LAs
Council tax
£1,050/yr
Cheapest
Better than 100% of UK LAs
Crime
379.9/1k
Highest
Worse than 100% of UK LAs
Deprivation
20.3
Mid
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
Schools
100.0%
Very strong
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
50 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
50 of 50 (100%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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51 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 51 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.