Pimlico South · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.48888, -0.14532

SW1V 4RD— Pimlico South, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for SW1V 4RD, Pimlico South, Westminster

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Top 10% LondonSchools 100%Safety 74/100Transport 55/100

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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Liveability
73
Safety
74
Schools
90
Transport
55
Environment
60
Investment
75

The bottom line

SW1V 4RD offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime — a strong choice for Families and Investors.

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Location

SW1V 4RD

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
Very highYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: CautiousRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+24.8% vs London avg
vs London crime+10.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for SW1V 4RD

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How SW1V 4RD has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St Gabriel's CofE Primary School

Not yet inspected · 4 min walk

KS2: 108.9

★★

Secondary

Pimlico Academy

Good · Inspected Oct 2021 · 7 min walk

P8: +0.32A8: 50.9

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 21 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Tachbrook Nursery School

Not inspected · 12 min walk

7 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

71.3 incidents per 1,000 residents

Higher crime than 54% of London
↑ Rising 542.1%

-84% vs borough

Note: this postcode is in the Central Activities Zone — London's business and visitor core. Crime is counted per resident, but the daytime and visitor population here is many times the resident count, so these figures reflect footfall, not residential risk.

Crime by type

Other30%
Anti-social behaviour22%
Theft17%
Violence & sexual offences16%
Vehicle crime7%
Burglary7%
Robbery1%
Drug offences0%

Stop & search

0.6

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

2

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Lambeth River Fire Station · 1.7km

Crime is +10% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area172 m²

EPC breakdown

E
1%

Based on 1 properties · Confidence: very_low

LHA rates — Inner North London

Shared room£708/mo
1 bedroom£1440/mo
2 bedrooms£1794/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£3060/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield856 kWh/kWp/yr
Rebuild cost estimate£430,000
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band FAnnual charge £1,309
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Trajectory

1995–2022 · CAGR

+7%

Total change

+528%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

+52.7%

per year

Acceleration

-231.47

change in velocity

Market State

Strong growth

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £350k–£400k · P75: £700k+ · 4 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 4 sales

Terraced100%

By decade

1990s

2010s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Late-1990s boom1995–1996£355k£380k+7%1
GFC & correction2011–2011£1.46m£1.46m+0%1
Rate-rise correction2022–2022£2.23m£2.23m+0%1

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

0out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Strong Seller's Market

Favours sellers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity0

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 3

Moderate

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Above London average
Victoria52 line
9.3 min walk
London Victoria→ Victoria
0 min

Nearby stations

London VictoriaNational Rail
9 min walk
Pimlico Underground StationVictoria
10 min walk
Victoria Underground StationCircle · District
11 min walk
Sloane Square Underground StationCircle · District
11 min walk
Battersea Power Station Underground StationNorthern
13 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

59

Walkability score

255

Footpaths (500m)

26

Santander docks (800m)

0.2 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge37 min ↑
Victoria ★15 min
Waterloo28 min ↓
Canary Wharf47 min ↑
City39 min ↑

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

6

Car parks (800m)

4

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park273m
Santander docks (800m)26
Nearest cycle dock0.2 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Apcoa Ecclestone Bridge· yes
603m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 26.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³
Better than 81% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 0.7 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB15% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 9.0 km

Energy

Solar: 856 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: CLAY, SILT AND SAND

Subsidence risk: Medium

Shrink-swell: Medium

Running sand risk: Low

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Elevated

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Medium

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield856.1 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, SW3 4SR

11 min walk

100%

Recommend GP

100%

Overall GP experience

1

GPs within 1km

13

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalLister Hospital · 435 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.1 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

124

Parks (1km)

95

Restaurants (800m)

42

Cafes (800m)

2

Pubs (400m)

4

Pharmacies (800m)

5

Gyms (1km)

12

Sports (1km)

4

Convenience

Nearest supermarketThe Battersea General Store · 748 m
2 tennis courts1 swimming pools4 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

2

Late-night venues

D
4,137 licensed premises in borough2,967 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

3

Libraries (1km)

2

Cinemas (2km)

89m

Post office

Nearby shops

Pimlico Shopper90 m
Bash197 m
Friends Supermarket255 m
Star Meat279 m

Nearby cafes

Caffé Foresta300 m
Ideal Cafe353 m
Treat's476 m
Terravision/Terracafé494 m

Nearby restaurants

The Cambridge St. Kitchen181 m
Pizza Hut Delivery286 m
Greggs293 m
Sri Suwoon Thai Restaurant310 m

Nearby pubs

The White Ferry99 m
Clarendon Cocktail Cellar185 m
Rising Sun368 m
Marquis of Westminster449 m

Nearby gyms

PlayFit Sports Club541 m
Queen Mother Sports Centre596 m
Psycle603 m
BMF624 m

Nearby pharmacies

Simmonds Pharmacy303 m
Greens Pharmacy341 m
Paxall Pharmacy517 m
Clinichem Pharmacy621 m

Nearby health

Lister Hospital435 m
Pimlico Health513 m
The Pimlico Clinic548 m
Pimlico Center For Alexander Technique606 m
Food hygiene (5-star)65% of 260

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
44

High street

E

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

75

Investment score

Strong

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£2,622London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score43/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal44

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+15.3%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

57.5

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score39/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,226m
Crossrail 2 route251m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 6/10

Around average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Average deprivation level

Rank: 18,920 nationally

1,712

Est. population

18,480/km²

58%

Employed

64%

Degree educated

£52,400

Median income

2.4%

Claimant rate

Inner cityVery high densityYoung professionals

35

Community stability

Age profile

32%
23%
23%
Under 1810%
18–3432%
35–4923%
50–6424%
65+11%

Tenure

24%
19%
44%
Own outright24%
Own (mortgage)19%
Private rent44%
Social rent13%

Ethnicity

48%
27%
White British48%
White Other27%
Asian8%
Black6%
Mixed7%
Other5%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional51%
Routine / semi-routine5%
No car household61%
Unemployed3%
No qualifications18%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent44%
Social rent13%

vs. London

Income vs London+24.8%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
89
Live planning apps (800m)
19
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
56
Planning apps (3 years)
49
Local approval rate
82%
Borough approval rate
85%
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£500/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
2
Largest scheme
608 homes · CHELSEA BRIDGE WHARF Phases 1-4, CHELSEA BRIDGE WHARF Phases 1-4, QUEENSTOWN ROAD, SW8 4NP
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Grosvenor Waterside P2 (Former Depot Site), Grosvenor Waterside P2 (Former Depot Site), Gatliff Road, SW1W 8QN323 homes
completed
Bramah House (Building C), Grosvenor Waterside P2, Bramah House (Building C), Grosvenor Waterside P2, Grosvenor Road, SW1V 4BE299 homes
completed
Grosvenor Waterside (Former Depot), Grosvenor Waterside (Former Depot), Gatliff Road, SW1W 8QN137 homes
completed
199-203, 199-203, BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD, SW194 homes
completed
Grosvenor Waterside, (Former Depot) Ph1, Grosvenor Waterside, (Former Depot) Ph1, Gatliff Road, SW1W 8QN85 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
13.9%
Ward turnout
45%
Election year
2026
MP
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
2,708
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Councillors

Liza BegumLabour
Robert William EagletonLabour
Jason Thomas WilliamsLabour

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Key facts for SW1V 4RD

Full postcodeSW1V 4RD
Postcode districtSW1V
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardPimlico South
Latitude51.488883
Longitude-0.145322
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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