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SW1W house prices & rental yield

Homes in SW1W sell for a median of £1,574,000 across 103 sales over two years (HM Land Registry), which is +85% against the Westminster median of £850,000. Set against the local average rent of £3,179 a month (ONS), that implies a 2.4% gross yield here versus 4.5% for Westminster as a whole.

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Implied gross yield
2.4%
Median sold
£1,574,000
vs Westminster
+85%
Sales, 2 yrs
103

Rents are published per district, not per postcode, so the yield above applies the Westminster average rent to SW1W prices. It's the right way to compare postcodes on entry price, but rents do vary street by street, and gross yield ignores costs, voids and mortgage interest.

What renters pay across Westminster
All sizes
£3,179
1-bed
£2,533
2-bed
£3,286
3-bed
£3,872
4+ bed
£5,396
Office for National Statistics averages for Westminster, what tenants actually pay rather than asking rents.
Cheaper entry points near SW1W
SW1V216 sales5.9% yield£645,000W9479 sales5.4% yield£705,000SW1P179 sales4.8% yield£790,000W2490 sales4.8% yield£802,500W1T46 sales4.4% yield£867,400NW8264 sales4.1% yield£932,500SW1H34 sales3.9% yield£974,000W1U76 sales3% yield£1,262,500
Averages don't buy houses

SW1W averages tell you where to look, not whether one particular flat stacks up. Paste a listing and gemhome runs the actual numbers: yield, cash flow, the lender stress test, EPC work and what the public records say about that specific address.

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