Maida Vale
Westminster 006 · 5 sub-areas · 7,931 residents
Westminster 006 sits in one of London's most expensive and densely employed corners, home to around 7,900 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £3,200 a month — well above the London norm — and the area hosts roughly four jobs for every working-age resident. Rents have actually fallen around 5% in the past year, which is a rare piece of good news for tenants here.
Maida Vale is a workplace corner of Westminster — daytime population swells with commuters, the streetscape leans busy and built-up rather than residential, and most residents who do live here rent rather than own. The rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Maida Vale?
The area is unusually green for its density — 7 parks and 8 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; daytime amenity skews to cafés and bakeries (19 within five minutes' walk) rather than pubs and bars; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £3,122 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Maida Vale in Westminster
Living in Maida Vale
This part of Westminster isn't a residential neighbourhood in the conventional sense — it's a place where an enormous concentration of jobs happens to have people living in it too. With around 814,000 jobs based in the area and just under 8,000 residents, the ratio of work to home is almost uniquely lopsided by any UK standard. The streets are busy in a way that most London neighbourhoods aren't, and the pace reflects that.
Rent sits at the expensive end even by central London standards. A two-bedroom flat runs about £3,200 a month, and a three-bedroom pushes close to £3,800. The one piece of breathing room: rents here fell nearly 5% in the past year, so if you're negotiating a new tenancy, you have more leverage than tenants have had for a while. Council tax is comparatively low at around £1,050 a year for a Band D property — one of the lower rates in London.
The people who do live here skew educated and working-age. Over two-thirds of residents hold a degree-level qualification, and more than a third are aged 18 to 34. Single-person households make up about 35% of all homes. Just over half of residents rent privately, which is high even by London norms, while roughly 16% are in social housing — a meaningful social-housing presence that gives the area more demographic range than its property prices alone might suggest. Around half of residents were born outside the UK, reflected in an ethnic diversity index of 55.
Day-to-day practicality is strong. Greenspace is within about 270 metres on average — closer than most central London postcodes — and 61% of residents can reach a park on foot. The nearest metro station is under 500 metres away. Broadband is full gigabit across the board. If you're weighing up sub-areas and streets within Westminster 006, see the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Westminster 006 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. You get unmatched central London access, greenspace within about 270 metres, and strong broadband. The trade-off is cost — two-bedroom flats run around £3,200 a month — and the area's overwhelming daytime character as a job district rather than a residential neighbourhood. Rents did fall nearly 5% in the past year, which helps.
- What is the rent in Westminster 006?
- A one-bedroom flat runs about £2,500 a month, a two-bedroom around £3,200, and a three-bedroom close to £3,800. These are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices. Rents fell around 5% year-on-year, so there's more negotiating room than there was recently.
- Is Westminster 006 safe?
- The crime rate is around 103 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, above the UK average of roughly 80. That figure is largely driven by the area's enormous daytime population — with four jobs per resident, it's not a like-for-like comparison with quieter residential areas. Check the crime breakdown widget for the specific categories affecting residents.
- What's the commute from Westminster 006 to central London?
- Around 14 minutes to a major employment hub by public transport. The nearest underground station is about 480 metres away — a six-minute walk — and the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1,140 metres, about a 14-minute walk. With 60% of residents working from home, many people here don't commute at all.
- Who lives in Westminster 006?
- Mostly younger, highly educated renters — around 35% are aged 18 to 34, and 68.5% hold a degree-level qualification. Single-person households make up 35% of homes. Just over half of residents rent privately, around 16% are in social housing, and roughly half were born outside the UK.
- What schools are near Westminster 006?
- There are 282 schools within 2km of typical residents, but only around 52% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is just 286 metres away, so excellent provision is close if you identify it. Check individual Ofsted ratings and admissions data carefully given the wide variation.
- How does Westminster 006 compare to the rest of Westminster for rent?
- Rent here sits at the higher end of the Westminster range. A two-bedroom flat at around £3,200 a month is above the Westminster council-area median. The recent 5% year-on-year fall is a small reprieve, but this remains firmly in central London premium territory.