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Average 4+ Bedroom Rent in Westminster 2026

A 4 or more bedroom property in Westminster rents for an average of £5,447 per month as of September 2026, −1.1% on a year earlier. That is 131.2% of median local full-time pay.

Westminster is the 31st cheapest of 32 London boroughs for this size. ONS figures for September 2026, published . Next update after the ONS release on .

What that costs relative to local pay

A 4 or more bedroom in Westminster against what people living in Westminster actually earn.

Monthly rent
£5,447
Median gross pay (2024)
£4,152
full-time, per month, before tax
Rent as a share of pay
131.2%
32.4 points above the London average
Severely stretched — a single full-time median earner would spend 131.2% of gross pay on rent alone.

How to read this. Earnings are gross — before tax and National Insurance — so the share of take-home pay is materially higher. The earnings figure is for 2024, the latest year GLA London Datastore publishes, while the rent figure is current; pay has risen since, so the true present-day ratio is somewhat lower than shown. Both are medians for people living in the area, not for jobs located there.

4+ Bedroom rent in Westminster since 2015

£2,250£3,500£4,750£6,0002015201720192021202320252026£5,447
Average monthly private rent in Westminster (4 or more bedroom), 2015–2026 (dashed line: London 4 or more bedroom average). Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.
Past year
−1.1%
Past 5 years
+30.2%
£4,183 → £5,447
Past 10 years
+25%
£4,358 → £5,447

Year-by-year figures

Average monthly rent for a 4 or more bedroom in Westminster, by year (ONS Price Index of Private Rents)
YearAverage 4+ bed rent
2015£4,281
2016£4,358
2017£4,200
2018£4,203
2019£4,382
2020£4,307
2021£4,183
2022£4,448
2023£5,047
2024£5,586
2025£5,540
2026£5,447

The step up from a one-bed in Westminster

A 4 or more bedroom in Westminster costs 113% more than a one-bed here, against 107.2% across London as a whole. Trading up is a steeper jump in Westminster than it is elsewhere in the city.

What is actually available in Westminster right now

1 live 4+ bed listing on FTR London.

Other property sizes in Westminster

4+ Bedroom rent across every London borough

Cheapest first, September 2026.

Average monthly rent for a 4 or more bedroom property by London borough, September 2026
#Borough4+ bed rentYear on year
1Bexley£2,430+1.4%
2Havering£2,499+0.8%
3Sutton£2,513+2.8%
4Barking and Dagenham£2,523+2.3%
5Waltham Forest£2,579+2.2%
6Hillingdon£2,654+3.3%
7Croydon£2,674+3%
8Newham£2,677+3.2%
9Lewisham£2,719+1.9%
10Redbridge£2,724+1.9%
11Harrow£2,795+2.6%
12Enfield£2,817+5.1%
13Kingston upon Thames£2,852−0.8%
14Bromley£2,943+3%
15Greenwich£3,006+6%
16Brent£3,058+4.3%
17Hounslow£3,093+3.1%
18Haringey£3,196+1.1%
19Barnet£3,199+2.6%
20Merton£3,281+4.9%
21Ealing£3,316+3.4%
22Tower Hamlets£3,390+3.7%
23Southwark£3,670+7.3%
24Hackney£3,686+3.7%
25Lambeth£3,734+3%
26Wandsworth£3,828+3.4%
27Richmond upon Thames£3,936+4.8%
28Camden£3,986+0.6%
29Hammersmith and Fulham£4,234+4.3%
30Islington£4,253+6.4%
31Westminsteryou are here£5,447−1.1%
32Kensington and Chelsea£5,728+2.7%

Common questions

How much is a 4 or more bedroom in Westminster?

A 4 or more bedroom property in Westminster rents for an average of £5,447 per month as of September 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents — −1.1% compared with a year earlier.

Is a 4 or more bedroom in Westminster affordable on a local salary?

At £5,447 a month against median gross full-time pay of £4,152 for people living in Westminster, rent takes 131.2% of gross earnings. The commonly used affordability guideline is 30%. Note that earnings are before tax and National Insurance, and the earnings figure is for 2024.

How much has 4 or more bedroom rent risen in Westminster?

A 4 or more bedroom in Westminster has gone from £4,183 in 2021 to £5,447 today — up £1,264 a month, or 30.2%, in five years.

Is a 4 or more bedroom in Westminster cheaper than the London average?

No. It costs £1,792 a month more than the London average of £3,655, ranking 31st cheapest of 32 boroughs (September 2026).

See what £5,447 actually gets you

Averages are a starting point. Browse what is genuinely available now, listed directly by their landlords.

Earnings data: GLA London Datastore — Earnings by Place of Residence, Borough (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings). Median gross full-time weekly pay, by place of residence, 2024. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.