London boroughsLambeth vs Westminster

Lambeth vs Westminster: which borough suits you?

Westminster is more central, in zone 1, but Lambeth is £270k cheaper on the average sold price.
Lambeth

#11 of 33

Westminster

#32 of 33

Travelcard zone

Zone 2
Zone 1

Average house price

£525k
£795k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.8x
14.7x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

95
100

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

958 Mb
876 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.0

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

315
1214

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

837 ha
982 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

2823
9321

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Lambeth

Greater London · zone 2 · average sold price £525k.

Read the Lambeth report

Living in Westminster

Greater London · zone 1 · average sold price £795k.

Read the Westminster report