Borough of Westminster

You’ll spot scenes of Westminster on most London postcards, and it’s little wonder. After all, this place hosts riverside icons like the House of Lords, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. Not to mention the black taxis and scarlet phone boxes synonymous with England’s capital. Some of the country’s best-preserved Georgian mansions can be found in its neighbourhoods, too, sitting pretty in the quiet, leafy streets of Maida Vale and Belgravia. Also, let’s not forget the glittering lights of the West End, the best place to catch dinner and a show. Read on to read reviews from residents living in some of the best places to live in Westminster.

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Best places to live in Borough of Westminster

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Westminster birds eye view

Westminster’s famous landmarks

Despite its modest eight or so square miles, this slice of Central London positively packs in the tourist attractions. Walking tours run all year round, charting thousands of years of history to the delight of millions of visitors. Favourite stop-offs include the Churchill War Rooms, Westminster Cathedral and the Florence Nightingale Museum.

Art fans from all over flock to the Tate Britain on Westminster’s Millbank. The museum houses the world’s largest collection of British art, and residents of Berkeley’s Abell & Cleland development can count it as a neighbour. These stunning apartments were designed by award-winning architecture and interiors studio, Project Orange, and are tucked among landscaped grounds close-by.

There is also, Buckingham Palace, Britain’s most famous landmark of all needs little introduction. Those in-the-know avoid the awestruck crowds in its immediate vicinity, and admire it in the peace and quiet of neighbouring St James’ Park – a glorious 23 hectares of meadows and walkways.

Westminster residents

Naturally, living near the Queen is a privilege that doesn’t come cheap. With home prices here falling largely into the multimillion pound bracket, residents tend to be politicians, celebrities and those born into fortunes.

Just a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace is Westminster Quarter, a collection of luxury apartments by Taylor Wimpey Central London spread over three different sites on Monck Street. There are 90 design-led units here, housed across three properties – 73 Great Peter Street, 1 Chadwick Street and Ashley House.

 

While some new developments strive to stand out both in height and appearance, the eight-storey Westminster Quarter quietly slots into its prestigious SW1 neighbourhood – a chic and classy addition to the streetscape. And on closer inspection its intricate brickwork façade, which looked to local architecture as its inspiration, adds further depth and interest to the building.” – HomeViews Property Pro

St James Park

Development in Victoria

The central Victoria neighbourhood is undergoing extensive regeneration. Once a cluster of tired office blocks, developers have breathed new life into the area with a shedload of contemporary apartments. A plethora of new bars, restaurants and stores have followed suit.

Right opposite Victoria Station, The Nova Building is turning heads. This Land Securities scheme features an ultra-modern exterior, complete with a pink angular front. Rated as one of the best places to live in Westminster, scroll down to read reviews from residents who rent in Westminster.

 

It offers up a wealth of luxury shopping and fine dining, including the likes of Aster by DandD London to Rail House Cafe by Adam White. Residents will also enjoy first-class amenities like a 24-hour concierge service, a private residents’ lounge, gym facilities, a cinema and a business centre. There’s also secure underground parking available for a fee of £85,000. Topping everything off, figuratively and literally, is the ninth floor roof garden and terrace, which affords residents views over the palace’s gardens and the capital’s cityscape. ” – HomeViews Property Pro on The Nova Building

 

Kings Gate is an alternative another Westminster base by Land Securities. This one’s got a prime spot on Victoria Street, and overlooks the Royal Parks and Westminster Cathedral. Its 100 private apartments have been designed by Patrick Lynch, Millier and Spinocchia Freund.

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High-end living

Westminster’s local amenities tend to cater to the wealthy occupants. Expect top schools, members-only clubs, fine dining – including a reputable clutch of Michelin-starred restaurants – and designer boutiques. Bond Street, in particular, offers some of the biggest names in fashion. Chanel, Cartier and Dolce all have flagship stores here. Westminster is also the place to dip in and out of London’s finest establishments, like Harrods, Sotheby’s and The Ritz.

Soho & Covent Garden

It’s not all grandeur and glamour, though. Edgy Soho offers a great mix of laid-back bars, restaurants and live music venues, while Covent Garden is alive with quirky street performers and bohemian market stalls. For high street names like Zara and Topshop, there’s no beating Oxford Street. As well as this, traditional selections such olde-world shops and pubs are to be found in St James’s.

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The aesthetics of the building are amazing

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Review Date Feb 2024

The location is perfect. In Pimlico, you’re in walking distance of Big Ben, Sloane Square and Battersea Power Station, as well as a range if great coffee shops and bakeries alike. However, there is a little bit of noise, having been located next to Grosvenor Road, and the London heliport. In addition, parking is awful is you own your car, i.e. borrowing a car. The parking requires an expensive permit, which is a pain to get.

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The aesthetics of the building are amazing, plus the newly renovated interiors are very nice an minimalistic. I love my apartment, it’s very nice and cosy, and the location is great. However, I don’t feel the price is worth the price, even for Central London. In addition, the apartments have not been renovated to a great quality, and you can tell they’ve been knocked together very quickly – my bathroom ceiling is leaking and brown, the windows rattle to no avail and paint falls off things.

The concept of the facilities at Dolphin Square are amazing, however, they keep getting delayed. Plus, the noise construction at the complex is immense. To the point where you can’t hear you TV on full volume.

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It would’ve been good to know loud the renovations would be and how long they’d be going on for.

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Very well. The customer service is very good and they are always happy to help.

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Facilities are wonderful

Review Date Nov 2023

We moved into Dolphin Square in September and are delighted; it’s a short walk to battersea park, and even shorter to the Pimlico station on the Victoria line. The residents are respectful and considerate.

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The facilities are wonderful, the finishings are modern and lovely, the property management has been straightforward, professional and all communication has been responded to quickly. The restoration work has been well managed and the services run like clockwork.

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we really haven’t been surprised by anything as all communication from the landlords before moving in was comprehensive and we felt fully prepared when we moved in.

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Response has been immediate, helpful and completed well.

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Good compared to competitors but not very good overall

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Review Date Nov 2023

Limited shops because it’s riverside. Nice cafes and neighbourhood. Calm and peaceful during day and night

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Building design is very beautiful, however it could’ve been renovated more carefully to make the interiors less claustrophobic and more spacious. I’m happy with my luxe studio. Its well renovated and comes with essential furniture. I would expect to have more security as a female student living by myself. Anyone can come into the building even though there’s cctv. 247 security but there’s 1-2 people for the whole 10 houses. I would rather have all houses have their own security, or at least a security system only allowing residents in, or the people they allow in. So many construction works going on in the building all the time. Excessive noise most of the time and for the over 1 year period I’ve been living here, only one of the two very small lifts were working and its really annoying and delaying. Either one of them is always out of order most of the time.

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The security is not enough. Yes the area is safe but i think more security people should be around or there should be a security system at least because it’s claimed to have 24/7 security

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They are attentive but not always helpful. But the reception team is always kind and trying to help and fix issues.

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Review Date Oct 2023

the local area for me is quite good to live in
it is so close to the market and school for me to being in

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the design is quite modern and good to look at
for the facilities is normal
the building management wasnt that good due to there are no one are sitting down stair
the property management is better i do think it is good to go and worth to live with family

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the heater wasnt work that smoothly make a small intrusion will be better

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the problem killed so fast the responded is quite fast enough

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