Homes are a secondary matter here. Westminster is first and foremost the seat of Parilament and the Civll Service. However, the choice is widening and many of the blocks used for offices are being converted.

Tucked away in side roads there are homes that can be peaceful, considering their centre-hub position; the most plentiful are the mansion blocks whose brickwork echoes the Roman Catholic Cathedral. But there are also, by contrast, modern flats, a few neat terraced houmes and a little cache of unsuspected Georgiana.

• Map of area: Westminster
• Postcode: SW1
• Population: 8,658
• Average age: 38.75
• Average house price: £719,617
• Local authority: City of Westminster
• Within the congestion zone: Yes
• Train/tube: St Jame's Park, Westminster
• Bus routes: 3, 11, 12, 24, 53, 87, 88, 148, 159, 211, 453
• Banks: 4
• Cinemas: 0
• Doctors: 10
• Dentists: 4
• Leisure facilities: 2
• Libraries: 1
• Supermarkets: 2
• Theatres: 0
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