Living in Maida Vale

Westminster
59/100overall liveability across 9 data dimensions

Maida Vale sits in the London Borough of Westminster. Its strongest points are area quality (95), air quality (89), transport (66). The things to weigh up are green space (53) and affordability (13). A typical two-bed here rents for around £3,253 a month. Scores are percentile-ranked against 132 London neighbourhoods, so a 70 means it beats roughly seven in ten areas.

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How Maida Vale scores

Typical rent in Westminster

£2,5051 bed / studio
£3,2532 bed
£3,8313 bed

Median private rents for the London Borough of Westminster (ONS Price Index of Private Rents).

🏛 £1,050/yr council tax (Band D, Westminster) — MHCLG 2026-27

📶 Broadband up to 10 Gbps (gigabit available) — Ofcom, predicted, Westminster

On the map

Nearby neighbourhoods

Paddington Westminster · 1.7 km Swiss Cottage Camden · 1.8 km West Hampstead Camden · 2.0 km Kilburn Camden · 2.0 km Notting Hill Kensington and Chelsea · 2.3 km Belsize Park Camden · 2.7 km

Data: Police.uk + IMD 2019 crime domain (crime, month 2026-04); English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG (area quality); ONS HPSSA median sale price (Year ending Mar 2023 (ONS HPSSA)); ONS Price Index of Private Rents (rent); OpenStreetMap via Overpass (amenities & transport); London Air, Imperial College London (air quality). Scores are relative to 132 London neighbourhoods and exclude commute (that depends on where you work — run the matcher). A well-informed starting point, not advice; always visit in person.