# Little Venice

North west Westminster. 9,516 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.

Little Venice had 9,252 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02000966. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) › [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £885,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Little Venice was £885,000 in 2025. 82nd most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/little-venice#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,252** (2021). Little Venice had 9,252 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,855th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/little-venice#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Little Venice live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/little-venice#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 77.6%** (January 2026). In Little Venice, 77.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/little-venice#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000966) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Little Venice live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02000966) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 149 homes were sold in Little Venice in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02000966) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Little Venice.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000966) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Little Venice had 9,252 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Little Venice

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Little Venice at a rate of 88.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 405.1 per 1,000 people across Westminster.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Anti-social behaviour | 210 |
| Other crime | 163 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 162 |
| Vehicle crime | 99 |
| Burglary | 56 |
| Drug offences | 47 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 35 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Theft from the person | 24 |
| Robbery | 13 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Little Venice compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Little Venice | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £885,000 | 12th most expensive | 24 middle areas, Westminster · 2025 |
| Population | 9,252 | 7th most populated | 24 middle areas, Westminster · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 24 middle areas, Westminster · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 77.6% | 2nd lowest | 24 middle areas, Westminster · Jan 2026 |

## Is Little Venice safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Little Venice at a rate of 88.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 405.1 per 1,000 people across Westminster.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Little Venice.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (210), other crime (163) and violence and sexual offences (162).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Westminster

These figures are published for the whole of Westminster, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Westminster and not Little Venice alone. [See Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)

- **Average house price: £887,206** (August 2026). Westminster’s average house price was £887,206 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 14.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,610** (2025). Full-time workers living in Westminster earned a median of £52,610 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 5th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 16.9×** (2025). A home in Westminster costs 16.9 times local full-time pay. 2nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.9** (2025). Westminster has a deprivation score of 23.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 92nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Little Venice in brief

The median price paid for a home in Little Venice was £885,000 in 2025.
Little Venice had 9,252 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Little Venice live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Little Venice, 77.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02000966
- Ward: [Little Venice †](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/ward/little-venice)
- Constituency: [Queen's Park and Maida Vale †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/queens-park-and-maida-vale)
- Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 0.56 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,516*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 37

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Maida Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/maida-vale), [Church Street](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/church-street), [Westbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/westbourne), [Abbey Road](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/abbey-road), [St John's Wood South](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/st-johns-wood-south)

## Latest updates for Little Venice

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02000966

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/little-venice, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/little-venice#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/little-venice