Estate & Letting Agents In Pimlico

Pimlico is highly prized for its architecture, with over 350 Grade II listed buildings and overlapping conservation areas throughout – culminating in the inter-war Dolphin Square with its famous, well-kept apartments that tower above the streets below.

Rather advantageously, Pimlico doesn’t carry the same high price tag as its neighbours, and yet its quality of property is entirely equal to Belgravia. As such, Pimlico attracts aspiring, talented professionals who desire easy access to Westminster and Central London (for less).

Perhaps even better is the riverside location: you have direct access and views out onto the Thames, with the distinctive Battersea Power Station just across the water. The Pimlico and Riverside Gardens allow you attractive spaces to relax by the Thames. There is no shortage of greenery in Pimlico, with its exceptional number of garden squares – St. Georges Square, Ecclestone Square Park and Bessborough Gardens to name just a few.

Finally, the location itself attracts many residents – with easy access to Westminster and the very heart of London, with all the shops, boutiques, pubs, bars and restaurants that it has to offer.

1. Architecture: Pimlico features a mix of stucco-fronted terraced houses, garden squares, and converted apartments within historic buildings – many from the 19th century. Unique to the area are the “Pimlico Grid” streets, which consist of symmetrical terraces and picturesque squares, and lots of green space in between.
2. Development: Current and planned development projects enhancing the area include the ongoing improvements around Victoria Station and the redevelopment of the Grosvenor Waterside, which offers lots of modern apartments and leisure spaces.
3. Prices: Homes sold for an average of £968k in Pimlico, with the dominant property type being flats and apartments (which went for a slightly lower £903k). Terraced properties were the most expensive, averaging a much higher figure of £1.9m, and detached homes were higher still at £3.2m.

Pimlico is within walking distance of central Westminster, meaning its transport links are exceptional. Take a look at some of the options below:

• Car & Road: Pimlico is connected by major roads such as Vauxhall Bridge Road and Grosvenor Road. You can reach the A4 in about 10 minutes, which links to the M4 and the wider motorway network.
• Bus: Pimlico is served by numerous bus routes, offering frequent services every 5-10 minutes during peak hours and every 10-15 minutes off-peak. These buses provide convenient connections to key destinations such as Victoria Station, Oxford Circus, and Camden Town.
• Train: The nearest major train station is Victoria Station, about a 15-minute walk or 5-minute bus ride from Pimlico. Victoria offers frequent services to destinations such as Brighton (approximately 1 hour), Gatwick Airport (around 30 minutes), and other parts of the UK.
• Tube: Pimlico is served by the Pimlico Underground Station on the Victoria Line, offering rapid transit to central London locations. Travel times include: Oxford Circus (5 mins), King’s Cross (10 mins), Euston (12 mins).
• Walking: Residents can easily reach local shops, cafes, and green spaces on foot. Key destinations within walking distance include Tate Britain and the vibrant markets and eateries of nearby Victoria.
• Nearest Airport: London City Airport is the nearest airport, approximately 45 minutes away by public transport or 30 minutes by car. Heathrow Airport is also accessible, about 45 minutes away via the Piccadilly Line from Victoria Station or a similar duration by car.

In a sense, many places could be considered ‘local’ to Pimlico based on how central it is. Within Pimlico itself, you’ll find an array of everyday grocery stores including Waitrose, Sainsburys and Tesco. There are many independent shopping options too. For example, the well-known Rippon Cheese Stores and the beloved Tachbrook Street Market which does a lot of street food and fresh produce. The nearby Victoria Place Shopping Centre has a massive range of shops to choose from (Boots, Holland & Barrett, New Look etc.), and restaurants too.

• Leisure: There’s a lot of leisure options, too. Dolphin Square Fitness Club includes gym and fitness facilities within the iconic Dolphin Square Complex, and the nearby Queen Mother Sports Centre has a large swimming pool to take advantage of. Aside from this, there many beautiful green spots to relax in, with St George’s Square and Pimlico Gardens being two of the best examples.
• Key Streets: If you’re keen to dive into Pimlico and experience all it has to offer, then Warwick Way is an essential street to visit. Lupus Street hosts plenty of restaurants, shops and supermarkets, while Tachbrook Street contains the famous market with many auxiliary dining options too.

Beyond this, central London lies at your doorstep, which you are easily able to explore on foot or using local transport.

Pimlico sits within the City of Westminster, one of the highest-performing local authority areas for primary education in England, where 94% of schools are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The selection of state schools directly in and around Pimlico is strong, with two Outstanding-rated primaries and a long-established Outstanding secondary within easy reach.

1. Pimlico Primary (Lupus Street, London, SW1V 3AT, Ages 5–11, Mixed gender) – Pimlico Primary is a free school co-located with Pimlico Academy on Lupus Street and part of the Future Academies trust. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — most recently in May 2025, with Quality of Education and Personal Development both graded Outstanding — it is one of the stronger-performing state primaries in central London. In 2024, 82.7% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well above the England average of 62%, with scaled scores of 107 in reading and 106 in maths. The school is notably oversubscribed, receiving 80 applications for 30 Reception places.
2. Pimlico Academy (Lupus Street, London, SW1V 3AT, Ages 11–19, Mixed gender) – Pimlico Academy is the secondary school sharing the Lupus Street site with Pimlico Primary, also part of Future Academies. Rated Good by Ofsted, it recorded a Progress 8 score of +0.33 in 2023, placing pupils above the national average for progress from Key Stage 2 to GCSE. Post-16 results are a particular strength: 96% of A-level students went on to accept university places, with destinations including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London.
3. St Gabriel’s CofE Primary School (Churchill Gardens Road, London, SW1V 3AG, Ages 4–11, Mixed gender) – A Church of England voluntary aided school on the Churchill Gardens estate, St Gabriel’s was rated Good by Ofsted in its November 2023 inspection. Historical KS2 attainment data places it in the top 15% of schools nationally, and 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths at its most recent assessment.
4. St Barnabas’ CofE Primary School (St Barnabas Street, London, SW1W 8PF, Ages 3–11, Mixed gender) – Founded in 1847, St Barnabas’ is one of the oldest schools in the area. It is a Church of England voluntary aided school rated Good by Ofsted, rated Outstanding by SIAMS (the church school inspection body). The school welcomes children from all faiths and none, and has a nursery from age three. Its small roll — around 118 pupils — means class sizes are consistently below the national average.
5. The Grey Coat Hospital (Greycoat Place, London, SW1P 2DY, Ages 11–18, Girls, mixed sixth form) – Founded in 1698, The Grey Coat Hospital is one of the oldest secondary schools in Westminster and was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in October 2022 across all areas, including education, personal development, leadership and sixth form provision. With 1,132 pupils and a mixed sixth form, 77% of students achieved grade 5 or above at GCSE. The school has a strong record of university progression and runs over 50 extracurricular clubs each year.
6. Millbank Gardens Primary Academy (Erasmus Street, London, SW1P 4HR, Ages 3–11, Mixed gender) – Millbank Gardens Primary Academy opened in September 2024 as part of the Future Academies trust, taking over the site of the former Millbank Academy, which had been rated Outstanding by Ofsted prior to its closure. The school takes pupils from age three and sits within a short walk of Tate Britain and the Thames riverfront.

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Pimlico’s streets were largely shaped by one man — master builder Thomas Cubitt, whose elegant stucco terraces and leafy garden squares still define the area today. Beyond that architectural legacy, Pimlico has a surprising concentration of nationally significant cultural and historic sites within a compact, walkable geography.

• Tate Britain: Situated on Millbank overlooking the Thames, Tate Britain is the most significant cultural institution in the area. It holds the world’s most extensive collection of British art spanning the 1500s to the present day, including the permanent Clore Gallery which houses J.M.W. Turner’s bequest to the nation. Admission to the permanent collection is free, and the gallery hosts major temporary exhibitions and the Turner Prize. It is around a five-minute walk from Pimlico Underground station.
• Dolphin Square: Built between 1935 and 1937 by Costain on the former workshops of Thomas Cubitt, Dolphin Square contains 1,250 apartments across 13 blocks, each named after a British naval hero. At the time of its completion it was described by architectural critic Nikolaus Pevsner as the “largest self-contained block of flats in Europe”. Its proximity to the Palace of Westminster and the intelligence services at Thames House and Vauxhall Cross made it a magnet for politicians and civil servants: Harold Wilson, William Hague and David Steel have all lived here, as has Princess Anne. During the Second World War, Charles de Gaulle based the Free French government within its walls.
• St James the Less: One of the finest Victorian Gothic Revival churches in London, St James the Less on Thorndike Street was built between 1858 and 1861 by G.E. Street — the architect later responsible for the Royal Courts of Justice. It was Street’s first London commission. Grade I listed, the church is distinguished by its Italian campanile-style tower, polychromatic brickwork, and an interior featuring a mosaic above the chancel arch by G.F. Watts, carved stonework by Thomas Earp, and stained glass by Clayton and Bell. Pevsner described the tower as sufficient alone to “proclaim him an artist.”
• Churchill Gardens Estate: A landmark of post-war public housing design, Churchill Gardens was built across several phases between 1946 and 1962 to designs by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya. The estate received the RIBA London Architecture Award and is Grade II listed, designated a conservation area in 1990. Its innovative heating system, which originally used waste heat piped from Battersea Power Station across the river, was one of the first district heating schemes in Britain. Churchill Gardens remains one of the most architecturally studied housing estates of its era.
• Pimlico Gardens: A small riverside park at the southern end of St George’s Square, Pimlico Gardens sits directly on the Thames and offers unobstructed views across the river towards Vauxhall. It was laid out in the early twentieth century by John Gibson and features a Grade II listed bronze statue of the social reformer William Huskisson — the first person to be killed by a locomotive, at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830.
• St George’s Square: One of Thomas Cubitt’s formal garden squares, St George’s Square runs from Lupus Street down to the Thames. Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula, was among its past residents. The square’s original Victorian lamp standards and garden layout survive largely intact, and the square is a conservation area in its own right. Its riverside setting makes it one of the most architecturally coherent garden squares in central London.
• Eccleston Square: Created in the 1830s as part of Cubitt’s development of Pimlico, Eccleston Square is a private residents’ garden famed for its rose collection, which has won gold at the Britain in Bloom competition multiple times. Winston Churchill lived at number 33 from 1908 to 1913. The square’s walled garden is open on certain dates and is among the finest private squares in inner London.
• Westminster Cathedral: The largest Catholic church in England and the mother church of the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Westminster Cathedral on Victoria Street is within easy walking distance of Pimlico. Built in the Byzantine Revival style between 1895 and 1903 to designs by J.F. Bentley, its distinctive striped brick campanile rises 87 metres and can be climbed for views across central London. The cathedral’s nave is the widest in England.