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SW1W 8LS

Knightsbridge & Belgravia · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
London
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Local authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
Postcode district
SW1W
Postcode sector
SW1W 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1W 8NQ 19 m
SW1W 8NG 25 m
SW1W 8LT 40 m
SW1W 8HU 43 m
SW1W 8PH 45 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1W 8LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1W
Postcode sector
SW1W 8
Latitude
51.490292
Longitude
-0.154747
British National Grid easting
528,205
British National Grid northing
178,430

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Electoral ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia · E05013797
Parish or community
E43000236
Westminster constituency
Cities of London and Westminster · E14001172
Output area
E00023562
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 023H · E01035721
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 023 · E02000982

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
64, Ground Floor Shop And Basement, Pimlico Road, London, SW1W 8LS 14 February 2020 £115,000
62, Ground Floor Shop And Basement, Pimlico Road, London, SW1W 8LS 14 February 2020 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
354
Primary
149
Secondary
39

  1. Francis Holland School

    Other independent school

    155 m

  2. St Barnabas' CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    218 m

  3. Garden House School

    Other independent school

    223 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,268
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,605
  • Theft from the person 2,400
  • Other theft 2,343
  • Shoplifting 1,828
  • Anti social behaviour 1,697

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

13 female, 1 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.1
SW1W 8 residents
4,375

Age bands in SW1W 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.4%

524 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

525 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.8%

1,460 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.9%

1,469 residents

Age 65 and over
13.5%

620 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW1W 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Gigabit-capable
88.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

138

within 5 km straight-line

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE SURGERY, 13 PIMLICO ROAD, LONDON, SW1W 8NA

    ODS code E87753

    240 m

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    368 m

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    679 m

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    934 m

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    934 m

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    936 m

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.1 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

    46-50 LUPUS STREET, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, SW1V 3EB

    ODS code E87034

    1.2 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.5 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.7 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE BUILDING, 20 PAGE STREET, LONDON, SW1P 4EN

    ODS code E87739

    1.8 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.8 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.9 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.9 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    2.0 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

    BRIDGE LANE HEALTH CENTRE, 20 BRIDGE LANE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 3AD

    ODS code H85045

    2.0 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    2.2 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

    FIRST FLOOR, 49 EMPERORS GATE, LONDON, SW7 4HJ

    ODS code E87043

    2.3 km

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    2.4 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

    MAWBREY BROUGH HEALTH CENTRE, 39 WILCOX CLOSE, LONDON, SW8 2UD

    ODS code G85130

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 138 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Chelsea Bridge Road

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.0 miles

  • Royal Hospital Road

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

  • Royal Hospital Chelsea

    BCT · Pimlico

    0.1 miles

  • Royal Hospital Chelsea / Lower Sloane Street

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

  • Royal Hospital Chelsea / Lower Sloane Street

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 023H, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,352 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

354 open schools are in scope, including 149 primary and 39 secondary schools. Francis Holland School is the nearest published school at 155 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

15,268 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,272.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,605 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.