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SW1W 8PQ

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 8PT 22 m
SW1W 8PG 37 m
SW1W 8NE 73 m
SW1W 8BT 75 m
SW1W 8PH 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1W 8PQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1W
Postcode sector
SW1W 8
Latitude
51.489791
Longitude
-0.153212
British National Grid easting
528,313
British National Grid northing
178,377

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
E00023559
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 023H · E01035721
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 023 · E02000982

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
45, Bloomfield Terrace, London, SW1W 8PQ 13 March 2025 £2,350,000
19, First Floor Flat, Bloomfield Terrace, London, SW1W 8PQ 13 September 2024 £1,950,000
24, Bloomfield Terrace, London, SW1W 8PQ 17 June 2024 £58,509

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
356
Primary
152
Secondary
38

  1. St Barnabas' CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    137 m

  2. Francis Holland School

    Other independent school

    203 m

  3. Garden House School

    Other independent school

    322 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,482
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,677
  • Theft from the person 2,392
  • Other theft 2,250
  • Shoplifting 1,903
  • Anti social behaviour 1,749

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

15 female, 15 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW1W 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

134

within 5 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    162 m

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    390 m

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    665 m

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    1.0 km

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    1.0 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.0 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.0 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.1 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.6 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.6 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    1.7 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.8 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.9 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    2.0 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    2.1 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    2.1 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    2.3 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    2.3 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    2.4 km

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 134 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Royal Hospital Chelsea

    BCT · Pimlico

    0.1 miles

  • Pimlico Road / Ebury Bridge Road

    BCT · Pimlico

    0.1 miles

  • Chelsea Bridge Road

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

  • Royal Hospital Chelsea

    BCT · Pimlico

    0.1 miles

  • Ebury Bridge Road

    BCT · Pimlico

    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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £5,175,000 from 12 recorded sales in SW1W 8PQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Westminster is £854,198 in June 2026, down 25.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

356 open schools are in scope, including 152 primary and 38 secondary schools. St Barnabas' CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 137 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

15,482 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,290.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,677 events.

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