SW1X 8DT

Knightsbridge & Belgravia · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
SW1X
Postcode sector
SW1X 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1X 8DW 17 m
SW1X 8DP 31 m
SW1X 8DR 39 m
SW1X 8ND 41 m
SW1X 8NG 44 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1X 8DT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1X
Postcode sector
SW1X 8
Latitude
51.496168
Longitude
-0.155518
British National Grid easting
528,135
British National Grid northing
179,082

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00190381
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 019E · E01004691
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 019 · E02000978

Postcode source versions

Explore SW1X

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4a, Chesham Street, London, SW1X 8DT 20 September 2024 £1,995,000
8, Flat 1, Chesham Street, London, SW1X 8DT 24 January 2024 £1,000,000
4a, Chesham Street, London, SW1X 8DT 27 October 2021 £1,350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
366
Primary
150
Secondary
40
  1. Inchbald School of Design

    Miscellaneous

    216 m
  2. Eaton House School

    Other independent school

    220 m
  3. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    313 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,788
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 2,755
  • Violence and sexual offences 2,703
  • Other theft 2,516
  • Shoplifting 1,697
  • Anti social behaviour 1,686

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

15 female, 8 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.9
SW1X 8 residents
1,397

Age bands in SW1X 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.3%

109 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

122 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

312 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.1%

377 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

255 residents

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW1X 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+
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%

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

141

within 5 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    370 m

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    502 m

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    679 m

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    983 m

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.2 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.2 km

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    1.3 km

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    1.3 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    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

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.8 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    2.0 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    2.0 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    2.0 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    2.1 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    2.1 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    2.2 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    237-335 OLD BROMPTON ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0EA

    ODS code E87746

    2.5 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 141 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Eaton Square

    BCT · Belgravia

    0.1 miles
  • Pont Street

    BCT · Brompton

    0.1 miles
  • Eaton Square

    BCT · Belgravia

    0.2 miles
  • Pont Street

    BCT · Brompton

    0.2 miles
  • Sloane Square

    BCT · Sloane Square

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 019E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,385 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
1 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
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,215,000 from 4 recorded sales in SW1X 8DT. 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

366 open schools are in scope, including 150 primary and 40 secondary schools. Inchbald School of Design is the nearest published school at 216 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,788 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,315.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 2,755 events.

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