SW1X 8LR

Knightsbridge & Belgravia · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
SW1X
Postcode sector
SW1X 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1W 9AW 21 m
SW1X 8LP 24 m
SW1X 8NJ 34 m
SW1X 8LW 41 m
SW1X 8LL 45 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1X 8LR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2011
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1X
Postcode sector
SW1X 8
Latitude
51.495007
Longitude
-0.154931
British National Grid easting
528,179
British National Grid northing
178,954

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023660
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 019A · E01004687
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 019 · E02000978

Postcode source versions

Explore SW1X

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
362
Primary
149
Secondary
40
  1. Inchbald School of Design

    Miscellaneous

    81 m
  2. Eaton House School

    Other independent school

    87 m
  3. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    213 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,681
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,707
  • Theft from the person 2,685
  • Other theft 2,497
  • Anti social behaviour 1,722
  • Shoplifting 1,678

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

139

within 5 km straight-line

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    444 m

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    485 m

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    545 m

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    862 m

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.1 km

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    1.2 km

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    1.2 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.3 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.4 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

  • 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

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    2.1 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    2.1 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    2.1 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    2.2 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    2.2 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    2.4 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 139 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Eaton Square

    BCT · Belgravia

    0.1 miles
  • Eaton Square

    BCT · Belgravia

    0.1 miles
  • Sloane Square

    BCT · Sloane Square

    0.1 miles
  • Sloane Street / Sloane Square Station

    BCT · Brompton

    0.2 miles
  • Sloane Square

    BCT · Sloane Square

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 019A, 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

26,945 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

362 open schools are in scope, including 149 primary and 40 secondary schools. Inchbald School of Design is the nearest published school at 81 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,681 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,306.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,707 events.

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