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SW1X 8QS

Knightsbridge & Belgravia · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Local authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
Postcode district
SW1X
Postcode sector
SW1X 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1X 8QT 13 m
SW1X 7DT 21 m
SW1X 8PA 21 m
SW1X 7DW 45 m
SW1X 8QR 45 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW1X 8QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW1X
Postcode sector
SW1X 8
Latitude
51.500047
Longitude
-0.152336
British National Grid easting
528,345
British National Grid northing
179,519

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
E00023669
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 019E · E01004691
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
374
Primary
155
Secondary
41

  1. St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    579 m

  2. More House School

    Other independent school

    595 m

  3. Hill House School

    Other independent school

    637 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21,763
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 4,690
  • Other theft 3,706
  • Violence and sexual offences 3,279
  • Shoplifting 2,706
  • Anti social behaviour 1,906

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.

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

146

within 5 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    569 m

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    620 m

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.0 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.2 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.4 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.4 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.5 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.5 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.6 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    1.7 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.8 km

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    1.8 km

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    1.8 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    2.1 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    4TH FLOOR, SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH, 1 FRITH STREET, LONDON, W1D 3HZ

    ODS code E87772

    2.1 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

    1ST FLOOR, 30 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W1D 3QS

    ODS code E87069

    2.1 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

    1ST FLOOR, 1 FRITH STREET, LONDON, W1D 3HZ

    ODS code E87714

    2.1 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    2.2 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    2.3 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 146 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

  • Grosvenor Place / Hyde Park Corner

    BCT · Hyde Park Corner

    0.1 miles

  • Hyde Park Corner

    BCT · Hyde Park Corner

    0.1 miles

  • Hyde Park Corner

    BCT · Hyde Park Corner

    0.2 miles

  • Hyde Park Corner

    TMU · Hyde Park Corner

    0.2 miles

  • Hyde Park Corner

    BCT · Hyde Park Corner

    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
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

374 open schools are in scope, including 155 primary and 41 secondary schools. St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 579 m.

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

Recorded crime

21,763 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,813.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 4,690 events.

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