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SW3

UK postcode district

Part of London

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,853
Current units
868
Coordinate coverage
98%
Electoral wards
7

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
985

Postcode sectors in SW3

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7 sectors

Property

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17,751 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Chelsea Cloisters, 464, Sloane Avenue, London, SW3 3EQ 16 July 2026 £212,500
Moreton House, 3 - 4, Flat 2, Embankment Gardens, London, SW3 4LJ 8 July 2026 £550,000
15, Flat 6, Cheyne Row, London, SW3 5HR 7 July 2026 £495,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
10
Primary
4
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,966
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 523
  • Vehicle crime 471
  • Other theft 417
  • Anti social behaviour 355
  • Shoplifting 297

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SW3 usual residents
19,002
Age-profile population
18,772

Age bands in SW3

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
11.7%
2,199 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.4%
2,138 residents
Age 25 to 44
28%
5,254 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.3%
5,499 residents
Age 65 and over
19.6%
3,682 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 829 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 785 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 681 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £1,450,000 from 2,009 recorded sales in SW3. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Kensington and Chelsea is £1,250,149 in June 2026, down 14.7% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

2,966 published events cover 12 months, averaging 247 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 523 events.

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