SW3 1AE

Brompton & Hans Town · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1X 9LA 18 m
SW3 1AD 24 m
SW3 1ED 42 m
SW3 1AF 44 m
SW1X 9LF 47 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW3 1AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 1
Latitude
51.501338
Longitude
-0.160626
British National Grid easting
527,766
British National Grid northing
179,648

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Kensington and Chelsea · E09000020
Parish or community
E43000210
Westminster constituency
Kensington and Bayswater · E14001310
Output area
E00014084
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 012A · E01002818
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 012 · E02000588

Postcode source versions

Explore SW3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
382
Primary
158
Secondary
38
  1. Caelum House School

    Other independent special school

    405 m
  2. More House School

    Other independent school

    451 m
  3. Hill House School

    Other independent school

    455 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,708
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 4,065
  • Other theft 3,339
  • Shoplifting 3,062
  • Violence and sexual offences 2,834
  • Anti social behaviour 1,437

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW3 1 residents
861

Age bands in SW3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7%

67 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.7%

170 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.8%

287 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.7%

325 residents

Age 65 and over
11.8%

114 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

    367 m

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    843 m

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.1 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.4 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.4 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    1.5 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.6 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.7 km

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    1.7 km

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    1.7 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.7 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.8 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.9 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    1.9 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    2.0 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    2.0 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    2.1 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    2.1 km

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    2.2 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    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

  • Knightsbridge Underground Station

    MET · Knightsbridge

    0.0 miles
  • Knightsbridge Underground Station

    PLT · Knightsbridge

    0.0 miles
  • Knightsbridge Station

    TMU · Knightsbridge

    0.0 miles
  • Knightsbridge Underground Station

    PLT · Knightsbridge

    0.0 miles
  • Knightsbridge Station

    TMU · Knightsbridge

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kensington and Chelsea 012A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,835 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

382 open schools are in scope, including 158 primary and 38 secondary schools. Caelum House School is the nearest published school at 405 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,708 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,642.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 4,065 events.

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