SW3 1SB

Brompton & Hans Town · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW3 1AB 9 m
SW3 1RB 14 m
SW3 1LJ 27 m
SW3 2JH 54 m
SW3 2JD 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW3 1SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2011
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 1
Latitude
51.496420
Longitude
-0.164729
British National Grid easting
527,495
British National Grid northing
179,094

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
E00014098
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 012B · E01002819
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 012 · E02000588

Postcode source versions

Explore SW3

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Glynde Mews, London, SW3 1SB 6 January 2000 £725,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
372
Primary
153
Secondary
38
  1. Knightsbridge School

    Other independent school

    128 m
  2. Sussex House School

    Other independent school

    308 m
  3. Hill House School

    Other independent school

    318 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,565
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2,201
  • Violence and sexual offences 2,087
  • Theft from the person 2,013
  • Vehicle crime 1,293
  • Anti social behaviour 1,255

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.

GP practices

141

within 5 km straight-line

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    383 m

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    562 m

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    1.1 km

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    1.1 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.1 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.1 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.1 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.2 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.4 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.4 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    1.5 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.8 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.8 km

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    1.9 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.9 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    2.0 km

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    2.0 km

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    2.0 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

    269 OLD BROMPTON ROAD, EARLS COURT, LONDON, SW5 9JA

    ODS code E87750

    2.1 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 141 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Brompton Square

    BCT · Brompton

    0.1 miles
  • Brompton Square

    BCT · Brompton

    0.2 miles
  • Harrods

    BCT · Brompton

    0.2 miles
  • Harrods

    BCT · Brompton

    0.2 miles
  • Victoria and Albert Museum

    BCT · Brompton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

21,852 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

372 open schools are in scope, including 153 primary and 38 secondary schools. Knightsbridge School is the nearest published school at 128 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,565 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,047.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2,201 events.

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