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SW3 2AB

Brompton & Hans Town · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Brompton & Hans Town
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW3 2AW 22 m
SW3 6HG 30 m
SW3 2AP 31 m
SW3 2AR 31 m
SW3 6RE 37 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW3 2AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 2
Latitude
51.493701
Longitude
-0.169131
British National Grid easting
527,197
British National Grid northing
178,784

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Kensington and Chelsea · E09000020
Electoral ward
Brompton & Hans Town · E05009389
Parish or community
E43000210
Westminster constituency
Kensington and Bayswater · E14001310
Output area
E00014100
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 014A · E01002821
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 014 · E02000590

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
365
Primary
153
Secondary
36

  1. Marlborough Primary School

    Community school

    241 m

  2. Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    361 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    494 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,230
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,253
  • Other theft 1,928
  • Theft from the person 1,439
  • Shoplifting 1,395
  • Vehicle crime 1,391

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW3 2 residents
3,350

Age bands in SW3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

470 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

399 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.7%

1,080 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

964 residents

Age 65 and over
14.4%

492 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
66.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

145

within 5 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    586 m

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    781 m

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    781 m

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    805 m

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    891 m

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    981 m

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.1 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.2 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    1.2 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.3 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.4 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.4 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.5 km

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    1.6 km

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    1.6 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    1.7 km

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    1.7 km

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    1.8 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

    LOWER GROUND FLOOR, 12 PHILLIMORE WALK, LONDON, W8 7RX

    ODS code E87016

    2.0 km

  • THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

    88-92 EARLS COURT ROAD, KENSINGTON, LONDON, W8 6EG

    ODS code E87701

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 145 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fulham Road (SW3)

    BCT · South Kensington

    0.0 miles

  • Fulham Road (SW3)

    BCT · South Kensington

    0.0 miles

  • Pelham Street

    BCT · South Kensington

    0.1 miles

  • Onslow Square

    BCT · South Kensington

    0.2 miles

  • Marlborough Primary School

    BCT · Brompton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kensington and Chelsea 014A, 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

22,200 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
8 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

365 open schools are in scope, including 153 primary and 36 secondary schools. Marlborough Primary School is the nearest published school at 241 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

12,230 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,019.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,253 events.

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