SW3 2DX

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW3 2AW 6 m
SW3 2AB 16 m
SW3 2AP 28 m
SW3 2AR 28 m
SW3 2AS 30 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW3 2DX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 2
Latitude
51.493844
Longitude
-0.169082
British National Grid easting
527,200
British National Grid northing
178,800

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
E00014078
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 014A · E01002821
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 014 · E02000590

Postcode source versions

Explore SW3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
367
Primary
155
Secondary
36
  1. Marlborough Primary School

    Community school

    246 m
  2. Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    378 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
12,156
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,236
  • Other theft 1,923
  • Theft from the person 1,436
  • Shoplifting 1,395
  • Vehicle crime 1,373

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

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

145

within 5 km straight-line

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    572 m

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    793 m

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    796 m

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    796 m

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    893 m

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    988 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

    1.7 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

    1.9 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    1.9 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.

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
  • Marlborough Primary School

    BCT · Brompton

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

367 open schools are in scope, including 155 primary and 36 secondary schools. Marlborough Primary School is the nearest published school at 246 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,156 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,013 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,236 events.

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