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SW3 2QU

Royal Hospital · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Royal Hospital
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW3 2QS 28 m
SW3 2PR 35 m
SW3 2QT 37 m
SW3 2PJ 51 m
SW3 2LR 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW3 2QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 2
Latitude
51.492824
Longitude
-0.162525
British National Grid easting
527,658
British National Grid northing
178,698

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Kensington and Chelsea · E09000020
Electoral ward
Royal Hospital · E05009403
Parish or community
E43000210
Westminster constituency
Chelsea and Fulham · E14001160
Output area
E00014337
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 014D · E01002861
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 014 · E02000590

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
366
Primary
154
Secondary
36

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    28 m

  2. St. Thomas More Language College

    Academy converter

    28 m

  3. Sussex House School

    Other independent school

    206 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13,543
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,368
  • Other theft 2,252
  • Theft from the person 2,059
  • Anti social behaviour 1,455
  • Vehicle crime 1,358

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW3 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%
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

139

within 5 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    612 m

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    704 m

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    738 m

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    738 m

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    814 m

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    923 m

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.0 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.4 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.4 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.6 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.6 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.6 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    1.7 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.8 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.9 km

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    2.1 km

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    2.1 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    2.1 km

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    2.1 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

    BRIDGE LANE HEALTH CENTRE, 20 BRIDGE LANE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 3AD

    ODS code H85045

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 139 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

  • Draycott Place

    BCT · Brompton

    0.1 miles

  • Draycott Place

    BCT · Brompton

    0.1 miles

  • Duke of York Square

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

  • Duke of York Square

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

  • Marlborough Primary School

    BCT · Brompton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,662 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 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.

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

366 open schools are in scope, including 154 primary and 36 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 28 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

13,543 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,128.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,368 events.

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