SW3 2RL

Royal Hospital · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW3 2RW 19 m
SW3 2TJ 30 m
SW3 2RP 35 m
SW3 2BF 46 m
SW3 2RN 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW3 2RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 April 2003
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 2
Latitude
51.492829
Longitude
-0.159399
British National Grid easting
527,875
British National Grid northing
178,704

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Kensington and Chelsea · E09000020
Parish or community
E43000210
Westminster constituency
Chelsea and Fulham · E14001160
Output area
E00014347
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 012C · E01002859
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
369
Primary
154
Secondary
40
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    190 m
  2. St. Thomas More Language College

    Academy converter

    190 m
  3. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    198 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,345
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,432
  • Other theft 2,270
  • Theft from the person 2,261
  • Shoplifting 1,601
  • Anti social behaviour 1,545

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

138

within 5 km straight-line

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    584 m

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    610 m

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    621 m

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    792 m

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    853 m

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    853 m

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.1 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.4 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.6 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.6 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.6 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.7 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.8 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    1.9 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    2.0 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    2.0 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    2.1 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    2.2 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    2.2 km

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 138 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sloane Square

    BCT · Sloane Square

    0.0 miles
  • Cadogan Gardens /Sloane Square

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles
  • Sloane Square

    BCT · Sloane Square

    0.1 miles
  • Sloane Street / Sloane Square Station

    BCT · Brompton

    0.1 miles
  • Sloane Square

    BCT · Sloane Square

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,158 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 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

369 open schools are in scope, including 154 primary and 40 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 190 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,345 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,195.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,432 events.

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