SW3 2RQ

Brompton & Hans Town · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW1X 0AT 17 m
SW1X 0AU 22 m
SW1X 9PJ 28 m
SW1X 0AS 32 m
SW1X 9BW 41 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW3 2RQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 2
Latitude
51.494585
Longitude
-0.158968
British National Grid easting
527,900
British National Grid northing
178,900

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
E00014367
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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
368
Primary
151
Secondary
41
  1. Sussex House School

    Other independent school

    172 m
  2. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    200 m
  3. Eaton House School

    Other independent school

    285 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
14,403
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,462
  • Theft from the person 2,349
  • Other theft 2,339
  • Shoplifting 1,582
  • Anti social behaviour 1,536

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

136

within 5 km straight-line

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    393 m

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    687 m

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    726 m

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    808 m

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.0 km

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    1.0 km

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    1.0 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

    1.7 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.8 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.9 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

    1.9 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    2.0 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    2.2 km

  • MAYFAIR MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS

    ODS code E87648

    2.2 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    2.2 km

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 136 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sloane Street / Sloane Square Station

    BCT · Brompton

    0.1 miles
  • Sloane Square

    BCT · Sloane Square

    0.1 miles
  • Pont Street

    BCT · Brompton

    0.1 miles
  • Sloane Square

    BCT · Sloane Square

    0.1 miles
  • Sloane Square

    BCT · Sloane Square

    0.2 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

368 open schools are in scope, including 151 primary and 41 secondary schools. Sussex House School is the nearest published school at 172 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,403 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,200.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,462 events.

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