SW3 4EQ

Royal Hospital · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW3 4UU 9 m
SW3 4UT 42 m
SW3 4NX 45 m
SW3 4UY 53 m
SW3 3NR 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW3 4EQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 4
Latitude
51.489283
Longitude
-0.164943
British National Grid easting
527,500
British National Grid northing
178,300

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
E00014354
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 014D · E01002861
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
354
Primary
152
Secondary
37
  1. Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    381 m
  2. Marlborough Primary School

    Community school

    390 m
  3. Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    433 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,977
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,432
  • Other theft 1,967
  • Theft from the person 1,548
  • Vehicle crime 1,447
  • Shoplifting 1,439

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW3 4 residents
4,321

Age bands in SW3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10%

427 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

388 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.9%

887 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.2%

1,368 residents

Age 65 and over
27.8%

1,182 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

133

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    310 m

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    310 m

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    570 m

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    957 m

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.0 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.2 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.2 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.3 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.3 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.3 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.6 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    1.7 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    1.7 km

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    1.7 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.7 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.9 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    1.9 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.9 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.9 km

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 133 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Markham Street

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.0 miles
  • Markham Street

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.0 miles
  • Chelsea Old Town Hall

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles
  • Walpole Street

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles
  • Chelsea Old Town Hall

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

354 open schools are in scope, including 152 primary and 37 secondary schools. Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,977 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,081.417 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.