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SW3 5HQ

Chelsea Riverside · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chelsea Riverside
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW3 5HJ 63 m
SW3 5LN 69 m
SW3 5LW 69 m
SW3 5HX 77 m
SW3 5LP 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW3 5HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 5
Latitude
51.483037
Longitude
-0.168075
British National Grid easting
527,300
British National Grid northing
177,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Kensington and Chelsea · E09000020
Electoral ward
Chelsea Riverside · E05009391
Parish or community
E43000210
Westminster constituency
Chelsea and Fulham · E14001160
Output area
E00014229
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 019A · E01002844
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 019 · E02000595

Postcode source versions

Explore SW3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
351
Primary
154
Secondary
39

  1. Chelsea Open Air Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    254 m

  2. Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    373 m

  3. Francis Holland Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    529 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,823
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,454
  • Anti social behaviour 1,376
  • Other theft 1,367
  • Vehicle crime 1,198
  • Shoplifting 994

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW3 5 residents
4,404

Age bands in SW3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

503 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

443 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

1,191 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,202 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

792 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

125

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    426 m

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    426 m

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    694 m

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    891 m

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    991 m

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    1.2 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.4 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.4 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.4 km

  • FALCON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 FALCON ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 2PH

    ODS code H85002

    1.6 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.6 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.7 km

  • THE FULHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    446 FULHAM ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 1BG

    ODS code E85118

    1.8 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.8 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.8 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    1.8 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.9 km

  • CLAPHAM JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    7 FARRANT HOUSE, WINSTANLEY ROAD, LONDON, SW11 2EJ

    ODS code H85088

    1.9 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    1.9 km

  • SANDS END HEALTH CLINIC

    BRIDGE HOUSE CENTRE FOR HEALTH, 1 BROUGHTON APPROACH ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 2FE

    ODS code E85128

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 125 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Albert Bridge

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.0 miles

  • Cadogan Pier

    FER · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

  • Cadogan Pier

    FTD · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

  • Cadogan Pier

    FBT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

  • Cadogan Pier

    FBT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kensington and Chelsea 019A, 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

19,226 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

351 open schools are in scope, including 154 primary and 39 secondary schools. Chelsea Open Air Nursery School is the nearest published school at 254 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,823 published events cover 12 months, averaging 901.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,454 events.

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