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SW3 5SS

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW3 5PL 16 m
SW3 5EZ 19 m
SW3 5EE 20 m
SW3 5RP 29 m
SW3 5TX 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW3 5SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 5
Latitude
51.487531
Longitude
-0.167895
British National Grid easting
527,300
British National Grid northing
178,100

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
E00190376
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 018A · E01002899
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 018 · E02000594

Postcode source versions

Explore SW3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
358
Primary
150
Secondary
38

  1. Chelsea Open Air Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    282 m

  2. Francis Holland Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    317 m

  3. Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    344 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,629
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,463
  • Other theft 1,870
  • Vehicle crime 1,469
  • Anti social behaviour 1,461
  • Shoplifting 1,415

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

129

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    102 m

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    102 m

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    735 m

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    890 m

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.2 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.2 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.2 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.3 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.3 km

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    1.4 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    1.5 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.5 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.6 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    1.6 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.6 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    1.7 km

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    1.8 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.8 km

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    1.8 km

  • THE FULHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    446 FULHAM ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 1BG

    ODS code E85118

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 129 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Chelsea Old Town Hall

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.0 miles

  • Sydney Street / Chelsea Old Town Hall

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

  • Sydney Street / Chelsea Old Town Hall

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

  • Chelsea Old Town Hall

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles

  • Markham Street

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kensington and Chelsea 018A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,086 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

358 open schools are in scope, including 150 primary and 38 secondary schools. Chelsea Open Air Nursery School is the nearest published school at 282 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,629 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,052.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,463 events.

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