SW3 5ZS

Chelsea Riverside · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW3 5JE 1 m
SW3 5JN 32 m
SW3 5JH 49 m
SW3 5LD 51 m
SW3 5NP 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW3 5ZS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW3
Postcode sector
SW3 5
Latitude
51.485046
Longitude
-0.170025
British National Grid easting
527,159
British National Grid northing
177,820

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
E00014223
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
152
Secondary
39
  1. Chelsea Open Air Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    47 m
  2. Francis Holland Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    268 m
  3. Cameron Vale School

    Other independent school

    361 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,119
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,377
  • Other theft 1,517
  • Anti social behaviour 1,363
  • Vehicle crime 1,292
  • Shoplifting 1,044

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

124

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    288 m

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    288 m

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    617 m

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    921 m

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    1.1 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.2 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    1.2 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.3 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.4 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.5 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.5 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    1.6 km

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    1.6 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.6 km

  • THE FULHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    446 FULHAM ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 1BG

    ODS code E85118

    1.7 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    1.7 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.7 km

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    1.7 km

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    1.8 km

  • FALCON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 FALCON ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 2PH

    ODS code H85002

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 124 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Carlyle Square /Chelsea

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles
  • Carlyle Square /Chelsea

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles
  • Albert Bridge

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.1 miles
  • Old Church Street Chelsea

    BCT · Chelsea

    0.2 miles
  • Cadogan Pier

    FTD · Chelsea

    0.2 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 152 primary and 39 secondary schools. Chelsea Open Air Nursery School is the nearest published school at 47 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,119 published events cover 12 months, averaging 926.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,377 events.

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