SW5 9UG

Earl's Court · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Postcode district
SW5
Postcode sector
SW5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW5 9UH 28 m
SW5 9UJ 28 m
SW5 9UL 56 m
SW5 9JF 57 m
SW5 9UE 58 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW5 9UG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW5
Postcode sector
SW5 9
Latitude
51.489002
Longitude
-0.193173
British National Grid easting
525,541
British National Grid northing
178,220

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
E00014278
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 017B · E01002849
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 017 · E02000593

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
324
Primary
140
Secondary
33
  1. Collingham

    Other independent school

    493 m
  2. Bousfield Primary School

    Community school

    510 m
  3. Wetherby School, Kensington

    Other independent school

    582 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,135
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,552
  • Anti social behaviour 1,876
  • Other theft 1,812
  • Shoplifting 1,223
  • Vehicle crime 1,193

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW5 9 residents
7,673

Age bands in SW5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.9%

764 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.6%

1,355 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.4%

2,875 residents

Age 45 to 64
23%

1,769 residents

Age 65 and over
11.9%

916 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

125

within 5 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    96 m

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    236 m

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    309 m

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    428 m

  • NORTH FULHAM SURGERY

    82 LILLIE ROAD, LONDON, SW6 1TN

    ODS code E85008

    516 m

  • NORTH END MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 NORTH END ROAD, WEST KENSINGTON, LONDON, W14 9PR

    ODS code E85003

    767 m

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    785 m

  • THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

    88-92 EARLS COURT ROAD, KENSINGTON, LONDON, W8 6EG

    ODS code E87701

    834 m

  • GP AT HAND

    139 LILLIE ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 7SX

    ODS code E85124

    847 m

  • THE FULHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    446 FULHAM ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 1BG

    ODS code E85118

    920 m

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    942 m

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    991 m

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    1.1 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.1 km

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    1.2 km

  • CASSIDY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    651A FULHAM ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 5PX

    ODS code E85025

    1.2 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.3 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

    LOWER GROUND FLOOR, 12 PHILLIMORE WALK, LONDON, W8 7RX

    ODS code E87016

    1.4 km

  • KENSINGTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    75 RUSSELL ROAD, LONDON, W14 8HW

    ODS code E87720

    1.4 km

  • ASHVILLE SURGERY

    SWAN HOUSE, PARSONS GREEN LANE, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 4HS

    ODS code E85719

    1.5 km

Showing 20 of 125 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Earls Court Square

    BCT · West Brompton

    0.0 miles
  • Warwick Road (SW5)

    BCT · West Brompton

    0.1 miles
  • Old Brompton Road

    BCT · West Brompton

    0.1 miles
  • Earl's Court Station

    BCT · Earls Court

    0.1 miles
  • Redcliffe Gardens

    BCT · West Brompton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kensington and Chelsea 017B, 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

17,996 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

324 open schools are in scope, including 140 primary and 33 secondary schools. Collingham is the nearest published school at 493 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

14,135 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,177.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,552 events.

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