SW7 1AR

Knightsbridge & Belgravia · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
SW7
Postcode sector
SW7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW7 1HX 12 m
SW7 1AW 23 m
SW7 1AZ 23 m
SW7 1BU 23 m
SW7 1HY 23 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW7 1AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW7
Postcode sector
SW7 1
Latitude
51.499281
Longitude
-0.171746
British National Grid easting
527,000
British National Grid northing
179,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00190379
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 019G · E01035718
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 019 · E02000978

Postcode source versions

Explore SW7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
368
Primary
151
Secondary
38
  1. Brighton College Prep Kensington

    Other independent school

    114 m
  2. Royal College of Music

    Higher education institutions

    357 m
  3. Caelum House School

    Other independent special school

    425 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,352
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,930
  • Other theft 1,850
  • Theft from the person 1,415
  • Vehicle crime 1,291
  • Shoplifting 1,281

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW7 1 residents
2,575

Age bands in SW7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

276 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

213 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.1%

461 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

498 residents

Age 65 and over
17.9%

316 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

142

within 5 km straight-line

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    72 m

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    834 m

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    885 m

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    906 m

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    1.1 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.1 km

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    1.4 km

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    1.4 km

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    1.4 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    1.6 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    1.6 km

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    1.6 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.7 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.7 km

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    1.7 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.7 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.7 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.7 km

  • THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87701

    1.8 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 142 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • South Kensington Museums

    BCT · Brompton

    0.1 miles
  • Exhibition Road

    BCT · Knightsbridge

    0.2 miles
  • Prince Of Wales Gate

    BCT · Knightsbridge

    0.2 miles
  • Prince Of Wales Gate

    BCT · Knightsbridge

    0.2 miles
  • South Kensington Museums

    BCT · Brompton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 019G, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,418 of 33,755

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

368 open schools are in scope, including 151 primary and 38 secondary schools. Brighton College Prep Kensington is the nearest published school at 114 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,352 published events cover 12 months, averaging 946 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,930 events.

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