SW7 2SB

Brompton & Hans Town · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Postcode district
SW7
Postcode sector
SW7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW7 2SX 44 m
SW7 2SR 59 m
SW7 2SS 70 m
SW7 2ST 79 m
SW7 2SP 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW7 2SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW7
Postcode sector
SW7 2
Latitude
51.494788
Longitude
-0.171925
British National Grid easting
527,000
British National Grid northing
178,900

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
E00014108
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 014B · E01002823
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 014 · E02000590

Postcode source versions

Explore SW7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
366
Primary
151
Secondary
37
  1. Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle

    Other independent school

    341 m
  2. Queen's Gate School

    Other independent school

    445 m
  3. Marlborough Primary School

    Community school

    469 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13,353
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,569
  • Other theft 2,080
  • Shoplifting 1,618
  • Theft from the person 1,469
  • Vehicle crime 1,436

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW7 2 residents
1,744

Age bands in SW7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.8%

203 residents

Age 15 to 24
41.1%

954 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

444 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.5%

476 residents

Age 65 and over
10.4%

242 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

143

within 5 km straight-line

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    430 m

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    694 m

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    827 m

  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    71-75 PAVILION ROAD, LONDON, SW1X 0ET

    ODS code E87738

    912 m

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    930 m

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    952 m

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    952 m

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    1.0 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.3 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.4 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.4 km

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    1.4 km

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    1.5 km

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    1.5 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.5 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    1.5 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.6 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    1.7 km

  • THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87701

    1.8 km

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 143 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • South Kensington Underground Station

    PLT · South Kensington

    0.1 miles
  • South Kensington Station

    TMU · South Kensington

    0.1 miles
  • South Kensington Underground Station

    PLT · South Kensington

    0.1 miles
  • Victoria & Albert Museum

    BCT · Brompton

    0.1 miles
  • South Kensington Underground Station

    PLT · South Kensington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kensington and Chelsea 014B, 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

9,344 of 33,755

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

366 open schools are in scope, including 151 primary and 37 secondary schools. Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle is the nearest published school at 341 m.

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

Recorded crime

13,353 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,112.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,569 events.

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