# SW10

Postcode district covering Chelsea, West Brompton and Sands End, in Kensington and Chelsea.

SW10 is a postcode district covering Chelsea, West Brompton and Sands End, in Kensington and Chelsea. Median sale price £1,075,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SW10. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SW10 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £1,075,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW10 was £1,075,000 in 2025. 17th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw10#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 16,897** (2021). SW10 had 16,897 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,110th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw10#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SW10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw10#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.5%** (January 2026). In SW10, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw10#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=SW10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in SW10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=SW10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 205 homes were sold in SW10 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=SW10) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SW10.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=SW10) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SW10 had 16,897 usual residents at the census.

## How SW10 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SW10 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £1,075,000 | 7th most expensive | 26 postcode districts, SW · 2025 |
| Population | 16,897 | 12th least populated | 28 postcode districts, SW · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 28 postcode districts, SW · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.5% | 14th highest | 28 postcode districts, SW · Jan 2026 |

## Is SW10 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SW10 at a rate of 145.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across the SW postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 195 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SW10.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (681), anti-social behaviour (514) and other crime (429).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SW10 was 154.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SW10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SW10 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SW10

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002893) | 1,576 | 87.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.1% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002894) | 1,319 | 89.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 81.6% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002910) | 1,369 | 129.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.2% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002896) | 1,586 | 146.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002897) | 1,492 | 119.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.6% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002912) | 1,481 | 244.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.0% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 020F](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01035714) | 2,059 | 108.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.0% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002840) | 1,047 | 208.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.4% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002841) | 1,218 | 207.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.1% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002842) | 1,015 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002843) | 1,295 | 182.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.1% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002913) | 1,761 | 83.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.1% |

## Your MP

- [Chelsea and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chelsea-and-fulham): Ben Coleman (Labour), MP since July 2024. 97% of the people here.
- [Kensington and Bayswater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kensington-and-bayswater): Joe Powell (Labour), MP since July 2024. 3.0% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SW10

[Chelsea Riverside West](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/chelsea-riverside-west), [Fulham Road](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/fulham-road)

## Postcode sectors in SW10

[SW10 0 (238 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw10-0), [SW10 1 (14 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw10-1), [SW10 9 (216 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw10-9)

## Council

[Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea)

## Towns in SW10

[Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea)

## Postcode districts next to SW10

[SW3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw3), [SW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw5), [SW6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw6), [SW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw7)

## Nearest rail stations

[West Brompton (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1956,51.4871), [West Brompton (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1956,51.4873), [Fulham Broadway (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1954,51.4801), [Imperial Wharf (1.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1828,51.4749)

## More in the SW postcode area

[All SW postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SW10 in brief

SW10 is a postcode district covering Chelsea, West Brompton and Sands End, in Kensington and Chelsea.
About 17,481 people lived in SW10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £1,075,000 in 2025 across 205 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 145.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SW10 was £1,075,000 in 2025.
SW10 had 16,897 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in SW10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SW10, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SW10
- Postcode area: [SW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw)
- Constituency: [Chelsea and Fulham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chelsea-and-fulham)
- Council: [Kensington and Chelsea †](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea)
- Area: 1.22 km²
- People, mid-2024: 17,481*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 73

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SW3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw3), [SW6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw6), [SW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw5), [SW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw7)

## Latest updates for SW10

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SW10

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw10, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw10#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw10