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SW13

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Barnes and Hammersmith, in Richmond upon Thames.

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 SW13 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In SW13, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£1,180,000
14th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
16,128
1,064th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How SW13 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

SW13Middle
Median sale price26 postcode districts, SW · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in SW26 areas from £467,500 to £2,525,000. The middle area is £790,825. SW13 is £1,180,000.
£1,180,0006th most expensive
Population28 postcode districts, SW · 2021
Population: every postcode district in SW28 areas from 250 to 86,975. The middle area is 20,222. SW13 is 16,128.
16,12811th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage28 postcode districts, SW · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in SW28 areas from 76.8% to 96.3%. The middle area is 92.3%. SW13 is 88.5%.
88.5%6th lowest
Claimant rate25 postcode districts, SW · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in SW25 areas from 1.1% to 7.0%. The middle area is 3.6%. SW13 is 2.5%.
2.5%8th lowest

Is SW13 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SW13 at a rate of 71.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across SW.

In August 2026 alone, 92 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SW13.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (273), violence and sexual offences (253) and vehicle crime (221).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SW13 was 72.8 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 SW13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SW13 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

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

Neighbourhoods in SW13

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Richmond upon Thames 001A1,42588.8 per 1,0001090.0%
Richmond upon Thames 001B1,40687.6 per 1,000783.2%
Richmond upon Thames 001C1,57362.4 per 1,000986.0%
Richmond upon Thames 001D1,50393.1 per 1,000694.1%
Richmond upon Thames 001E1,28182.5 per 1,0001072.8%
Richmond upon Thames 001F1,38728.1 per 1,0001088.6%
Richmond upon Thames 001G1,55568.4 per 1,000497.6%
Richmond upon Thames 003A1,36083.5 per 1,000863.5%
Richmond upon Thames 003B1,43457.4 per 1,000794.7%
Richmond upon Thames 003C1,416118.9 per 1,000690.6%
Richmond upon Thames 003F1,88532.1 per 1,000998.4%

Your MP

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

Middle areas in SW132

Postcode sectors in SW134

Council1

Towns in SW131

Postcode districts next to SW132

Nearest rail stations4

More in the SW postcode area2

SW13 in brief

SW13 is a postcode district covering Barnes and Hammersmith, in Richmond upon Thames.

About 15,916 people lived in SW13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £1,180,000 in 2025 across 232 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 71.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in SW13 was £1,180,000 in 2025.

SW13 had 16,128 usual residents at the census.

In SW13, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In SW13, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.