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SW1E

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Belgravia, in Westminster.

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 SW1E 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 SW1E, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£950,000
27th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
960
189th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
83.0%
59th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How SW1E compares

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

SW1EMiddle
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. SW1E is £950,000.
£950,00010th 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. SW1E is 960.
9605th 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%. SW1E is 88.3%.
88.3%5th lowest
Aged 15 to 6428 postcode districts, SW · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in SW28 areas from 63.0% to 89.3%. The middle area is 75.3%. SW1E is 83.0%.
83.0%joint 2nd highest

Is SW1E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SW1E at a rate of 327.2 per 1,000 people.

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

In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SW1E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were theft from the person (89), other crime (74) and violence and sexual offences (56).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SW1E was 457.3 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.

MPs for SW1E

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

Postcode sectors in SW1E2

Council1

Postcode districts next to SW1E5

Nearest rail stations4

More in the SW postcode area2

SW1E in brief

SW1E is a postcode district covering Belgravia, in Westminster.

About 1,030 people lived in SW1E in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £950,000 in 2025 across 11 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 327.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in SW1E was £950,000 in 2025.

SW1E had 960 usual residents at the census.

In SW1E, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

83.0% of residents in SW1E were aged 15 to 64 at the census.