# SW1V 3HX: area report for a postcode in Westminster

SW1V 3HX is a postcode in Westminster.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Westminster. Open the map at SW1V 3HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [SW1V](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1v) › [SW1V 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1v-3)

## Around this postcode

- **100 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Westminster 024B: 120 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX
- **Pimlico, 500 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX
- **36 of 36 properties in SW1V 3HX at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 024B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW1V 3HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW1V 3HX**: Road 55 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX
- **22.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Gabriel's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-cofe-primary-school-e101129) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pimlico Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pimlico-academy-e135676) | Secondary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 55.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Pimlico Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pimlico-primary-e139898) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tachbrook Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tachbrook-nursery-school-e101104) | Nursery | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Ada National College for Digital Skills](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ada-national-college-for-digital-skills-e143540) | Sixth form and further education | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Eaton Square Prep School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eaton-square-prep-school-e101178) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Fairley House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairley-house-school-e101173) | Special | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Westminster Under School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-under-school-e101165) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £476,906 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| March 2024 | £625,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £416,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £441,250 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £214,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Pimlico (500 m, 6 minutes on foot); Battersea Power Station (770 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY (240 m); VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE (690 m); BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE (910 m)
- Pharmacies: SIMMONDS CHEMIST (160 m); PAXALL CHEMIST (240 m); PORTMANS PHARMACY (470 m); WARWICK PHARMACY (580 m); GREENS PHARMACY (650 m)
- Dental practices: LUPUS STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (340 m); MCKENNELL DENTAL PRACTICE (540 m); PIMLICO DENTAL CARE (650 m); THE LONDON DENTAL STUDIO (650 m); MILLBANK DENTAL CARE (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Pimlico Express (130 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Battersea Riverlight Local (580 m, Sainsburys); Waitrose Nine Elms (600 m, Waitrose); Tesco Victoria Express (620 m, Tesco); M&S Battersea Clothing (640 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £876,788** (July 2026). Westminster’s average house price was £876,788 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 20.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,610** (2025). Full-time workers living in Westminster earned a median of £52,610 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 5th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 16.7×** (2025). A home in Westminster costs 16.7 times local full-time pay. 2nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.9** (2025). Westminster has a deprivation score of 23.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 92nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Westminster 024B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.2** (2025). Westminster 024B has a deprivation score of 36.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,715th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £459,078** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 024B was £459,078 in 2025. 6,074th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,721** (2021). Westminster 024B had 1,721 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,669th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.1%** (January 2026). In Westminster 024B, 98.1% 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.

## SW1V (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £655,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW1V was £655,000 in 2025. Joint 100th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,590** (2021). SW1V had 21,590 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,363rd most 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SW1V 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.0%** (January 2026). In SW1V, 91.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Centre: 51.4867, -0.1398

Council: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Cities of London and Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster): Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1398,51.4867,SW1V3HX

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