# SW1W 8BL: area report for a postcode in Kensington and Chelsea

SW1W 8BL is a postcode in Kensington and Chelsea.

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 Kensington and Chelsea. Open the map at SW1W 8BL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) › [SW1W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1w) › [SW1W 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw1w-8)

## Around this postcode

- **104 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Kensington and Chelsea 018D: 334 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL
- **Sloane Square, 110 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL
- **13 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL
- **No property in SW1W 8BL listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Kensington and Chelsea 018D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL
- **£1,232,640 average price**: For the whole of Kensington and Chelsea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW1W 8BL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW1W 8BL**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL
- **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=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL
- **20.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holy Trinity CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-cofe-primary-school-e100490) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Garden House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garden-house-school-e100522) | Independent | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Francis Holland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/francis-holland-school-e101161) | Independent | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e148438) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St. Thomas More Language College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-language-college-e151008) | Secondary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 45.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Eaton House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eaton-house-school-e101160) | Independent | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sussex House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sussex-house-school-e100514) | Independent | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Barnabas' CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-cofe-primary-school-e101126) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £2,380,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| June 2025 | £680,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| January 2026 | £1,000,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2023 | £318,750 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £750,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2024 | £5,600,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £1,270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £2,800,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Sloane Square (110 m, 1 minute on foot); London Victoria (1 km, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE (460 m); ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA (490 m); KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE (710 m); BELGRAVIA SURGERY (730 m); HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT (850 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (170 m); ANDREWS PHARMACY (170 m); WALDEN CHEMISTS (500 m); CHELSEA PHARMACY (530 m); CHELSEA GREEN (ASTELL) PHARMACY (580 m)
- Dental practices: THE NO8 PARTNERSHIP (10 m); THE NUMBER 8 PARTNERSHIP (10 m); HAPPY KIDS DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED (190 m); JONATHAN TAN DENTAL PRACTICE (240 m); CHELSEA HOUSE DENTAL (290 m)
- Supermarkets: Whole Foods Market King's Road (390 m, Whole Foods Market); Sainsburys Sloane Avenue Local (580 m, Sainsburys); M&S Kings Rd (590 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Victoria Coach Station Local (610 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Westminster Gatliff Road Local (640 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £1,232,640** (July 2026). Kensington and Chelsea’s average house price was £1,232,640 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 14.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,576** (2025). Full-time workers living in Kensington and Chelsea earned a median of £52,576 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 6th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 23.4×** (2025). A home in Kensington and Chelsea costs 23.4 times local full-time pay. 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: 20.3** (2025). Kensington and Chelsea has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Kensington and Chelsea 018D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.4** (2025). Kensington and Chelsea 018D has a deprivation score of 14.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,728th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,130,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kensington and Chelsea 018D was £1,130,000 in 2025. Joint 308th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,226** (2021). Kensington and Chelsea 018D had 1,226 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,038th least 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: 87.6%** (January 2026). In Kensington and Chelsea 018D, 87.6% 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.

## SW1W (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £1,574,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW1W was £1,574,000 in 2025. 8th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 7,008** (2021). SW1W had 7,008 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 581st 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SW1W 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: 76.8%** (January 2026). In SW1W, 76.8% 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: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea)
- Centre: 51.4918, -0.1578

Council: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Chelsea and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chelsea-and-fulham): Ben Coleman (Labour), 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=-0.1578,51.4918,SW1W8BL

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