# SW3 3NH: area report for a postcode in Kensington and Chelsea

SW3 3NH 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 SW3 3NH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) › [SW3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw3) › [SW3 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw3-3)

## Around this postcode

- **158 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Kensington and Chelsea 014D: 89 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH
- **Sloane Square, 440 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH
- **15 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH
- **No property in SW3 3NH 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=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Kensington and Chelsea 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH
- **£1,232,640 average price**: For the whole of Kensington and Chelsea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW3 3NH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH
- **Low road and rail noise at SW3 3NH**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH
- **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=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH
- **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=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e148438) | Primary | 240 m (3 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 | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 45.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Garden House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garden-house-school-e100522) | Independent | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Marlborough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marlborough-primary-school-e100483) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sussex House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sussex-house-school-e100514) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Holy Trinity CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-cofe-primary-school-e100490) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oratory-roman-catholic-primary-school-e100491) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Francis Holland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/francis-holland-school-e101161) | Independent | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £3,125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| December 2025 | £1,000,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £2,250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £1,050,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| February 2026 | £1,025,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £990,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £1,430,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2023 | £1,200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Sloane Square (440 m, 5 minutes on foot); South Kensington (910 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA (500 m); HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT (550 m); THE CHELSEA PRACTICE (550 m); BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE (750 m); KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (170 m); CHELSEA PHARMACY (270 m); CHELSEA GREEN (ASTELL) PHARMACY (270 m); BOOTS (290 m); ANDREWS PHARMACY (430 m)
- Dental practices: CHELSEA BLDG SOC (50 m); CHELSEA HOUSE DENTAL (70 m); JONATHAN TAN DENTAL PRACTICE (110 m); WELLINGTON CLINIC (180 m); CHELSEA GREEN DENTAL CLINIC (260 m)
- Supermarkets: Whole Foods Market King's Road (70 m, Whole Foods Market); M&S Kings Rd (280 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Sloane Avenue Local (320 m, Sainsburys); Waitrose Kings Road (420 m, Waitrose); Tesco Chelsea Royal Hospital Rd Express (530 m, Tesco)

## 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 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). Kensington and Chelsea 014D has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,069th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £2,063,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kensington and Chelsea 014D was £2,063,000 in 2025. 34th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,256** (2021). Kensington and Chelsea 014D had 1,256 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,592nd 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: 96.5%** (January 2026). In Kensington and Chelsea 014D, 96.5% 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.

## SW3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £1,500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW3 was £1,500,000 in 2025. 10th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,853** (2021). SW3 had 18,853 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,219th 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 SW3 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: 94.8%** (January 2026). In SW3, 94.8% 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: 51.4907, -0.1622

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=-0.1622,51.4907,SW33NH

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