# SW3 5QY: area report for a postcode in Kensington and Chelsea

SW3 5QY 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 5QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) › [SW3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw3) › [SW3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **89 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Kensington and Chelsea 018B: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY
- **Sloane Square, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY
- **23 of 23 properties in SW3 5QY 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=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Kensington and Chelsea 018B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY
- **£1,232,640 average price**: For the whole of Kensington and Chelsea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW3 5QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY
- **Low road and rail noise at SW3 5QY**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY
- **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=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY
- **19.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-e100489) | Primary | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chelsea Open Air Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chelsea-open-air-nursery-school-e100474) | Nursery | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |
| [Francis Holland Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/francis-holland-preparatory-school-e101163) | Independent | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Garden House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garden-house-school-e100522) | Independent | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oratory-roman-catholic-primary-school-e100491) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cameron Vale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cameron-vale-school-e100538) | Independent | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Marlborough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marlborough-primary-school-e100483) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e148438) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £3,250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £3,100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2024 | £623,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £1,725,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2025 | £1,925,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| April 2026 | £2,515,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £3,150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2025 | £24,500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT (280 m); THE CHELSEA PRACTICE (280 m); ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA (570 m); THE GOOD PRACTICE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (480 m); I.T. LLOYD (530 m); CHELSEA GREEN (ASTELL) PHARMACY (680 m); CHELSEA PHARMACY (800 m); BOOTS (810 m)
- Dental practices: VIOLET MELCHETT CLINIC (280 m); WELLINGTON CLINIC (510 m); CHELSEA GREEN DENTAL CLINIC (540 m); CHELSEA BLDG SOC (630 m); CHELSEA DENTAL STUDIO (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Chelsea Royal Hospital Rd Express (250 m, Tesco); M&S Kings Rd (440 m, Marks and Spencer); Waitrose Kings Road (450 m, Waitrose); Whole Foods Market King's Road (610 m, Whole Foods Market); Co-op Battersea (750 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 018B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.0** (2025). Kensington and Chelsea 018B has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,718th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,764,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kensington and Chelsea 018B was £1,764,000 in 2025. 62nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,690** (2021). Kensington and Chelsea 018B had 1,690 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,952nd 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In Kensington and Chelsea 018B, 97.7% 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: 51.4848, -0.1645

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=-0.1645,51.4848,SW35QY

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