# SW7 2AW: area report for a postcode in Westminster

SW7 2AW 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 SW7 2AW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [SW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw7) › [SW7 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw7-2)

## Around this postcode

- **63 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 26% on July. Westminster 019F: 247 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW
- **South Kensington, 780 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW
- **No property in SW7 2AW 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=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 019F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW7 2AW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW7 2AW**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW
- **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=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW
- **23.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brighton College Prep Kensington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-college-prep-kensington-e100543) | Independent | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lycee-francais-charles-de-gaulle-e100547) | Independent | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Caelum House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caelum-house-school-e150305) | Special | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Queen's Gate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-gate-school-e100511) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Glendower Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glendower-preparatory-school-e100508) | Independent | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Thomas's Kensington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomass-kensington-e100534) | Independent | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Mander Portman Woodward School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mander-portman-woodward-school-e100540) | Independent | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ashbourne College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashbourne-college-e100537) | Independent | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £5,300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2025 | £8,500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| April 2023 | £1,625,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £7,000,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2024 | £3,800,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £7,500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| December 2024 | £2,000,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2024 | £1,650,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: South Kensington (780 m, 10 minutes on foot); Gloucester Road (870 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE (390 m); THE SURGERY (690 m); STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY (830 m); EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY (870 m)
- Pharmacies: STICKLAND CHEMIST (770 m); BOOTS (820 m); HARLEY'S PHARMACY (840 m); BOOTS (870 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (260 m); KNIGHTSBRIDGE ORTHODONTICS (700 m); THURLOE STREET DENTAL (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Essentials Store - Imperial College (310 m, Spar); Little Waitrose Knightsbridge (790 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Brompton Road Local (810 m, Sainsburys); Tesco South Kensington Express (850 m, Tesco); Waitrose Gloucester Road (860 m, Waitrose)

## 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 019F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.4** (2025). Westminster 019F has a deprivation score of 9.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,972nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £2,575,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 019F was £2,575,000 in 2025. 17th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,025** (2021). Westminster 019F had 1,025 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,821st 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: 86.8%** (January 2026). In Westminster 019F, 86.8% 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.

## SW7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £1,525,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW7 was £1,525,000 in 2025. 9th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,444** (2021). SW7 had 14,444 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 968th 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 SW7 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: 89.4%** (January 2026). In SW7, 89.4% 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: 51.5010, -0.1762

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=-0.1762,51.5010,SW72AW

## How to cite

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