# SW7 2DW: area report for a postcode in Kensington and Chelsea

SW7 2DW 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 SW7 2DW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) › [SW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw7) › [SW7 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw7-2)

## Around this postcode

- **153 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 18% on July. Kensington and Chelsea 016F: 191 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW
- **South Kensington, 220 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW
- **No property in SW7 2DW 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=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Kensington and Chelsea 016F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW
- **£1,232,640 average price**: For the whole of Kensington and Chelsea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW7 2DW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW
- **Low road and rail noise at SW7 2DW**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW
- **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=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW
- **21.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lycee-francais-charles-de-gaulle-e100547) | Independent | 60 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Queen's Gate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-gate-school-e100511) | Independent | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Glendower Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glendower-preparatory-school-e100508) | Independent | 160 m (2 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 | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-victories-rc-primary-school-e151731) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [St Philip's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-school-e100516) | Independent | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Falkner House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/falkner-house-e100520) | Independent | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Brighton College Prep Kensington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-college-prep-kensington-e100543) | Independent | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £1,170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| December 2024 | £2,025,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| March 2023 | £1,135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| October 2024 | £2,100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2023 | £3,450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £1,330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £1,375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £1,600,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: South Kensington (220 m, 3 minutes on foot); Gloucester Road (380 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY (330 m); ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY (500 m); IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE (560 m); THE SURGERY (600 m); EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY (650 m)
- Pharmacies: STICKLAND CHEMIST (210 m); DAJANI PHARMACY (220 m); HARLEY'S PHARMACY (230 m); BOOTS (430 m); CHELSEA PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: THURLOE STREET DENTAL (300 m); DENTAL SURGERY (680 m); KNIGHTSBRIDGE ORTHODONTICS (800 m); CHELSEA GREEN DENTAL CLINIC (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Kensington Old Brompton Rd Express (190 m, Tesco); Little Waitrose Old Brompton Road (290 m, Waitrose); Tesco South Kensington Express (350 m, Tesco); Waitrose Gloucester Road (430 m, Waitrose); Spar - Essentials Store - Imperial College (660 m, Spar)

## 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 016F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.5** (2025). Kensington and Chelsea 016F has a deprivation score of 11.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,536th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,760,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kensington and Chelsea 016F was £1,760,000 in 2025. 63rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,999** (2021). Kensington and Chelsea 016F had 1,999 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,298th 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: 91.8%** (January 2026). In Kensington and Chelsea 016F, 91.8% 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: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea)
- Centre: 51.4948, -0.1772

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

## Your MP

- [Kensington and Bayswater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kensington-and-bayswater): Joe Powell (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=-0.1772,51.4948,SW72DW

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