# SW7 5QY: area report for a postcode in Kensington and Chelsea

SW7 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 SW7 5QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) › [SW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw7) › [SW7 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw7-5)

## Around this postcode

- **129 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. Kensington and Chelsea 016C: 312 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY
- **Gloucester Road, 170 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY
- **No property in SW7 5QY 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=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Kensington and Chelsea 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY
- **£1,232,640 average price**: For the whole of Kensington and Chelsea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY
- **9 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW7 5QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW7 5QY**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY
- **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=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY
- **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=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-victories-rc-primary-school-e151731) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Mander Portman Woodward School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mander-portman-woodward-school-e100540) | Independent | 110 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 | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Philip's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-school-e100516) | Independent | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Queen's Gate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-gate-school-e100511) | Independent | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Falkner House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/falkner-house-e100520) | Independent | 240 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 | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wetherby School, Kensington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-school-kensington-e144516) | Independent | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £920,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £1,625,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2023 | £525,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2025 | £1,150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £1,750,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £6,095,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £2,750,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £1,175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gloucester Road (170 m, 2 minutes on foot); South Kensington (470 m, 6 minutes on foot); Earl's Court (880 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY (150 m); ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY (210 m); EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY (510 m); THE SURGERY (550 m); BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE (760 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (230 m); DAJANI PHARMACY (250 m); HARLEY'S PHARMACY (430 m); STICKLAND CHEMIST (460 m); ZAFASH PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: THURLOE STREET DENTAL (560 m); ORTHOSMILE EARL'S COURT LIMITED (750 m); 2B HOGARTH ROAD (810 m); DENTAL SURGERY (960 m); EARLS COURT DENTAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco South Kensington Express (160 m, Tesco); Waitrose Gloucester Road (240 m, Waitrose); Little Waitrose Old Brompton Road (250 m, Waitrose); Tesco Kensington Old Brompton Rd Express (300 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Cromwell Rd (570 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 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). Kensington and Chelsea 016C has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,333rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kensington and Chelsea 016C was £1,310,000 in 2025. Joint 190th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,411** (2021). Kensington and Chelsea 016C had 1,411 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,692nd 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In Kensington and Chelsea 016C, 93.0% 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: 51.4933, -0.1808

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=-0.1808,51.4933,SW75QY

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