SW1W postcode area · Westminster
The SW1W postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Westminster. Area Scores range from 24 to 82 across them. Every full SW1W postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The SW1W district contains both ends of the scale: Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park at 82 out of 100 (#1,218 of 6,856 in England) against Victoria at 24, a 58-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £869,250 in Nine Elms to £3,112,500 in Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park — a 3.6× gap within the SW1W district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the SW1W district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde ParkWestminster | 1,218 | 82 | £3,112,500 |
| Nine ElmsWandsworth | 1,424 | 79 | £869,250 |
| Hans TownKensington and Chelsea | 1,506 | 78 | £1,885,000 |
| Chelsea Manor & Royal HospitalKensington and Chelsea | 2,541 | 63 | £1,400,000 |
| Central WestminsterWestminster | 4,022 | 41 | £893,500 |
| VictoriaWestminster | 5,208 | 24 | £950,000 |
People living in SW1W Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 30% · Managers & directors 27% · Associate professional 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 30% |
| Managers & directors | 27% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Elementary | 5% |
| Sales & customer service | 3% |
| Skilled trades | 3% |
| Process & plant | 2% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 27% · Muslim 11%
Born outside the UK: 55%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SW1W.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.