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SW3 postcode area · Kensington and Chelsea

The SW3 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Westminster. Area Scores range from 16 to 82 across them. Every full SW3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SW3 district: Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park scores 82 out of 100 (#1,218 of 6,856 nationally) while Chelsea Riverside West sits at 17 — neighbours on the map, 66 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 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 £630,000 in Clapham Old Town to £3,112,500 in Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park — a 4.9× gap within the SW3 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£63,084a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime191per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied38%

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 SW3 district

£1,390,000median home sold over the past year · -20.7% over 5 years · -10.6% over the year · 263 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached—
Terraced£3,428,750
Flat£997,500
Kensington and Chelsea£1,150,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde ParkWestminster 1,21882 £3,112,500
Hans TownKensington and Chelsea 1,50678 £1,885,000
South KensingtonKensington and Chelsea 1,56877 £1,175,000
Fulham RoadKensington and Chelsea 1,76074 £920,000
Chelsea Manor & Royal HospitalKensington and Chelsea 2,54163 £1,400,000
Chelsea Riverside EastKensington and Chelsea 2,87758 £1,316,500
Clapham Old TownLambeth 3,36451 £630,000
BromptonKensington and Chelsea 4,00842 £1,140,000
Chelsea Riverside WestKensington and Chelsea 5,71517 £791,250

People living in SW3 Census 2021

Residents57,983
Median age (est.)40
Density6,885per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above62%
No car or van55%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 14%25–44 31%45–64 27%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 43%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 19%Private rent 43%

Households

One person: 43%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 43%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Managers & directors 29% · Associate professional 18%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Managers & directors29%
Associate professional18%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative6%
Elementary4%
Sales & customer service3%
Skilled trades2%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 11%Black: 5%Mixed: 6%Other: 7%
White 71%Asian 11%Black 5%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 26% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 53%

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.

Towns & places in SW3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW3 district.

Chelsea Riverside Clapham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW3.

SW7 SW10 SW1P SW1W SW1X SW5 SW1E SW1V

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.