SW5 postcode area

The SW5 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kensington and Chelsea. Area Scores range from 28 to 80 across them.

In summary

The SW5 district contains both ends of the scale: Kensington Abingdon at 81 out of 100 (#1,307 of 6,856 in England) against Earl's Court at 29, a 52-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 £832,500 in West Brompton to £1,706,250 in Kensington Abingdon — a 2.0× gap within the SW5 district.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Kensington AbingdonKensington and Chelsea 1,30781 £1,706,250
South KensingtonKensington and Chelsea 1,56877 £1,175,000
Fulham RoadKensington and Chelsea 1,76074 £920,000
Kensington GardensKensington and Chelsea 2,44564 £959,700
West BromptonKensington and Chelsea 3,37151 £832,500
Earl's CourtKensington and Chelsea 4,87229 £837,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW5.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.