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SW5 postcode area · Kensington and Chelsea

The SW5 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kensington and Chelsea. Area Scores range from 28 to 80 across them. Every full SW5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

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.

Living here

Typical net household income£67,422a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime117per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied35%

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 SW5 district

£800,000median home sold over the past year · -14.0% over 5 years · -7.7% over the year · 134 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached—
Terraced£1,425,000
Flat£795,000
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
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

People living in SW5 Census 2021

Residents39,726
Median age (est.)38
Density13,858per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above66%
No car or van61%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 15%25–44 34%45–64 26%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 51%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 14%Private rent 51%

Households

One person: 45%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 6%Other: 16%
One person 45%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 6%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Managers & directors 30% · Associate professional 18%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Managers & directors30%
Associate professional18%
Caring & leisure6%
Administrative5%
Sales & customer service3%
Elementary3%
Skilled trades2%
Process & plant1%

Ethnic group

White: 68%Asian: 14%Black: 4%Mixed: 6%Other: 9%
White 68%Asian 14%Black 4%Mixed 6%Other 9%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 27% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 63%

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 SW5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW5 district.

Kensington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW5.

W8 SW7 SW10 W14 SW6 SW3 W2 W6

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.