SW7 postcode area · Kensington and Chelsea

The SW7 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster. Area Scores range from 41 to 82 across them. Every full SW7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SW7 district: Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park scores 82 out of 100 (#1,218 of 6,856 nationally) while Brompton sits at 42 — neighbours on the map, 41 points apart on the index. 5 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £920,000 in Fulham Road to £3,112,500 in Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park — a 3.4× gap within the SW7 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£70,352a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime192per 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 SW7 district

£1,465,000median home sold over the past year · -6.1% over 5 years · -2.3% over the year · 180 sales

Detached—

Semi-detached—

Terraced£2,992,500

Flat£1,245,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde ParkWestminster	1,218	82	£3,112,500
Queen's GateKensington and Chelsea	1,383	80	£1,620,000
Hans TownKensington and Chelsea	1,506	78	£1,885,000
South KensingtonKensington and Chelsea	1,568	77	£1,175,000
Fulham RoadKensington and Chelsea	1,760	74	£920,000
Kensington GardensKensington and Chelsea	2,445	64	£959,700
Chelsea Riverside EastKensington and Chelsea	2,877	58	£1,316,500
BromptonKensington and Chelsea	4,008	42	£1,140,000

People living in SW7 Census 2021

Residents51,346

Median age (est.)40

Density6,876per km²

No qualifications9%

Degree or above64%

No car or van57%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 13%Social rent 11%Private rent 50%

Households

One person 45%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 7%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 32% · Professional 29% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups

Managers & directors	32%
Professional	29%
Associate professional	17%
Caring & leisure	6%
Administrative	5%
Elementary	3%
Sales & customer service	3%
Skilled trades	2%
Process & plant	1%

Ethnic group

White 70%Asian 13%Black 3%Mixed 6%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 25% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 60%

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 SW7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW7 district.

Chelsea Riverside Kensington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW7.

SW3 SW5 SW10 W8 SW1P SW1W SW1X SW6

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.