Low deprivation
IMD England
High · 13.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£835,000
Median property price
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Annual change
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Coordinates & Location for SW3 1LS
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SW3 1LS
Coordinates
51.4975, -0.1659
Grid reference
TQ274792
Easting
527,414
Northing
179,216
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFRXM+2M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Kensington and Chelsea
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Kensington and Chelsea
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21852
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21852 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · SW3 1LS
HM Land Registry · Kensington and Chelsea
Average price
£835,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £835,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '25 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £920,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£920k£835k£750k
Jan '25Feb '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SW3 1LS
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW3 1LS
Counts are for Brompton & Hans Town electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
35
YoY +21%
584021
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
29
YoY -12%
403019
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY -56%
784511
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1593
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY -92%
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Other White35.1%
White Brit.31.3%
Other Asian5.9%
Other ethnic group: Arab5.2%
White & Asian3.8%
+ 8 other groups · 18.8%
Religion
Christian53.5%
No religion19.3%
Not answered13.5%
Muslim8.7%
Jewish1.8%
+ 1 other religions · 3.1%
Age groups
35–4925.9%
50–6422.1%
25–3416.7%
65–746.1%
20–245.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.5%
Households
Other38.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
Any member 66+8.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over6.0%
+ 7 other households · 19.4%
Administrative Information
Kensington and Chelsea
Local Authority
Council AreaKensington and Bayswater E14001310
Constituency
E14001310Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Brompton & Hans Town
Constituency code
E14001310
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Kensington and Chelsea
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Kensington and Chelsea
Sub ICB Location
NHS West and North London ICB - W2U3Z
Cancer Alliance
West London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Kensington and Chelsea 012B E01002819
E01002819MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Kensington and Chelsea 012 E02000588
E02000588LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Kensington and Chelsea 012B E01002819
E01002819MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kensington and Chelsea 012 E02000588
E02000588Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SW3 1LS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 21852
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01002819 and MSOA E02000588 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW3 1LS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SW3 1LS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
52.4
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–13FSM 0%
NurseryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–5FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
42.5
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 8–13FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
93%
PrimaryIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 37%
Progress 8
+0.20
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 42%
Attainment 8
45.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
93%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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