Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
16,551
Households
8,377
Crimes · Sep '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Around average · 10.0 per 1k
8,377
Households
Other White · 37%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
Around average · 10.0 per 1k
Crimes · Sep '26
£925,000
Median property price · SW5 · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 107 sales
306
Postcodes

Sold prices in SW5

England & Wales
Property sales · SW5
HM Land Registry · SW5
Average price
£1,194,947
Median price: £925,000
Median +13.5% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 107 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 2 sales · avg £400,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.5m£948k£400k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '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 in SW5

England & Wales
Crime trends · SW5

Approx. — based on 10 LSOAs mostly in SW5 (police.uk, Census 2021)

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Oct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
38
YoY -16%
655136
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
32
YoY -64%
1036832
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1481
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
12
YoY +20%
20136
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —

Metropolitan Police figures for this category are incomplete on police.uk from May 2026, so the change is not shown.

19100
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
83
YoY +41%
1048259
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

2 of 4 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

166
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in SW5

Ethnicity

Total residents: 16,583
Other White36.9%
White Brit.25.6%
Other ethnic group5.4%
Other Asian5.3%
Chinese4.8%
+ 14 other groups · 22.0%

Religion

Total residents: 16,572
Christian48.2%
No religion27.6%
Not answered9.7%
Muslim9.0%
Buddhist1.7%
+ 4 other religions · 3.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 16,551
35–4921.6%
25–3420.9%
50–6418.3%
20–2412.3%
65–746.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.1%

Households

Total households: 8,377
One person: other37.1%
One person: aged 66+10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.1%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.5%
+ 9 other households · 24.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for SW5

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.34 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.34 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

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Overview of SW5

Coordinates51.4916, -0.1919
Postcodes
306
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
16,551
Households (Census)
8,377
Recorded crime · Sep '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Around average · 10.0 per 1k

Postcodes in SW5

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