High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 10.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£800,000
Median property price
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Annual change
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for SW5 0LT
Postcode
SW5 0LT
Coordinates
51.4942, -0.1882
Grid reference
TQ258788
Easting
525,875
Northing
178,812
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFRV6+MP
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.
12303
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12303 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 · SW5 0LT
HM Land Registry · Kensington and Chelsea
Average price
£696,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £800,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Jun '25Jun '25: 1 sales · avg £290,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1m£645k£290k
Jun '24Jan '25Jun '25
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 SW5 0LT
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW5 0LT
Counts are for Courtfield 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
26
YoY +37%
342414
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
21
YoY -16%
433016
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY -33%
40259
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
10
YoY —
1383
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Other White31.2%
White Brit.22.4%
African12.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group6.2%
Other ethnic group: Arab5.0%
+ 8 other groups · 23.2%
Religion
Christian42.6%
No religion24.8%
Muslim17.4%
Not answered10.7%
Jewish1.5%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
25–3426.5%
35–4922.6%
50–6418.6%
20–2411.7%
65–745.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 14.7%
Households
Other49.9%
Any member 66+9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over6.0%
+ 7 other households · 20.5%
Administrative Information
Kensington and Chelsea
Local Authority
Council AreaKensington and Bayswater E14001310
Constituency
E14001310Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Courtfield
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 013C E01002839
E01002839MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Kensington and Chelsea 013 E02000589
E02000589LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Kensington and Chelsea 013C E01002839
E01002839MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kensington and Chelsea 013 E02000589
E02000589Urban: 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
October 1985
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~41 years
Active Duration
1985 -> PresentOctober 1985 — Introduced
Postcode SW5 0LT 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: 12303
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01002839 and MSOA E02000589 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW5 0LT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 1985
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~41 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SW5 0LT
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 13–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
21.4
PrimaryIndependentBoys · Ages 4–8FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 7–13FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryIndependentGirls · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 14–20FSM 0%
Attainment 8
8.0
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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