SW3 postcode area
The SW3 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Westminster. Area Scores range from 16 to 82 across them.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the SW3 district: Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park scores 82 out of 100 (#1,218 of 6,856 nationally) while Chelsea Riverside West sits at 17 — neighbours on the map, 66 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 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 £630,000 in Clapham Old Town to £3,112,500 in Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park — a 4.9× gap within the SW3 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde ParkWestminster | 1,218 | 82 | £3,112,500 |
| 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 |
| Chelsea Manor & Royal HospitalKensington and Chelsea | 2,541 | 63 | £1,400,000 |
| Chelsea Riverside EastKensington and Chelsea | 2,877 | 58 | £1,316,500 |
| Clapham Old TownLambeth | 3,364 | 51 | £630,000 |
| BromptonKensington and Chelsea | 4,008 | 42 | £1,140,000 |
| Chelsea Riverside WestKensington and Chelsea | 5,715 | 17 | £791,250 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SW3.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.