Is SW1X 7AP a good place to live?
Kensington and Chelsea (SW1X 7AP), London, England
View SW1X postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW1X 7AP has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (27 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW1X 7AP is a UK postcode in SW1X with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Victoria, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW1X 7AP include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 4 incidents were reported in SW1X 7AP. It ranks in the top half for safety within SW1X.
Overall score
Good overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
SW1X 7AP is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in SW1X 7AP.
The most common categories are Other crime (25%), Burglary (25%), Vehicle crime (25%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW1X, this postcode ranks 107 of 417 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SW1X district average
- 1443 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SW1X 7AP
95 schools near SW1X 7AP, including 27 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 49 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 8 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW1X 7AP is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Waitrose, 0.3 miles away.
Grosvenor Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Waitrose0.3 mi
- Sainsbury's0.6 mi
- M&S Simply Food0.6 mi
- The Chelsea Grocer0.7 mi
- Benjamin Ball Associates Ltd0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Grosvenor Gardens0.1 mi
- Grosvenor Gardens0.2 mi
- Cardinal Place Roof Garden0.4 mi
- The Green Park0.4 mi
- Ebury Square Gardens0.5 mi
Transportation
Victoria is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SW1X 7AP - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Hyde Park Corner (0.3 mi), London Victoria (0.4 mi), Knightsbridge (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Victoria0.3 mi
- Hyde Park Corner0.3 mi
- London Victoria0.4 mi
- Knightsbridge0.5 mi
- Sloane Square0.5 mi
Connectivity
Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 0%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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