Is SW1X 9LF a good place to live?
Kensington and Chelsea (SW1X 9LF), London, England
View SW1X postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW1X 9LF has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 96 nearby (32 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.0 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW1X 9LF is a UK postcode in SW1X with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Knightsbridge, 0.0 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW1X 9LF include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 44 incidents were reported in SW1X 9LF. It ranks 351 of 417 for safety within SW1X.
Overall score
Excellent 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
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW1X 9LF is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 44 incidents were reported in SW1X 9LF.
The most common categories are Shoplifting (48%), Vehicle crime (16%), Other theft (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW1X, this postcode ranks 351 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 9LF
96 schools near SW1X 9LF, including 32 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (24 Outstanding, 47 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (8 Outstanding and 8 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW1X 9LF 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, 0.2 miles away.
Hyde Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Waitrose0.2 mi
- The Chelsea Grocer0.7 mi
- M&S Simply Food0.9 mi
- Waitrose0.9 mi
- Cumberland Food & Wine0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Hyde Park0.4 mi
- Grosvenor Gardens0.6 mi
- Grosvenor Gardens0.7 mi
- Mount Street Gardens0.7 mi
- The Green Park0.7 mi
Transportation
Knightsbridge is the closest station, about 0.0 miles from SW1X 9LF - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Hyde Park Corner (0.3 mi), Sloane Square (0.6 mi), South Kensington (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Knightsbridge0.0 mi
- Hyde Park Corner0.3 mi
- Sloane Square0.6 mi
- South Kensington0.7 mi
- London Victoria0.8 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
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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