Is SW3 4SX a good place to live?
Kensington and Chelsea (SW3 4SX), London, England
View SW3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW3 4SX has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 97 nearby (29 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW3 4SX is a UK postcode in SW3 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Sloane Square, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW3 4SX 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, 3 incidents were reported in SW3 4SX. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within SW3.
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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW3 4SX is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in SW3 4SX.
The most common categories are Vehicle crime (67%), Anti-social behaviour (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW3, this postcode ranks 153 of 884 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SW3 district average
- 834 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SW3 4SX
97 schools near SW3 4SX, including 29 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (22 Outstanding, 49 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (7 Outstanding and 9 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW3 4SX 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 The Chelsea Grocer, 0.1 miles away.
Burton Court is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- The Chelsea Grocer0.1 mi
- Waitrose0.4 mi
- Here Organic Warehouse0.5 mi
- Waitrose0.7 mi
- Market Place Store0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Burton Court0.1 mi
- Royal Avenue0.1 mi
- Dove Place0.2 mi
- Ranelagh Gardens0.3 mi
- Ebury Square Gardens0.4 mi
Transportation
Sloane Square is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from SW3 4SX - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include South Kensington (0.7 mi), London Victoria (0.7 mi), Victoria (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Sloane Square0.2 mi
- South Kensington0.7 mi
- London Victoria0.7 mi
- Victoria0.8 mi
- Knightsbridge0.8 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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