Is SW7 2BL a good place to live?
Kensington and Chelsea (SW7 2BL), London, England
View SW7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 37 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW7 2BL has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 97 nearby (37 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 37 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW7 2BL is a UK postcode in SW7 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 37 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is South Kensington, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW7 2BL 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, 37 incidents were reported in SW7 2BL. It ranks 650 of 663 for safety within SW7.
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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 79/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW7 2BL is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 37 incidents were reported in SW7 2BL.
The most common categories are Vehicle crime (68%), Violent crime (8%), Criminal damage arson (8%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW7, this postcode ranks 650 of 663 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SW7 district average
- 817 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SW7 2BL
97 schools near SW7 2BL, including 37 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (29 Outstanding, 42 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (8 Outstanding and 10 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW7 2BL 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 Partridges, 0.3 miles away.
Kensington Gardens is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Partridges0.3 mi
- Waitrose0.5 mi
- Whole Foods Market0.6 mi
- Sainsbury's0.6 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Kensington Gardens0.5 mi
- Hyde Park0.7 mi
- St Mary Abbots Gardens0.7 mi
- St Luke's Gardens0.8 mi
- Dovehouse Green0.9 mi
Transportation
South Kensington is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from SW7 2BL - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Gloucester Road (0.5 mi), Knightsbridge (0.7 mi), High Street Kensington (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- South Kensington0.4 mi
- Gloucester Road0.5 mi
- Knightsbridge0.7 mi
- High Street Kensington0.7 mi
- Lancaster Gate0.8 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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