Is SW7 3DR a good place to live?

Kensington and Chelsea (SW7 3DR), London, England

View SW7 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

SW7 3DR has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 97 nearby (32 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

SW7 3DR is a UK postcode in SW7 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is South Kensington, 0.1 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around SW7 3DR 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, 18 incidents were reported in SW7 3DR. It ranks in the lower half 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
4/5 — Good
Schools
77/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

SW7 3DR is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 18 incidents were reported in SW7 3DR.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (33%), Other theft (28%), Violent crime (11%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within SW7, this postcode ranks 404 of 663 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
18last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Anti-Social Behaviour
6 (33%)
Other Theft
5 (28%)
Violent Crime
2 (11%)
Burglary
1 (6%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (6%)
Robbery
1 (6%)

Schools near SW7 3DR

97 schools near SW7 3DR, including 32 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 74 primary schools (24 Outstanding, 45 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (8 Outstanding and 12 Good) within the local area.

74
Primary
23
Secondary
32
Outstanding
Primary schools74 schools
24
45
2
3
Outstanding (24) Good (45) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools23 schools
8
12
2
1
Outstanding (8) Good (12) Inadequate (2) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

SW7 3DR 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.

St Luke's Gardens is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose
    SW74LL
    0.3 mi
  • Partridges
    SW75PL
    0.4 mi
  • Here Organic Warehouse
    SW36NR
    0.5 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    SW74EJ
    0.5 mi
  • Waitrose
    SW35XP
    0.5 mi

Parks & green space

  • St Luke's Gardens
    SW36NH
    0.4 mi
  • Dovehouse Green
    SW35UF
    0.5 mi
  • Redcliffe Square Gardens
    SW109JX
    0.7 mi
  • Royal Avenue
    SW34QE
    0.7 mi
  • Roper's Garden
    SW35DJ
    0.8 mi

Transportation

South Kensington is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from SW7 3DR - a very short walk.

Other nearby stations include Gloucester Road (0.3 mi), Earl's Court (0.8 mi), High Street Kensington (0.8 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.1miles
Closest
  • South Kensington
    SW72ST
    0.1 mi
  • Gloucester Road
    SW74LL
    0.3 mi
  • Earl's Court
    SW59TW
    0.8 mi
  • High Street Kensington
    W85EF
    0.8 mi
  • Knightsbridge
    SW31ED
    0.8 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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