Is SW7 3DR a good place to live?
Kensington and Chelsea (SW7 3DR), London, England
View SW7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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 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.
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
Supermarkets
- Waitrose0.3 mi
- Partridges0.4 mi
- Here Organic Warehouse0.5 mi
- Sainsbury's0.5 mi
- Waitrose0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- St Luke's Gardens0.4 mi
- Dovehouse Green0.5 mi
- Redcliffe Square Gardens0.7 mi
- Royal Avenue0.7 mi
- Roper's Garden0.8 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.
- South Kensington0.1 mi
- Gloucester Road0.3 mi
- Earl's Court0.8 mi
- High Street Kensington0.8 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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