Knightsbridge & Belgravia · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.49189, -0.15439

SW1W 8JJKnightsbridge & Belgravia, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for SW1W 8JJ, Knightsbridge & Belgravia, Westminster

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Top 5% LondonSchools 100%Safety 75/100Transport 62/100

Best for: Families, Investors, Owner-occupiers

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Liveability
78
Safety
75
Schools
90
Transport
62
Environment
58
Investment
70

Location

SW1W 8JJ

Key facts for SW1W 8JJ

Full postcodeSW1W 8JJ
Postcode districtSW1W
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardKnightsbridge & Belgravia
Latitude51.491895
Longitude-0.154390
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
MediumYoung professionals
ExcellentCautiousRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-22.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+50.5% vs London avg

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Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km

Primary

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

Not yet inspected · 3 min walk

KS2: 106.8

★★

Secondary

St. Thomas More Language College

Good · 7 min walk

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Chelsea Open Air Nursery School

Not inspected · 16 min walk

6 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

MEDIUM CRIME

97.8 incidents per 1,000 residents

Higher crime than 73% of London
↑ Rising 115.0%

-62% vs borough

Crime by type

Other35%
Anti-social behaviour17%
Violence & sexual offences14%
Vehicle crime12%
Burglary10%
Theft9%
Drug offences2%
Robbery2%

Stop & search

3.0

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is +51% above London average

Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volumevery few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

Street mix

Semi 14%Terraced 57%Other 29%

LHA rates — Inner North London

Shared room£708/mo
1 bedroom£1440/mo
2 bedrooms£1794/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£3060/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield858 kWh/kWp/yr

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band HAnnual charge £1,812
Price growth potentialModerate

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 3

Moderate

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Above London average
🚇
Sloane Square Underground StationCircle line
1.5 min walk
🚂
London VictoriaVictoria
0 min

Nearby stations

🚇
Sloane Square Underground StationCircle · District
2 min walk
🚂
London VictoriaNational Rail
10 min walk
🚇
Victoria Underground StationDistrict · Circle
12 min walk
🚇
Hyde Park Corner Underground StationPiccadilly
16 min walk
🚇
South Kensington Underground StationPiccadilly · Circle
17 min walk
🚌5 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 150 buses/hr peak

77

Walkability score

705

Footpaths (500m)

22

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge31 min
Victoria14 min
Waterloo29 min
Canary Wharf37 min
City38 min

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

11

Car parks (800m)

7

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park342m
Santander docks (800m)22
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Apcoa Ecclestone Bridge· yes
719m

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 30.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³
Better than 75% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 0.9 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB25% green spaceTree canopy: 13%
More green space than 80% of London

Nearest SSSI: Barn Elms Wetland Centre SSSI — 5.5 km

Energy

Solar: 858 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield857.9 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, SW3 4SR

7 min walk

100%

Recommend GP

100%

Overall GP experience

1

GPs within 1km

13

Dentists within 1km

2

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalLister Hospital · 675 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

93

Parks (1km)

44

Restaurants (800m)

22

Cafes (800m)

6

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

4

Gyms (1km)

12

Sports (1km)

2

Convenience

Nearest supermarketWhole Foods Market · 615 m
8 tennis courts

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

7

Late-night venues

C

2

Libraries (1km)

1

Cinemas (2km)

555m

Post office

Nearby shops

Sloane Food & Wine243 m
The Chelsea Cake Shop274 m
Bread Ahead342 m
Provenance347 m

Nearby cafes

Chucs Cafe Chelsea239 m
Vita cafe249 m
The Black Penny254 m
Kat Coffee254 m

Nearby restaurants

La Poule au Pot160 m
Colbert184 m
Tuscanic186 m
Hunan194 m

Nearby pubs

Fox and Hounds96 m
Duke of Wellington152 m
The Orange208 m
The Belgravia216 m

Nearby gyms

Vita Boutique Fitness246 m
KXU346 m
Psycle493 m
White Room Fitness556 m

Nearby pharmacies

Andrews Pharmacy294 m
Greens Pharmacy386 m
Boots419 m
A. Moore & Co.794 m

Nearby health

Sloane Square Medical230 m
Sarah Chapman310 m
Happy Kids Dental Chelsea410 m
American Smile Dentists414 m
Food hygiene (5-star)80% of 149

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
44

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

70

Investment score

Strong

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£2,622London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score31/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal44

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+15.3%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

60.9

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score39/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,788m
Crossrail 2 route462m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 26,945 nationally

1,319

Est. population

6,200/km²

55%

Employed

67%

Degree educated

£32,600

Median income

Inner cityMedium densityYoung professionals

41

Community stability

Age profile

16%
19%
16%
29%
21%
Under 1816%
18–3419%
35–4916%
50–6429%
65+21%

Tenure

36%
21%
40%
Own outright36%
Own (mortgage)21%
Private rent40%
Social rent3%
Shared ownership0%

Ethnicity

42%
35%
White British42%
White Other35%
Asian10%
Black3%
Mixed4%
Other6%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional54%
Routine / semi-routine6%
No car household40%
Unemployed2%
No qualifications7%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent40%
Social rent3%

vs. London

Income vs London-22.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
198
Live planning apps (800m)
20
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
2
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
150
Planning apps (3 years)
54
Local approval rate
75%
Borough approval rate
80%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£500/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
10
Largest scheme
323 homes · Grosvenor Waterside P2 (Former Depot Site), Grosvenor Waterside P2 (Former Depot Site), Gatliff Road, SW1W 8QN
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

BUILDINGS 6,7 & 8, Chelsea Barracks (phase 4), BUILDINGS 6,7 & 8, Chelsea Barracks (phase 4), Chelsea Bridge Road, SW1W 8RF97 homes
completed
Development Site At Chelsea Barracks Phase 1, Development Site At Chelsea Barracks Phase 1, Chelsea Bridge Road, SW1W 8RF74 homes
completed
Johnson House, Johnson House, Cundy Street, SW1W 9JY71 homes
completed
GREYCOAT HOSPITAL LOWER SCHOOL, 28-56, GREYCOAT HOSPITAL LOWER SCHOOL, 28-56, GRAHAM TERRACE, SW142 homes
completed
Duke of York Headquarters, Duke of York Headquarters, King's Road, Chelsea, SW3 4SQ26 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
17.4%
Ward turnout
33%
Election year
2026
MP
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
2,708
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Councillors

Tony DevenishConservative
Elizabeth Suzanne HitchcockConservative
Rachael RobathanConservative

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

67%

Confidence score

8/12

Pillars populated

Medium reliability
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
gp survey18 Apr
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors9 May
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rail services18 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
street profile8 Jun
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr

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