Knightsbridge & Belgravia · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.49825, -0.14745

SW1X 7EQ— Knightsbridge & Belgravia, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for SW1X 7EQ, Knightsbridge & Belgravia, Westminster

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Top 8% LondonSchools 100%Safety 57/100Transport 68/100
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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Area score
74
Safety
57
Schools
60
Transport
68
Environment
73
Investment
75

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Location

SW1X 7EQ

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
MediumYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: CautiousRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income-22.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+173.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for SW1X 7EQ

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How SW1X 7EQ has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

60

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School

Not yet inspected · Inspected May 2025 · 3 min walk

KS2: 108.7

—

Secondary

Westminster City School

Not yet inspected · 7 min walk

P8: +0.09A8: 50.8

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 19 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Tachbrook Nursery School

Not inspected · 21 min walk

5 primaries · 2 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Medium crime

177.5 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 329.5%

-60% vs borough

Note: this postcode is in the Central Activities Zone — London's business and visitor core. Crime is counted per resident, but the daytime and visitor population here is many times the resident count, so these figures reflect footfall, not residential risk.

Crime by type

Other31%
Theft17%
Violence & sexual offences14%
Anti-social behaviour14%
Vehicle crime8%
Drug offences7%
Robbery4%
Burglary4%

Stop & search

5.6

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

99

Road safety score

1

Accidents (5yr)

9

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Soho Fire station · 2.0km

Crime is +173% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

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 yield853 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 potentialHigh

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 3

Moderate

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 78% of London
Victoria Underground StationCircle line
3.2 min walk
London Victoria→ Victoria
0 min

Nearby stations

Victoria Underground StationDistrict · Circle
5 min walk
London VictoriaNational Rail
5 min walk
Hyde Park Corner Underground StationPiccadilly
8 min walk
Sloane Square Underground StationDistrict · Circle
11 min walk
St. James's Park Underground StationDistrict · Circle
12 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

60

Walkability score

472

Footpaths (500m)

31

Santander docks (800m)

0.3 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge27 min ↓
Victoria ★3 min
Waterloo21 min ↓
Canary Wharf36 min ↓
City30 min ↓

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

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

7

Car parks (800m)

4

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park477m
Santander docks (800m)31
Nearest cycle dock0.3 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Apcoa Ecclestone Bridge· yes
477m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 26.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³
Better than 81% of London
NoiseNONE
road
SEVERE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 0.0 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB58% green spaceTree canopy: 58%
More green space than 98% of London

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 8.0 km

Energy

Solar: 853 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 yield852.5 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

17 min walk

100%

Recommend GP

100%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

9

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalCleveland Clinic London · 156 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.0 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

91

Parks (1km)

96

Restaurants (800m)

45

Cafes (800m)

5

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

4

Gyms (1km)

11

Sports (1km)

2

Convenience

Nearest supermarketM&S Simply Food · 1.0 km
4 tennis courts1 swimming pools2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

5

Late-night venues

C
4,137 licensed premises in borough2,967 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

2

Libraries (1km)

3

Cinemas (2km)

420m

Post office

Nearby shops

GAIL's219 m
Ole & Steen286 m
Majestic289 m
Palace Store294 m

Nearby cafes

English Rose207 m
Maestro Bar217 m
food filosophy222 m
ScandiKitchen Cafe & Shop - Victoria228 m

Nearby restaurants

The Mango Tree12 m
Noura23 m
Cafe Nouf171 m
Haanbaagasuteki197 m

Nearby pubs

23 Grosvenor Gardens156 m
The Plumbers Arms196 m
Bag O Nails232 m
Vagabond260 m

Nearby gyms

White Room Fitness351 m
PureGym400 m
Psycle475 m
Fitness First486 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots353 m
A. Moore & Co.723 m
Prince Pharmacy823 m
Clinichem Pharmacy858 m

Nearby health

Westminster Physiotherapy Centre154 m
Cleveland Clinic London156 m
The Belgravia Centre260 m
The Belgravia Surgery373 m
Food hygiene (5-star)72% of 277

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

75

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 score46/100
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

67.2

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score43/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,292m
Crossrail 2 route297m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 24,755 nationally

1,065

Est. population

4,649/km²

57%

Employed

58%

Degree educated

£32,600

Median income

1.1%

Claimant rate

Inner cityMedium densityYoung professionals

39

Community stability

Age profile

19%
17%
19%
28%
17%
Under 1819%
18–3417%
35–4919%
50–6428%
65+17%

Tenure

36%
17%
42%
Own outright36%
Own (mortgage)17%
Private rent42%
Social rent4%
Shared ownership1%

Ethnicity

32%
42%
White British32%
White Other42%
Asian11%
Black3%
Mixed5%
Other8%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional43%
Routine / semi-routine14%
No car household40%
Unemployed2%
No qualifications11%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent42%
Social rent4%

vs. London

Income vs London-22.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
205
Live planning apps (800m)
30
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
1
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
97
Planning apps (3 years)
88
Local approval rate
81%
Borough approval rate
85%
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£500/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
4

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
3
Largest scheme
170 homes · BUILDINGS 5 6B AND 7A, BUILDINGS 5 6B AND 7A, Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria Street, Bressenden Place, SW1V 1JR
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

BUILDINGS 5 6B AND 7A, BUILDINGS 5 6B AND 7A, Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria Street, Bressenden Place, SW1V 1JR170 homes
completed
CHANTREY HOUSE AND BELGRAVE HOUSE, 2, CHANTREY HOUSE AND BELGRAVE HOUSE, 2, ECCLESTON STREET, BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD (76), SW1W 0SX36 homes
completed
16, 16, Eccleston Place, SW1W 9NE23 homes
completed
32, 32, Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W 0RE23 homes
completed
1-8, 1-8, Lygon Place, 1 - 3 And 17 Grosvenor Gardens Mews North Belgrave Yard, W1K 4QH13 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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Key facts for SW1X 7EQ

Full postcodeSW1X 7EQ
Postcode districtSW1X
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardKnightsbridge & Belgravia
Latitude51.498251
Longitude-0.147448
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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