Knightsbridge & Belgravia · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.50227, -0.16326

SW7 1SE— Knightsbridge & Belgravia, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for SW7 1SE, Knightsbridge & Belgravia, Westminster

City living at its best

 

Bottom 25% LondonSchools 100%Safety 34/100Transport 66/100Low yield 3.32%

Best for: Young professionals

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Strong, well-rated schools set this area apart

Liveability
71
Safety
34
Schools
95
Transport
66
Environment
83
Investment
63

The bottom line

SW7 1SE offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and a green environment — a strong choice for Young professionals.

Less suited to Families.

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Location

SW7 1SE

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
LowEstablished mixed
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-22.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+378.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for SW7 1SE

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

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How SW7 1SE has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

95

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★★

Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Outstanding · Inspected Apr 2024 · 13 min walk

KS2: 109.4

★★

Secondary

St. Thomas More Language College

Good · Inspected May 2022 · 13 min walk

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 14 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Chelsea Open Air Nursery School

Not inspected · 24 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

High crime

310.8 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 740.0%

-29% 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

Other36%
Violence & sexual offences16%
Theft14%
Vehicle crime12%
Anti-social behaviour11%
Burglary4%
Robbery4%
Drug offences4%

Stop & search

0.4

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

94

Road safety score

2

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

6

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

3

Incidents (1yr)

5

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Chelsea Fire Station · 1.7km

Crime is +378% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area114.5 m²

EPC breakdown

D
13%
E
2%

Based on 15 properties · Confidence: medium

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
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium
Rebuild cost estimate£286,250
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Construction era1967-1975
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
RoofFlat, limited insulation (assumed)
Heating fuelmains gas (community)
GlazingFully double glazed
Council tax band Band HAnnual charge £1,812
Price growth potentialModerate

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 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 76% of London
Knightsbridge Underground StationPiccadilly line
2 min walk
London Paddington→ Paddington
0 min

Nearby stations

Hyde Park Corner Underground StationPiccadilly
9 min walk
South Kensington Underground StationPiccadilly · Circle
15 min walk
Sloane Square Underground StationCircle · District
15 min walk
Marble Arch Underground StationCentral
16 min walk
Lancaster Gate Underground StationCentral
17 min walk
9 bus routes · 6 stops within 400m · 32 buses/hr peak

69

Walkability score

392

Footpaths (500m)

19

Santander docks (800m)

0.3 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge31 min ↓
Victoria ★17 min
Waterloo31 min ↓
Canary Wharf41 min ↓
City36 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

6

Car parks (800m)

3

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)300
Nearest car park333m
Santander docks (800m)19
Nearest cycle dock0.3 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
NCP London Pavilion Road300 spaces· yes
333m
🅿️
Serpentine Car Park· yes
716m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

10%

Full fibre

10%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed68 Mbps
Median download21 Mbps
Superfast coverage10%
All operators 5G97%

Broadband providers

BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media

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: 28.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³
Better than 78% of London
NoiseMEDIUM
road
MODERATE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 0.8 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB100% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 7.4 km

Energy

Solar: 858 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Medium

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
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

HYDE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

KNIGHTSBRIDGE, KENSINGTON, SW7 1SE

0 min walk

2

GPs within 1km

17

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalCleveland Clinic London · 1.1 km
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 3.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

105

Parks (1km)

63

Restaurants (800m)

25

Cafes (800m)

3

Pubs (400m)

7

Pharmacies (800m)

2

Gyms (1km)

7

Sports (1km)

5

Convenience

Nearest supermarketWhole Foods Market · 1.4 km
4 tennis courts1 swimming pools

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

3

Late-night venues

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

0

Libraries (1km)

3

Cinemas (2km)

150m

Post office

Nearby shops

Bridges128 m
Al Sourie Supermarket279 m
Sainsbury's Local357 m
Little Waitrose369 m

Nearby cafes

Co.25 m
Grand Cafe119 m
Starbucks194 m
Caffe Concerto270 m

Nearby restaurants

Osteria Romana31 m
Mari Vanna78 m
Al Maskoof105 m
Mr Chow117 m

Nearby pubs

Paxton’s Head104 m
Tattersalls Tavern139 m
Mandarin Bar212 m
The Gloucester364 m

Nearby gyms

Core Collective298 m
The Lido465 m
Eqvvs Training520 m
The Courts at Hyde Park701 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots388 m
Prince Pharmacy420 m
Alnoor Pharmacy497 m
Hayatt Pharmacy509 m

Nearby health

EuroEyes LEC London443 m
Knightsbridge Dental Care494 m
51 Sloane Street Clinic517 m
Knightsbridge Orthodontics525 m
Food hygiene (5-star)81% of 185

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

63

Investment score

Good

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

Avg monthly rent
£2,622London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
3.3% (average)London avg: 3.8%Below average yield — bottom 54%
Gentrification score35/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal44

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Professional renter

Tenant profile

+15.3%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

59.9

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score29/100
Bakerloo Extension route4,437m
Crossrail 2 route1,464m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 24,418 nationally

2,568

Est. population

1,193/km²

40%

Employed

47%

Degree educated

£32,600

Median income

1.1%

Claimant rate

Inner cityLow densityEstablished mixed

33

Community stability

Age profile

36%
27%
14%
13%
Under 1836%
18–3427%
35–4914%
50–6413%
65+10%

Tenure

33%
51%
Own outright33%
Own (mortgage)13%
Private rent51%
Social rent3%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

32%
30%
21%
White British32%
White Other30%
Asian21%
Black2%
Mixed7%
Other7%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional34%
Routine / semi-routine4%
No car household51%
Unemployed3%
No qualifications4%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent51%
Social rent3%

vs. London

Income vs London-22.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
188
Live planning apps (800m)
20
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
1
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
55
Planning apps (3 years)
23
Local approval rate
84%
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)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
29
Largest scheme
204 homes · The Knightsbridge, 195-199, The Knightsbridge, 195-199, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, SW7 1RE
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

The Knightsbridge, 195-199, The Knightsbridge, 195-199, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, SW7 1RE204 homes
completed
Bowater House, 68, Bowater House, 68, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LT86 homes
completed
70, 70, Brompton Road, Lancelot Place, SW3 1HA53 homes
completed
HARRODS DEPOSITORY, 17-22, HARRODS DEPOSITORY, 17-22, TREVOR SQUARE, SW7 1DT45 homes
completed
FORMER CROWN COURT AND HARRODS STORE, 87-135, FORMER CROWN COURT AND HARRODS STORE, 87-135, BROMPTON ROAD, HANS CRESCENT (1), SW144 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 SW7 1SE

Full postcodeSW7 1SE
Postcode districtSW7
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardKnightsbridge & Belgravia
Latitude51.502268
Longitude-0.163264
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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