SW1X postcode area guide — Kensington and Chelsea
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SW1X postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SW1X
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.6%
Gigabit-capable
79.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the SW1X postcode district (Kensington and Chelsea) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 402 postcodes Ofcom measures in SW1X, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.2%.
Around 0.1% of premises in SW1X fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SW1X
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SW1X 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| SW1X 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| SW1X 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| SW1X 0AE | 100% | 94.1% |
| SW1X 0AF | 92% | 88% |
| SW1X 0AS | 100% | 100% |
| SW1X 0AT | 100% | 100% |
| SW1X 0AU | 100% | 100% |
| SW1X 0AW | 100% | 100% |
| SW1X 0AX | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Kensington and Chelsea
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Kensington And Chelsea district (98,799 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
100%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SW1X
Police recorded 1,375 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SW1X in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 307 | 22.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 215 | 15.6% |
| Other theft | 211 | 15.3% |
| Shoplifting | 166 | 12.1% |
| Theft from the person | 163 | 11.9% |
| Public order | 91 | 6.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 83 | 6.0% |
| Robbery | 41 | 3.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SW1X
Based on 63 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SW1X is £2,175,000, down 13.0% on the previous year (£2,500,000).
Terraced
£3,385,000
12 sales
Flat / maisonette
£1,550,000
39 sales
Latest recorded sales in SW1X
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £3,600,000 | Terraced | Clabon Mews | SW1X 0EG |
| 15 May 2026 | £2,500,000 | Other | Belgrave Mews North | SW1X 8RS |
| 12 May 2026 | £1,445,000 | Flat | Lennox Gardens | SW1X 0DB |
| 8 May 2026 | £2,600,000 | Terraced | Little Chester Street | SW1X 7AL |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £35,500,000 | Other | Cadogan Place | SW1X 9RT |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £2,019,500 | Terraced | Old Barrack Yard | SW1X 7NP |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £8,750,000 | Terraced | Wilton Place | SW1X 8RL |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £12,000,000 | Other | Cadogan Place | SW1X 9SA |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £650,000 | Other | Headfort Place | SW1X 7RY |
| 19 Feb 2026 | £99,999 | Other | Hans Place | SW1X 0EX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Kensington and Chelsea demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Kensington and Chelsea district (143,375 residents, 66,884 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14.2% |
| 15–29 | 29.8% |
| 30–44 | 21.2% |
| 45–64 | 20.5% |
| 65+ | 14.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 31.7% |
| Private rented | 39.8% |
| Social rented | 16.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SW1X
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill House School | Not applicable | 4–13 | 396 | SW1X 0EP |
| Knightsbridge School | Not applicable | 2–16 | 295 | SW1X 0BD |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | SW1X 9DE |
| Sussex House School | Not applicable | 8–13 | 184 | SW1X 0EA |
| More House School | Not applicable | 9–18 | 79 | SW1X 0AA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SW1X
156 rated food businesses operate in SW1X. 132 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 2 Chesham Hotel, 50 Ways Caviar, A Moore & Co, Abc Kitchens, Al Basha Restaurant.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SW1X
From a sample of 137 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 SW1X postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 69% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
34%
Band C
34%
Band D
22%
Band E
9%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Kensington and Chelsea
Landlines around SW1X typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.