SW5 postcode area guide — Kensington and Chelsea
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SW5 postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SW5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
95.3%
Gigabit-capable
93.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SW5 postcode district (Kensington and Chelsea) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 299 postcodes Ofcom measures in SW5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.1%.
Around 0% of premises in SW5 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 SW5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SW5 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| SW5 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SW5 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| SW5 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| SW5 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| SW5 0AS | 100% | 100% |
| SW5 0AW | 100% | 100% |
| SW5 0AY | 100% | 100% |
| SW5 0AZ | 100% | 100% |
| SW5 0BA | 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 SW5
Police recorded 1,332 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SW5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 369 | 27.7% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 281 | 21.1% |
| Other theft | 149 | 11.2% |
| Shoplifting | 107 | 8.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 97 | 7.3% |
| Public order | 93 | 7.0% |
| Theft from the person | 71 | 5.3% |
| Burglary | 60 | 4.5% |
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 SW5
Based on 107 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SW5 is £825,000, up 3.8% on the previous year (£795,000).
Terraced
£1,430,000
7 sales
Flat / maisonette
£815,000
93 sales
Latest recorded sales in SW5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £496,000 | Flat | Kempsford Gardens | SW5 9LH |
| 13 May 2026 | £850,000 | Flat | Philbeach Gardens | SW5 9EY |
| 8 May 2026 | £500,000 | Flat | Old Brompton Road | SW5 9JF |
| 7 May 2026 | £1,640,000 | Flat | Bramham Gardens | SW5 0JE |
| 5 May 2026 | £3,900,000 | Flat | Bramham Gardens | SW5 0HF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £1,325,000 | Flat | Barkston Gardens | SW5 0EX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £650,000 | Flat | Eardley Crescent | SW5 9JT |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £1,714,883 | Other | Earls Court Road | SW5 9RQ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £2,200,000 | Flat | Courtfield Gardens | SW5 0PL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £520,000 | Flat | Eardley Crescent | SW5 9JZ |
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 SW5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bousfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 434 | SW5 0DJ |
| Collingham | Not applicable | 13–19 | 162 | SW5 0HL |
| Wetherby School, Kensington | Not applicable | 2–8 | 106 | SW5 0JN |
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 SW5
162 rated food businesses operate in SW5. 128 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Braccetto, Addie's Thai Restaurant, Addies Thai Restaurant & Bar, Afandena Restaurant, Amathus Drinks.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SW5
From a sample of 580 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 SW5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
46%
Band D
39%
Band E
9%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
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 SW5 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.